Joseph R. Yanarella ~ Born: July 10, 1927 - Died: August 25, 2009Videos of Joseph R. Yanarella. Joseph R. Yanarella, a lifelong Beacon resident, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was 82. Born in Beacon on July 10, 1927, he was the son of John and Raffaela DeAngelo Yanarella. On November 27, 1954, he married Mary Jane Reilley at St. John's Church, Beacon.