Obituaries
Robert Doughty Weeks
May 10, 2016
Robert Doughty Weeks Jr. of Pelham, NY passed away on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 82 years old. Robert was born in Manhattan to the late Robert Doughty and Marjorie Klehr Weeks. He was raised in Babylon, L.I. and graduated from The Taft School and Duke University. After graduating from college, Robert served in the...
Dolores Ryan
May 2, 2016
Dolores Marguerite Ryan of New Rochelle, NY passed away on Monday, May 2nd. She was 90 years old. Dolores was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to John and Mary Mannix. She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School and went on to train in Nursing at Jersey City Medical Center. Dolores's career would be as a Nurse at Bellevue...
Joseph Amico
Apr 28, 2016
Joseph Amico, a longtime resident of New Rochelle, passed away on Thursday, April 28, at the Bayberry Nursing home in New Rochelle. Joe was Born in 1925 in The Bronx to the late Salvatore and Anna Amico. His family later moved to Mamaroneck. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School in 1942 where he was elected to the National Honor Society....
Stephen Clemens Murphy
Apr 26, 2016
Stephen Clemens Murphy, of New Rochelle, NY, passed away on April 26th. He was 47 years old. Born in Bronxville, NY to Joan Clemens and James J. Murphy, Stephen grew up in Pelham and attended Siwanoy Elementary School. He would go on to study at Fordham Preparatory School and then Denison University in Ohio where he would graduate with a...
Zilda Eudora Patterson Goldsmith
Apr 16, 2016
Zilda Eudora Patterson-Goldsmith was born on June 12, 1938 to Marion & Benjamin Davidson in St. Ann's, Jamaica, West Indies. She was the youngest of three children. In 1968 she immigrated to New Rochelle to foster a new and better life for her and her family. Zilda worked hard to support her family as she earned her Associates degree from...
Cynthia Bush Logan
Apr 13, 2016
Cynthia Bush Logan of Pelham Manor passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 13th, after a brave and valiant battle with cancer. She was 74 years old. Born in New York City the only child of Dr. Ralph Bush and Dr. Francis Hennessy Bush, she spent her childhood in Weston, CT. After graduating from The Convent of the Sacred...
Jo-Ann Cerreta
Apr 10, 2016
Jo-Ann Cerreta of Pelham, NY passed away on Sunday, April 10th. She was 70 years old. Born in Mt Vernon, New York, Jo-Ann would attend Pelham Memorial High School and go on to graduate from the Westchester Business Institute with her Associates Degree. She would begin her career by working at the Imperial Yacht Club where she met her future...
John Christal
Apr 6, 2016
John L. Christal of New Rochelle passed away on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. He was 84 years old. Born in Mt. Vernon, New York the youngest of three children to John and Margaret Christal, John was always a kind and generous person who loved sports. John was raised in Pelham and attended Pelham Schools before heading off to Fordham University....
Adeline Siddons
Apr 3, 2016
Adeline Y. Siddons passed away peacefully on April 3, 2016. She was 90 years old. Adeline spent her life raising her two children while enjoying being a homemaker. Her time spent on various committees at the Schaffer Center brought her tremendous joy. Adeline is predeceased by her husband, Ricardo Siddons and her daughter, Elaine Bishop. She will be missed by...
Catherine DeVita
Apr 2, 2016
Catherine Mary DeVita of Pelham Manor passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016. She was 70 years old. Catherine was born in Canarsie, Brooklyn in 1946 and graduated from The Samuel J. Tilden School in Brooklyn, NY.At the age of 22, she married Daniel DeVita, a boy she had known from childhood. The pair would be married for 48 happy years....
Andrew Hanson
Apr 1, 2016
Andrew F. Hanson of Pelham Manor, New York passed away suddenly on April 1st, 2016. He was 54 years old. Born in Peoria, IL to John and Kathryn Hanson, he was one of four siblings when the family moved from the mid-west to Pelham Manor in 1971. Andrew attended Iona Preparatory High School and would go on to receive his...
Lorraine C. Staunton
Mar 25, 2016
Lorraine Catherine Staunton of Bronxville, NY died on March 25th, 2016 surrounded by her beloved family, she was 88 years old. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to John and Catherine McGuirl. The family would move to the Bronx where Lorraine would attend Morris High School. After high school Lorraine would go to work for Dunn and Brad Street as...
Greggory Mango Steele
Mar 22, 2016
Gregory M. Steele, age 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 22nd 2016. He was born on February 2nd 1948 in Brooklyn, New York to his beautiful mother Evelyn. He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Lehman College. Gregg was an active member of his community, always attending local events and keeping up with current news. Gregg was...
Rosemary C. Jewell
Feb 29, 2016
Rosemary C, Jewell, 92, of Mt. Vernon passed away on February 29, 2016. She was born on March 21, 1923 to James and Mary (O'Hare) Hart in Yonkers, N.Y. Rosemary married George W. Jewell on January 7, 1949 in Yonkers, N.Y.Rosemary is survived by Susan (Alan) Caler of North Berwick, Maine, Joan (Richard) Frusciante of Pelham and Kelli (Michael) Bochnik...
Jean DeMasi
Feb 27, 2016
Jean DeMasi (nee Bianchini), of Pelham, passed away on February 27, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Jean is survived by her four children, Frank Jr. (Marie), Michael (Elizabeth), Mary Jean (Ben) and Debbie (Vinny). She was the loving grandmother of Frank III (Nancy), Michael Jr., Anthony, Jenna, Vincent Jr., Joseph and Christopher. She will be missed by her sister,...
Mary Rascona
Feb 22, 2016
Mary Rascona of Somers, New York passed away peacefully on February 22, 2016. She was 91 years old. She was born in the Bronx to the late Michele Insalaco and Liboria Verdone. On Memorial Day in1943, Mary married her love, Angelo, and celebrated 64 years together.Mary and Angelo settled on Radcliff Avenue in the Bronx and attended St Lucy's Church....
Sabino Bilotta
Feb 21, 2016
Sabino Bilotta of Pelham Manor, formally of Andretta, Italy, passed away on Sunday, February 21st, 2016. He was 95 years old.Beloved husband and father, Sabino is predeceased by his wife, Caterina and survived by his son Joseph Bilotta.A celebration of Sabino's life will be held at Pelham Funeral Home, 64 Lincoln Ave., Pelham, NY on Wednesday, February 24th from 4:00...
Theresa Albero
Feb 18, 2016
Theresa Mary Mucci-Albero, deceased Feb 18, 2016Theresa M. Mucci Albero was born on October 15, 1927. She grew up in New Rochelle, NY and graduated from Albert Leonard High School in 1945. On April 18, 1948, she married Arnold M. Albero from Pelham Manor, NY. Theresa and Arnold lived in New Rochelle, where they raised their three daughters.During her career,...
Harry Persanis
Feb 13, 2016
Harry Persanis of Wantagh, Long Island died peacefully on February 13, 2016. He was born in Manhattan to the late Nicholas and Diamondo Persanis. After graduating from Stuyvesant High School, Harry earned an Associates degree.He married the love of his life, Muriel in 1963 and was happily married over 50 years.Harry was employed as a Director for the Department of...
Lawrence C. Widdecombe
Feb 11, 2016
Lawrence C. Widdecombe of Bronx, NY, passed away on February 11, 2016 at his home. He was 81 years old. Mr. Widdecombe was born at sea in 1934, to James and Ruth (Proctor) Widdecombe. He worked in New York City for House Wreckers Union Local 65. Lawrence is survived by his daughters, Lori Mitchell & Ruth Turner, grandsons Patrick &...