It was a joyous day on December 27,1950 when Robert Jodry Jr. was brought into this world. He was the first of seven children to his parents Robert and Denise Jodry. He was to be an only child until his brother Ed arrived two years later. That, according to Mom, is when the real adventures between the two of them...
Jonathan J. Kaplan, age 73, of White Plains, NY, passed away Saturday, February 14 from heart disease and Leukemia. He was born February 4, 1953, to Florence and Nathan Kaplan. Jonathan graduated from White Plains High School and attended Boston University and graduated from Pace University. He was a screenwriter and published writer. Jonathan founded and directed the Westchester Film...
Irene (Reenie) Janet Benedetto, of West Harrison, New York, and Bozrah, Connecticut, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family at the age of 78 on February 14th, 2026.
Born and raised in Rye, New York, Irene attended Resurrection Grammar School and the Academy of the Resurrection before graduating from the College of New Rochelle.
She was preceded in death by...
Lillian Fleming, of Athens, New York, formerly of Valhalla, New York, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family in North Carolina at the age of 94 on February 13, 2026. Born in New York City to Harry and Louise Viebrock, she was raised in Yonkers, New York. Lillian attended Roosevelt High School. She married Robert C. Fleming...
It is with deep love and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Swan Thung, who departed this life on February 13, 2026, in Harrison, New York, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with glioblastoma.
Dr. Thung was born on September 29, 1946, to Margaretha and Bernardus Arisurjadi in Magetan, Indonesia. She was a woman of incredible...
Judith Stern passed away on February 7, 2026. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend whose warmth and energy touched many lives.
Judy was born in Deva, Romania, the only child of Adolf and Gizella Marcus. She later married her beloved husband of 40 years, Andrew Stern. In Romania, they welcomed their two children, daughter Ria and son...
Ellen Villarie, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 4, 1951, in Manhattan, New York, to Irene and John Kennedy.
Ellen grew up in New York City and graduated from Grace Dodge High School, where she discovered and refined her talent as a beautician. She went...
Born on May 22, 1947 in Villa Santa Maria, Abruzzo, Italy, Maria Rita D'Agostino (Rita) very proudly came to America with her mom, Iole and dad, Nicholas. There, they joined her extended family living in the Bronx, NY. Her parents worked very long hours, Iole in a dress shop and Nicholas in a restaurant to eventually purchase their first home,...
It is with heavy and grateful hearts we celebrate the life of Michael Farley: a devoted husband, proud father, and loving grandfather. He passed away at home on February 5th, 2026, surrounded by people and love. He is survived by his wife, Mary, daughters Kathleen and Patricia, her partner Joseph Maldonado, three grandchildren Darius, Joaquin and Malcolm Maldonado, his sister,...
Betty E. Ortiz was born on Thursday, December 30th, 1954, to Ramon Ortiz-Flores and Gloria Gonzalez-Gonzalez in the Bronx section of New York. Her family originated from Puerto Rico and moved to New York City before her birth where she spent her formative years surrounded by family in the South Bronx. She began working at a young age, selling jewelry...
Edmund Martin Burke, age 100, of Valhalla, NY, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2026.Ed was born on July 22, 1925, in Westhampton Beach, NY, to Ursula (Ruby) Stack and Martin J. Burke.Raised in the Bronx, Ed graduated from Fordham Preparatory School and, at just 18 years old, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944. Assigned to the 38th...
Laurence J. Doyle, 87, died on February 2, 2026. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Alice, his brother John, and his sister Patricia.He was a graduate of Fordham Preparatory School and Fordham University (1961). He worked for IBM/World Trade as manager of Executive Compensation for over 30 years and served as a member of the Greenburgh Zoning Board...
Beloved wife of Arthur L. Altman, Esq. and mother of Scott Coloney. Survived by her beloved daughter-in-law, Jennifer Coloney, her grandchildren, Mackenzie Coloney, Alexandra Coloney and Dylan Varner, her beloved stepchildren Elizabeth Cuccinello (Peter), grandchildren Briana DelRosario (Jarell), Peter Cuccinello, Anthony Cuccinello and Angelina Cuccinello, her stepson, Raymond Altman (Pamela),her grandchildren Joshua Stephens (Dorrie), Jack Altman, Joseph Altman and Jason...
Erling Pytte died peacefully on the evening of January 30, 2026 at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife Patricia; children, Katherine and her husband Beach Edwards, Carolyn and her husband James Castonguay, and John and Angie Olivar; and his grandchildren, Gillian, John, Simon and Benjamin.
Above all else, it was Erling’s integrity that led to the affection...
On January 28, 2026, Robert Victor Edney died peacefully at home after a hard-fought battle with ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia. He was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia to the late Minnie B. Clark and Leon Russell Edney on September 4, 1950.
Robert or Rob, as he was known to many, was raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He attended Boston Latin School...