Obituaries

Sonya Ruth Friedman

Jan 8, 2023

Sonya "Sunny" Friedman of Harrison, NY, 96 years old, and Westchester resident since 1972, passed away at Greenwich Woods Nursing Home on January 8, 2023. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Manhattan Beach, and Manhattan, she married Ralph Friedman in 1948. Sunny attended the High School of Music and Art as a music major. She went on to major...

Dorothea Morello

Jan 2, 2023

Dorothea Morello, 91, of White Plains, N.Y, peacefully passed away in her sleep on January 2, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 31,1931 to the late George and Anne Zeuner in Bronx, N.Y. Dorothea worked for many years as a receptionist at New Rochelle Hospital. When she retired, she continued a career working with children for...

Barbara (Herman) Ames

Jan 2, 2023

Barbara Ames, born to William and Minnie Herman on August 17, 1931, died peacefully on January 2, 2023. She was 91 and predeceased by her parents and her older brother, Robert Herman. Barbara is remembered by her dearest family and friends as a bright light in their lives. She was smart, funny, resourceful, and clever. She was compassionate, always...

Aurelie Cavallaro

Jan 1, 2023

Brooklyn born and bred, Aurelie decided not to pursue a career as a teacher in New York City Public Schools, but instead followed her interest in fashion to become a buyer and merchandise manager. After a long and successful career, she came full circle to become a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. As a world traveler, Aurelie...

Anthony R. Sannella

Jan 1, 2023

Anthony R. Sannella 96, of Yonkers, N.Y. died peacefully on Jan.1,2023 at NY Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y. Anthony is survived by 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. His beloved wife of 54 years Antoinette passed away in 2020. Anthony retired as a butcher. He enjoyed horses and going to the race track. Besides his family,...

Thomas Oliver Raftery

Jan 1, 2023

Thomas Oliver Raftery, 66, Scarsdale, NY, passed away on January 1, 2023. Tom was born on October 3, 1956 to Thomas W. Raftery and Clara Raftery in Astoria, NY. He is the youngest sibling to sisters Maureen, Susan and Claudia. In 1972, Tom met the love of his life, Mariann Dirico on Sklar in Woodside, and they were married...

Souheil Ibrahim Kandalaft

Dec 31, 2022

Our beloved Souheil Kandalaft, MD, of Hartsdale, NY, passed away on December 31, 2022 at the age of 90 in the presence of his family at Calvary Hospital. He was born on November 16, 1932 in Damascus, Syria to Ibrahim and Alice Kandalaft. He was a dedicated physician, loyal and generous friend, and a loving and devoted husband, father,...

Bernice (Shendalman) Gussack

Dec 30, 2022

Bernice Gussack of Rye Brook, 89 years old, and a long-time Westchester resident, passed away on December 30, 2022 at White Plains Hospital. She was born in Buffalo, NY and raised with close family in Toronto Canada. Bernice got married in 1954 and moved back to the New York area to start a family. Bernice received her undergraduate degree...

Maureen F. Burke

Dec 30, 2022

Maureen F. Burke 71, of Yonkers, N.Y. died on Dec.30,2022 at Calvary Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. She was born on Nov.9,1951 to the late Martin and Helen Burke in Bronx, N.Y. Maureen worked for many years for Westchester ARC in Hawthorne, N.Y. as an accounting clerk. She is survived by her loving brother, Eugene Burke of Yonkers, N.Y. and was...

James E. "Jim" Bayreuther

Dec 29, 2022

James E. “Jim” Bayreuther, 81, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at home with his wife by his side. Born on March 5, 1941, in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Edgar and Dorothy MacKenzie Bayreuther. He was the faithful and devoted husband of Vivian Ernst Bayreuther.

A dedicated public servant of New York...

Eddie De La Cruz

Dec 28, 2022

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Judy E. (Emil) Tenney

Dec 28, 2022

TENNEY-Judy E. of Rye, New York died peacefully at home on December 28, 2022 at age 94. Born on May 21,1928 to the late Allan D. and Kate S. Emil, she and her brother, the late Arthur Emil, were raised in Brooklyn. She graduated from Smith College in 1949 and married Warren S. Tenney soon after. She and Warren...

Robert Joseph Ninfo

Dec 27, 2022

Robert J. Ninfo, 87, died peacefully at home in Scarsdale, NY on December 27, 2022. He was born on July 25th, 1935 to Joseph and Mary Ninfo in the Bronx, NY. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Beatrice W. Ninfo Robert was a graduate of Tuckahoe High School, and went on to earn a Bachelors...

Piasur Gartay Gborplay

Dec 26, 2022

Mrs. Piasur Gartey Gborplay popularly known as Maa Gartey was the first of four children born to Kpiatee and Kwipue Dahn on October 9th 1942 in Diaplay, Nimba County, Liberia. At ten years old, Piasur moved to Ganta to live with the man who will later become her husband, Karmeh Gborplay. Married at a young age of 17 years and...

Antoinette A. (Andrassi) Cucciarre

Dec 25, 2022

Antoinette A. Cucciarre, 91, long-time resident of White Plains NY, most recently of El Paso TX, died on December 25th, 2022, in El Paso, TX.

Born in Cleveland, OH, Antoinette was predeceased by her mother Anna Andrassi in 1976, her devoted husband Anthony M. Cucciarre in 2015, her beloved son Salvatore (Tore) in 2016, and her brother...

Ines (DeGuzman) Ramos

Dec 24, 2022

Ines De Guzman Ramos of Hartsdale, NY passed away on Saturday, December 24th at the age of 102. She was born on April 20th, 1920 in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines to Manuel and Herminigilda De Guzman. She was the last surviving member of her 13 siblings. For over 30 years, Ines was a beloved schoolteacher in the Philippines and, upon...

Kristie Smithson

Dec 20, 2022

Kristie Yvonne Smithson, a committed and loving nurse residing in White Plains, NY, died unexpectedly of an Asthma attack on December 20, 2022 at the age of 48. Kristie was born March 29, 1974, in White Plains, NY, she attended Alice E. Grady Elementary, Alexander Hamilton High School and got her nursing license at Westchester Boces. She is survived by...

James Wendell McRae

Dec 20, 2022

James Wendell McRae, Sr. 70, passed away on December 20, 2022, at South Shore University Hospital, Bayside, New York after a brief illness. For the past few years James lived on Long Island and could be spied making his daily walks to keep fit. James was born on July 10, 1952, in White Plains, New York to the late James...

Francis Robert Feeney Jr.

Dec 18, 2022

Francis Robert Feeney, Jr. of Thornwood, N.Y. passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2022. He was 91 years old.  He was born March 30, 1931 in White Plains, N.Y. The son of Francis Robert Feeney, Sr. and Mary (Deegan) Feeney.  Frank served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War.

He...

Kwaku Barimah

Dec 17, 2022

Kwaku Barimah of Elmsford, New York passed away on Dec 17, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.