Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com>
on 07/Feb/2024
71.223.227.14
Robert V. Ponesse of New Windsor passed away on February 6,
2024. He was the son of the late Thomas L. Sr. and Nancy
(Alfano) Ponesse, he was born in Newburgh on July 6, 1934.
He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Allen Ponesse whom
he married on April 8, 1956 in the old Sacred Heart Church
on Ann Street. Bob graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in
1952. In his earlier years he was affectionately known as
“Bogie” and if you watched him walk away, you would
understand why! He was a parishioner of St. Francis of
Assisi in Newburgh. He was a forty year employee of the Coca
Cola Bottling Company. He split his time at both the New
Windsor and Westchester facilities. After retiring from Coca
Cola, he worked as a part time driver at Manheim, New York
for 10 years. He is survived by his sons Robert A. Ponesse
and wife Kathy, Michael T. Ponesse and wife Colleen;
daughters Elizabeth Ponesse and her partner Bob Stevens and
Nancy Bowman and husband Michael; grandchildren Dara
Ponesse, Malory Ponesse, Robert J. Ponesse and wife Kelsey,
Anthony Ponesse and wife Kelsey, Kaitlyn Geider and husband
Andrew, Michael A. Ponesse and fiancée Hayley Wright, Jaclyn
Bowman, Nicole Chrysler, Gregory Chrysler, and Ryan
Terwilliger; and great grandchildren Anna Ponesse, Michael
V. Ponesse, Caleb Ponesse and Aiden Geider. He is also
survived by his sister Frieda Formato and many nieces and
nephews. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his
siblings Thomasina Tangredi and her husband Frank, Louis
Ponesse and his wife Linda, Virginia Martini and her husband
Anthony, Genevieve Marotta and her husband William, Thomas
L. Ponesse, Jr. and his wife Rose, Carl Ponesse and his wife
Joan; in-laws Anthony Formato, Elizabeth and Norman Roberts,
John and Linda Allen; and nephews Thomas L. Ponesse and
Joseph Marotta. - July 6, 1934 ~ February 6, 2024
Visitation
will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, February 9th at Brooks
Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A Catholic Mass
will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, February 10th at St.
Francis of Assisi Church, Newburgh, with burial following in
Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor. In lieu of flowers donations
can be made in his memory to your charity of choice.
Robert V. Ponesse of New Windsor passed away on February 6,
2024. He was the son of the late Thomas L. Sr. and Nancy
(Alfano) Ponesse, he was born in Newburgh on July 6, 1934.
He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Allen Ponesse whom
he married on April 8, 1956 in the old Sacred Heart Church
on Ann Street. Bob graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in
1952. In his earlier years he was affectionately known as
“Bogie” and if you watched him walk away, you would
understand why! He was a parishioner of St. Francis of
Assisi in Newburgh. He was a forty year employee of the Coca
Cola Bottling Company. He split his time at both the New
Windsor and Westchester facilities. After retiring from Coca
Cola, he worked as a part time driver at Manheim, New York
for 10 years. He is survived by his sons Robert A. Ponesse
and wife Kathy, Michael T. Ponesse and wife Colleen;
daughters Elizabeth Ponesse and her partner Bob Stevens and
Nancy Bowman and husband Michael; grandchildren Dara
Ponesse, Malory Ponesse, Robert J. Ponesse and wife Kelsey,
Anthony Ponesse and wife Kelsey, Kaitlyn Geider and husband
Andrew, Michael A. Ponesse and fiancée Hayley Wright, Jaclyn
Bowman, Nicole Chrysler, Gregory Chrysler, and Ryan
Terwilliger; and great grandchildren Anna Ponesse, Michael
V. Ponesse, Caleb Ponesse and Aiden Geider. He is also
survived by his sister Frieda Formato and many nieces and
nephews. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his
siblings Thomasina Tangredi and her husband Frank, Louis
Ponesse and his wife Linda, Virginia Martini and her husband
Anthony, Genevieve Marotta and her husband William, Thomas
L. Ponesse, Jr. and his wife Rose, Carl Ponesse and his wife
Joan; in-laws Anthony Formato, Elizabeth and Norman Roberts,
John and Linda Allen; and nephews Thomas L. Ponesse and
Joseph Marotta. - July 6, 1934 ~ February 6, 2024