Obituaries
Christian De Jesus Rodriguez
May 13, 2021
Christian De Jesus Rodriguez(5/6/1996 - 5/13/2021)Always Lovedâ¦Forever Missed..BUT, Never Forgottenâ¦Christain Rodriguez, loving son, loving brother, and loving friend was born on May 06, 1996. Born and raised in New Rochelle, NY, Christian graduated from New Rochelle High School in 2014. Inspired by his stepfather, Rob Halagarda, He discovered he had a passion for electrical work. At a young age, Christian...
Juanita Santiago
May 13, 2021
Juanita was born on March 3, 1926 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico to Fabian de Santiago Rivera and Narcisa Esquilin Arizmendez. Juanita died on May 13, 2021, at the age of 95 due to complications from COVID-19 and ageism in Dover New Jersey. God chose to bring Juanita Santiago home on Ascension Thursday and the day of the Lady of Fatima....
Joan Gervat
May 7, 2021
Born Joan Rosen in the Bronx, NY to Bessie Gosnoff and Maurice Rosen. Joan is survived by her son, Tom Gervat.Joan was a loving wife, teacher and mother. While her undergraduate degree was in French at Fordham University, she followed in her mom's footsteps as a teacher for the New York City school system. She taught in PS 56 in...
Lawrence Benson Jones
May 5, 2021
Lawrence Benson Jones, "Larry," was born in Joliet, Illinois, the son of Daniel Raymond Jones and Jeanne Benson. He graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a degree in math and economics, and then received his MBA in finance from the University of Chicago. Larry spent much of his career working for Unilever companies, including Lever Brothers, Chesebrough-Ponds,...
Patricia Brisson
Apr 29, 2021
Patricia was born on April 14, 1932 and passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021.Patricia was a resident of Louisville, Kentucky.
Thomas Peter Tobin
Apr 28, 2021
Thomas Peter Tobin passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest caused by an undiagnosed cardiomyopathy while exercising in his house in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY on April 28, 2021. He was 46 years old. Peter was born on October 26, 1974 in Teaneck, New Jersey to Thomas and Helen Tobin, raised in Pelham Manor, NY, and was the youngest after Maggie...
Pamela Rose Willis
Apr 27, 2021
Pamela Rose Willis of Mount Vernon New York passed away on April 27 2021 at 72 years old. Born and raised in Kingston Jamaica, Pamela was the eldest of three children. She was raised by her parents Constance Brown and Valentine Gobern. It was during her early years that she would meet Stanford Palms in Kingston, Jamaica. The couple would...
Charles R. Milne
Apr 25, 2021
Charles (Chuck) R Milne passed away peacefully April 25, 2021 at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Preceded in death by his cherished wife, Geraldine (Gerri) and treasured granddaughter Natalie, Chuck was the proud father of Therese (Nathan Bianco), Linda, Helen (Dave Owens), and Jessica (Mike Moertl). Chuck was also the beloved grandfather of Charlie, Cole,...
Manuel Maria Valera
Apr 25, 2021
On the morning of Sunday, April 25, 2021 Manuel Maria Valera Baez, devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was called home at the age of 88. Manuel was born on May 20, 1932 in the Dominican Republic to his parents Jose Maria Valera and Cresenia Maria Baez; he was the oldest of 5 siblings. Manuel was married to...
Cecilia Velez
Apr 23, 2021
In our most loving memory of Cecilia Velez, who went home to be with our Lord on April 23rd at the age of 87. Born on February 3rd, 1934. She was the wife of Luis Daniel Velez aka Abuelo. Growing up in the town of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, eventually migrating to New York City in the late 1950's. She...
Neva Sergeant
Apr 19, 2021
Meva (Neva) Daphne Sergeant, née Haye, died Monday, April 19, 2021, at home. She was 92 years old.She was the first of nine children born to Amos and Mary (Parry) Haye in Cascade in the parish of St. Mary in Jamaica, West Indies. Meva moved to Kingston at an early age to live with an aunt. She worked at Dairy...
William "Billy" Kenneally
Apr 15, 2021
William "Billy" Kenneally of Woodlawn, New York, formerly of Glenlara, Co Cork passed away on April 15th 2021. He was 86 years old. Born in Co. Cork to Nicholas and Dora Kenneally, Billy was one of 15 children. He was raised on the family farm in Glenlara where he worked long days as a child. Billy followed his older siblings...
Eleanor Attinello
Apr 15, 2021
Eleanor (Helen) Attinello, passed away on the morning of April 15, 2021. She was born on February 20, 1931 in the Bronx, N.Y., to Dominick & Maria (Scagliane) Miniaci, a few months after arriving by boat from Calabria, Italy.Helen, graduated 1948 from Christopher Columbus High School, where she met the Love of Her Life, John Joseph Attinello. They were married...
Michael R Boccardi
Apr 13, 2021
Boccardi, Michael R.-Michael Roy Boccardi, 76, died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY due to sudden pulmonary illness. Michael, known by most as Mike, was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on June 1, 1944 to the late Leonard Daniel Boccardi and Rose Rita Messenger Boccardi. He attended A.B. Davis High School in Mt. Vernon...
Mary Hope O'Connell
Apr 6, 2021
Mary Hope Peel O' Connell, a lifelong resident of Pelham, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She was a (youthful) 90 year old. Born in Manhattan to Frank and Leanora Peel, Mary was an only child. She was raised in Pelham where she attended Colonial Elementary School before graduating in the class of 1948 from Pelham Memorial High School....
Mul Sanchar Nandlal
Apr 1, 2021
Mul was born on November 3, 1942 and passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021.Mul was a resident of Mount Vernon, New York.
Marie "Dolly" Letizia
Mar 30, 2021
Marie Letizia (née Ciriello), fondly known as "Dolly" by those closest to her, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 30, 2021. Born in the Bronx, NY on April 29, 1931, she lived a long life surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly. Marie married her husband John on October 11, 1959. They moved to Pelham in...
Debra Ann Ackerman
Mar 28, 2021
On Sunday,March 28th,2021,Debra Ackerman loving Mother and Grandmother passedaway at the age of 61.Debra,or Debbie as she liked to be called,was born March 22,1960 and Adopted byStanley Ackerman and Roslyn Ackerman. She received her Master's degree in Educationat Brooklyn College and was a special education teacher for 33 years. She raised herson,Scott Ackerman.Debbie was an amazing woman,she loved bowling, spending...
Constance Whitfield
Mar 24, 2021
Constance was born on December 23, 1932 and passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.Constance was a resident of White Plains, New York.
Maryalice Borsella
Mar 24, 2021
Maryalice Borsella, a resident of Pelham for 62 years, passed away peacefully with all five children by her side on March 24, 2021. Maryalice was born in Mt. Vernon on January 27, 1933 to the late David and Mary (Woolbright) Bross. After raising her family, she worked at Salesian High School in New Rochelle, NY. She also led many fundraising...