Obituaries
Ok Hang Lee
May 4, 2025
With heavy hearts and deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Ok Hang Lee, who departed this world on May 4, 2025, at the age of 67, after a long and brave journey with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born on July 27, 1957, in Seoul, South Korea, to Bong Sik Kim and Tae Hee Lee, Ok Hang lived a life of quiet strength,...
Jeremiah Joseph Sullivan
May 4, 2025
Jeremiah Joseph SullivanJanuary 11, 1963 – May 4, 2025It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jeremiah Joseph Sullivan, lovingly known as “Uncle Jerry,” on May 4, 2025. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, Jeremiah was a proud Irish American whose life was rooted in family, friendship, and community.Jeremiah was the beloved son of the late...
Michele Cataldi
May 3, 2025
Michele (Mike) Cataldi, PhD passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025 after decades long battle with cancer. Born in Terlizzi, Bari Italy on November 21, 1937, he learned many difficult and joyous lessons as a child while living and surviving under a fascist regime, a Civil War and World War II. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife...
Esmano "Lido" Gori Sr.
May 3, 2025
Lido J. Gori Sr., of New Rochelle, New York, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025. He was 90 years old. Born in the Bronx to Ambrosina and Ernani Gori, Lido was one of two children. He graduated from Saint Raymond’s High School in the Bronx, where he began building the foundation for a full and devoted life.
Lido would later...
Richard P. Doyle
Apr 23, 2025
Richard P. Doyle, of Trumbull, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at his home. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, and raised in Pelham, Richard lived a full life marked by love, service, and dedication to family, country, and community.
A proud graduate of Blessed Sacrament High School, Richard went on to serve honorably in the United States Army. He built a long...
Angela Kruse Ludington
Mar 19, 2025
Angela Katherine Kruse Ludington dearly loved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother departed this life on Wednesday, March 19 at home at the end of a full and active life. She was one hundred and one years of age.
Gay (short for Angela) was born to Ralph and Felice (Enneking) Kruse in Dayton, Kentucky on July 28, 1923. Her family moved to...
Angela Battaglia
Mar 17, 2025
Angela (Angie) Battaglia
March 17, 2025 | Age 78
Angela (Angie) Battaglia, of New Rochelle, NY, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025, at the age of 78. Born in a small town in the mountains of Reggio, Calabria, Italy, to Antonio and Frances Cuzzocrea, she was one of 6 siblings. Angie spent her early years in Reggio attending local schools until...
Commissioner Fortune Macri
Mar 11, 2025
Commissioner Fortune Macri, 93, of New Rochelle, New York, formerly of Pelham Manor, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2025.
Born in Albany, New York, on June 7th 1931, to Vincent and Rose Macri, Fortune was the eldest of two children and the oldest of 21 cousins. He grew up in Albany and graduated from Schuyler High School before attending Fordham...
Edwin Bradford Cragin
Mar 9, 2025
Edwin Bradford Cragin, a longtime resident of Pelham, NY, passed away on March 9, 2025, at age 84.
Born in New York City on April 11, 1940, to Edwin Bradford Cragin and Gertrude Nuno Cragin, he grew up on a farm in Colchester, CT.
Ed attended Deerfield Academy and Colby College, where he graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S....
Janice Linda Barry
Feb 28, 2025
At 11:01pm last night, arguably one of the brightest lights this world has ever seen went out. Our beautiful Mammy, Jan Cave Barry made what can only be described as an untimely and shocking departure from this world. Her heart stopped suddenly on Tuesday, February 18th and we thought we lost her then and there, but for 10 days she...
Debra C. Giustiniani
Feb 20, 2025
Debra C. Giustiniani, born on August 5, 1952, in Queens, NY, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025, at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, NY, surrounded by her loving husband and cherished family and friends.Debra (Debbie), known affectionately by many as a beacon of joy, dedicated her life to those she loved and her impressive career. Her journey began as a...
Vincent Norman Cotrona
Feb 9, 2025
Vincent Norman Cotrona of Mount Vernon, New York, passed away on February 9th, 2025, at the age of 60. Born in Mount Vernon to Vincent and Joan Cotrona, he was the oldest of three children, coming into the world just three minutes before his twin brother, John.
Vincent was raised in Mount Vernon, where he graduated from Mount Vernon High School....
Fiona Mary FitzPatrick
Feb 8, 2025
Fiona Mary FitzPatrick of Larchmont, New York, passed away on February 8th, 2025, at the age of 21. Born at Greenwich Hospital to Edward and Christine FitzPatrick, Fiona was the eldest of two children. She grew up in Larchmont and attended Chatsworth Avenue Elementary School, Hommocks Middle School, and Mamaroneck High School.
From a young age, Fiona had a deep passion...
Kenneth Anthony La Sala
Feb 6, 2025
Kenneth Anthony La Sala, a lifelong resident of Pelham and New Rochelle, New York, passed away on February 6, 2025, at the age of 83. Born in the Bronx to Anthony and Eleanor La Sala, he was the oldest of two children. He was raised on Peace Street in Pelham Manor, where he attended Pelham schools.
After graduating, Kenneth balanced his...
Nicola Passante
Feb 5, 2025
Nicola “Nick” Passante, of Pelham, New York, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Calabria, Italy, to Maria and Antonio, he was one of three children. As a teenager, he emigrated to the United States, where he later met the love of his life, Emma. Together, they built a beautiful life in Pelham,...
James Anthony Boccagna
Feb 1, 2025
James Anthony Boccagna, a longtime resident of City Island, New York, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of 65. Born in Manhattan to Angelo and Elizabeth Boccagna, James was the oldest of two children. He was raised on City Island, where he attended St. Mary’s Grammar School and later graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the...
Roy Allen Arns Sr
Feb 1, 2025
Roy Allen Arns Sr., a lifelong resident of the Bronx, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of 93. He was born in the Bronx to Louis and Regina Arns and was their only child. Roy grew up in the Bronx, attending PS 97 and Evander Childs High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine...
Antoinette Rizzi
Jan 29, 2025
Antoinette Marie (Arcaro) Rizzi a long-time resident of Pelham passed away at the age of 107 on January 29, 2025, with her son Gregory by her side.
Antoinette (Nettie) was a beloved “Mother Dearest,” mom, Nana, Auntie Nettie and, by nephew’s nickname for her, “Terrific.” When the doctors asked Gregory and daughter-in-law Cynthia, what was most important to Nettie, they unequivocally...
Veronica Delores Kearns
Jan 29, 2025
Veronica Delores Kearns (nee Tulick) Pelham, NY – Veronica Delores Kearns of Pelham, New York, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025, just a few months shy of her 102nd birthday. Born on Orchard Street in Yonkers, New York, to Stanley and Anna Tulick, she was the oldest of two children. The family later moved to the Bronx, where Veronica...
Isabel Catherine Woolley
Jan 28, 2025
Isabel Catherine Woolley, 92, of New Rochelle, NY, left us peacefully in the early morning hours of January 28th. A beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Isabel, or “Snookie,” will always be remembered for her breathy poetry readings and provocative nature.
Born on April 3, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY, Isabel grew up the only daughter of Nathaniel and Isabel Rickert and sister...
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