Obituaries
Rita Ann Williams
May 27, 2022
Rita Ann Williams passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022. She was 68 years old. Rita was born on August 31, 1953 in New York City to the late Gerald Williams and Louise France. She attended catholic school until 8th grade and then transitions to George Washington high school and joined Monarch Temple #815 Sr. Elks in October 1973. Rita...
Mary Cusano
May 23, 2022
Mary Cusano, A life long resident of Pelham, passed away on May 23rd 2022. She was 86 years old.
Born in the Bronx to Nick Nitis and Kalotina Kouronis, Mary was the second youngest of 5 children. Mary was raised in the Bronx where she attended local schools. After graduating High School Mary would meet her husband of over 50...
John J. Donahoe
May 19, 2022
John J. Donahoe, a lifelong resident of Pelham, New York passed away peacefully on May 19, 2022. He was 89 years old. He was born on February 13, 1933, to the late John and Catherine Donahoe in New York City. John was an only child. John attended Siwanoy Elementary School and Pelham Memorial High School where he ran track and...
Yvette Rosabelle Challenger
May 19, 2022
Yvette Rosabelle Challenger of The Bronx, New York, formerly from Antigua, West Indies, passed away peacefully at her home on May 19th, 2022. She was seventy-seven years of age. Yvette was born on the Island of Antigua, to Donald Challenger and Fernella Carlos (nee Odlum) the second of 5 siblings. At the tender age of five years, Yvette went to...
Edward (Joe) Fullerton
May 18, 2022
Edward (Joe) Fullerton of Bronx, NY, passed away on May 18, 2022. He was 92 years old.
Joe was born and raised in Sladran, Co Donegal, Ireland, to the late John and Mary Fullerton.
Joe left the Isle of Ireland, in June, 1964, and settled in the United States, with the love of his life, his wife Mary. Together they...
Jim Greene
May 14, 2022
James “Jim” Greene of Yonkers, New York, formerly of Ballybannon, Castlewellan, Co. Down, Ireland, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Jim was one of four children born to Jimmy and Kitty (nee McClean) Greene. He attended Annsborough Primary and Newcastle Technical Schools, and as a young man served six years as a typesetter with the Mourne Observer newspaper....
Sean Patrick McKenna
Apr 29, 2022
Sean Patrick McKenna of Yonkers, New York passed away on April 29th 2022. He was 59 years old. Born in New Haven Ct. to Patrick and Eileen McKenna, Sean was the eldest of three children. At a young age Sean moved to Jamestown, Co Leitrim where he was raised. He attended Jamestown National School and Carrick on Shannon Secondary School....
Nicholas J. Nesi
Apr 27, 2022
Nicholas John Nesi of Mount Vernon, New York, passed away on April 27, 2022. He was 72 years old. Born to Jimmy and Annie Petraglia Nesi. Nicholas was one of three children. Nicholas attended Pelham High School and played for their football and wrestling teams. Following graduation, Nicholas enlisted in the United States Air Force. He spent twenty years with...
Marguerite E. Nichols
Apr 26, 2022
Marguerite Elizabeth (Nimphius) Nichols, also known as Betty, daughter of Florence Amelia Caffrey and August Charles Nimphius Sr. entered in to rest on April 26, 2022.
Although diminutive in size, Marguerite was a force to be reckoned with when she strongly believed in something. She was fiercely protective of her family’s legacy and proud of their role in the history...
Thomas J. Weber
Apr 22, 2022
Thomas Joseph Weber of Pelham, New York, passed away on April 22, 2022. He was 56 years old. Born in The Bronx, NY to Robert and Anne Weber. Thomas was one of five children. Thomas attended St. Catherine’s School, Salesian High School, and Pelham High School. Following graduation Thomas worked as a mechanic and then as a plumber before enlisting...
William J. Cosentino
Apr 19, 2022
William Cosentino of Pelham Manor, New York passed away on April 19th 2022. He was 79 years old. Born in Harlem, New York to Charles and Edith Cosentino, William was the eldest of two children. He was raised in Harlem with his brother Nicholas where he attended Arch Bishop Molloy High School in Queens before graduating from St. Johns University...
Rasela Clain
Apr 17, 2022
Rasela (Shelly) Clain nee “Schachter”, a longtime resident of Flushing, Queens, passed away on April 17, 2022, at the age of 96. She was born in Podu-Turcului, in the Moldova region of Romania, during the reign of King Ferdinand, came of age during the fascist rule of the Iron Guard and spent much of her life under a Communist regime....
Peter F. Zari
Apr 10, 2022
Peter F. Zari passed away peacefully on April 10, 2022 at Market Street Viera (Melbourne, FL) after a brief illness. He was 84. Peter, along with his brother Alfred, founded Zari Brother's Washington Garage located in the West End of New Rochelle. They also owned and operated Northeast Avanti.
The son of the late Alfred A. Zari and Annette M....
Ana Baez
Apr 9, 2022
Ana Baez of the Bronx, New York passed away on April 9, 2022. She was 89 years old. Born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico to Gumercindo Baez Reyes and Ramona Sanchez Molina and lived in Cidra, Puerto Pico. rs. Ana was the youngest and only girl of her parents’ five children. Often, she would share parts of her life living on...
Father Lawrence John Quinn
Apr 8, 2022
Father Lawrence Quinn of Bronx, New York passed away on April 8th 2022. He was 76 years old. Born in the Bronx to Lawrence John Quinn and Mary Gallagher, Father Quinn was one of three children. Father Quinn was raised in the Bronx where he attended Saint Margaret Mary Grammar School and Cathedral College before being ordained by Terence Cardinal...
Eugene W. Harper, Jr.
Apr 3, 2022
Eugene “Gene” Walter Harper, Jr. passed peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Gene had strong Catholic faith, deep unconditional love for his family, and many lifelong friendships. We, his family, adored him and are thankful for his life.
Gene was born on September 9, 1944, in New York, NY (the third of five generations born in Manhattan)...
Shirley M. Hintzen
Mar 31, 2022
Shirley M. Hintzen of Pelham, New York passed away on March 31st, 2022. She was 93 years old. Born in New Rochelle to Henry and Margaret Seitz. Shirley was the youngest out of three children. Shirley attended the Albert Lennard School and after graduating from High School she would start her career as a hairdresser. In 1953 Shirley would meet...
Arlene M. DiRienzo
Mar 28, 2022
Arlene M. DiRienzo, of Pelham, NY, passed away on March 28, 2022. She was 83 years old. Born in Mount Vernon, NY to John and Angelina DiRienzo. Arlene was a lifelong Pelham resident and parishioner of St. Catherine Roman Catholic Church.
Arlene will be remembered as a creative, loving, family oriented, caring, and generous woman. She will be missed...
Barbara Emily DiPasquale
Mar 24, 2022
Barbara Emily Di Pasquale of Manhattan, New York passed away on March 24th 2022. She was 88 years old. Born in Greenwich Village to Henry and Theresa Gillen where she was fond of Streets such as Carmine and Bleecker where her and her brother Ronnie grew up. Barbara attended Our Lady of Pompeii School. After graduating from High School she...
Joseph Sylvester Caminiti
Mar 23, 2022
Joseph Caminiti of Pelham Manor, New York passed away on March 23, 2022. He was 80 years old. Born in the Bronx to Peter and Clara Caminiti, Joe had three older sisters and two younger brothers. Joe was raised in New Rochelle and graduated from Blessed Sacrament High School and Iona College. While attending Blessed Sacrament, Joe discovered the...
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