Obituaries

John R. Plotke

Nov 27, 2023

John was the youngest child of Adolph and Stephania (nee: Pstruszynski) Plotke. He was born in the Bronx and grew up in Manhattan where he attended primary and secondary schools. Living in New York City he was introduced to many forms of art at a young age, and his love of the arts continued throughout his life. John attended...

Summer LaShelle McKanstry

Nov 26, 2023

Summer McKanstry of New York, New York passed away on Nov 26, 2023. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Grace (Magnotta) Mastropietro

Nov 25, 2023

Grace (Magnotta) Mastropietro, 81, of Palm City, Florida, passed away on November 25, 2023 after a recent decline in health. She was a long-time resident of White Plains and Irvington, NY. Grace was born on May 18, 1942 to the late Angelina (nee Carpenito) and Rocco S Magnotta of White Plains. After Grace graduated from high school, she went...

Michael Priore

Nov 25, 2023

Michael Priore of Hawthorne, NY met Our Lord on November 25,2023. He was surrounded by his family. Michael was the beloved son of Mario and Vincinzina Maria, born April 28, 1938, in East Harlem, NY where he was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. He married the love of his life and best friend, Mary Ann...

Richard A. Spruck

Nov 24, 2023

It is with deep regret that the Spruck family announces the passing of Richard A. Spruck Sr. on November 24, 2023. He was born on August 30, 1942 in Yonkers, New York to parents Lawrence and Mary Spruck. He was the youngest brother to sister Fran and brother Lawrence. He married Karen Agar, of Tarrytown, New York, on May...

Charles McCrea

Nov 23, 2023

After enduring Parkinson's Disease for 18 years, Charles Clarke McCrea, Jr. entered heaven on November 23, 2023. He was born on May 12, 1932 in New York City to Charles C. McCrea and Josephine Scott Keyon. He was the stepson to Roger W. Kenyon. Charles earned his B.A. degree in political science/history from Colgate University and master's degrees in teaching...

Sonya Violet Nabors

Nov 23, 2023

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Swaraksha K. Jindal

Nov 22, 2023

Swaraksha K. Jindal of Tappan, NY passed away on November 22, 2023 at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, NY. She was 86 years old. The cause of death was leukemia.

Swaraksha was the youngest of six children: two older sons and four daughters, to Labhu Ram Ohri and his wife (proper name unknown, but nevertheless, greatly cherished). Swaraksha...

Ann Grassi

Nov 22, 2023

Ann Grassi, 92, of White Plains passed away on November 22nd, surrounded by her family who loved her so much. Ann was born on April 17, 1931 to Giovanni and Beatrice Castagna in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. Her parents brought her and her three brothers to New York right after World War 2. They built a store in Tarrytown which...

Anne Reichling

Nov 22, 2023

Our dear Anne REICHLING, born in Mount Vernon, NY on November 13, 1937, a loving daughter, sister, and friend passed on from this world on November 22, 2023. She was 86 years of age. Anne often recalled her childhood days growing up on Furman Avenue in the Bronx. She and her older brother Arthur bought a home in New...

Judith Grieco

Nov 21, 2023

Judith Grieco, from Skyview Nursing Home, passed away November 21, 2023. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from the Performing Arts High School in Manhattan, NY. She was a ballet dancer and later worked as a secretary. Judith was a loving wife and sister. She is predeceased by her parents, Charles and Cornelia Olson. She is survived...

Florence (Waugh) Murphy

Nov 19, 2023

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Florence M. Murphy age 92, announces her passing on November 19th, 2023, peacefully at her home of 62 years in Hawthorne, NY, surrounded by family. Florence was the beloved daughter of James and Margaret Waugh, born August 20th, 1931, in the Bronx, NY. She married the love...

Tasia Eliopoulos

Nov 19, 2023

Tasia Eliopoulos, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed at the age of 87. Born in Sparta, Greece in 1936, she grew up wishing to be a schoolteacher but with few opportunities. Like many in her generation, she emigrated to the United States in her 20's to seek a better life. Living with cousins in Brooklyn, she was introduced to James...

Edward Horan

Nov 17, 2023

Edward Horan, 61, of NYC died on November 17, 2023. Beloved son of the late Vincent and Margaret (Nee Maguire) Horan. He was predeceased by his brother Michael and Sister-In-Law Dawn Horan and is survived by his siblings Rose Leahy and Deceased Brother-In-Law Michael Leahy.

John and Denice Horan, Maureen and Michael O'Riordan, Lisa and Nick Paschenko,...

Mary "Mae" Elizabeth Leddy

Nov 16, 2023

Leddy, Mae (Mary Elizabeth Bohan) on Thursday November 16, 2023, in Dobbs Ferry, NY.  She is predeceased by her husband John of 55 years. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Hough, Sons Brendan (Patricia), John (Carol) and Gerard.  Her siblings Monica, and Bernard (Benny) and predeceased by brother Gerald and sister Kathleen, son in-law John Hough, daughter in-law...

Blezent Joy Trail

Nov 15, 2023

Blezent Joy Trail, lovingly known as Aunt or Mama Joy, passed away on on November 15th, 2023, transcending to our Lord in Heaven. She was born on February 19th, 1956, in St. Thomas, Jamaica.

In her teenage years, Joy moved from Jamaica to Birmingham, U.K. She grew into a young woman and made a life for herself for about...

Sandra "Sandy" Farina

Nov 15, 2023

Sandy Farina born in Newark, New Jersey in 1955, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, known for her starring role as Strawberry Fields in the film Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Playing opposite superstars Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees, Aerosmith, George Burns, Steve Martin, Frankie Howard, Diane Steinberg (Stargard), Billy Preston, Paul, Nicholson, and Alice Cooper to name...

William Charles McCallion

Nov 13, 2023

Bill McCallion was an architect, an activist, and sober - but above all he was a survivor. He died at the age of 71, and was among the longest-term survivors of AIDS. He was also a cancer survivor and lived with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. His death stemmed from the combination of 10 years of HIV and more than 25 years of...

Vincenza (Pagliarulo) Cioffi

Nov 13, 2023

On November 13, 2023, Vincenza (Vivian) Cioffi went to be with angels and saints in heaven. She was born in Gioia del Colle (Bari), Italy on August 16, 1934. She was a devout follower of the Catholic faith and in years past a regular parishioner at the Immaculate Heart of Mary church in Scarsdale, New York. She was a devoted...

Michael Luongo

Nov 13, 2023

Michael John Luongo III, formerly of White Plains, NY, Scranton, Pennsylvania and Elmira, NY passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023. He was 87 years old.

He was born in 1936 to Michael Luongo, Jr and Mary Catherine Raneri Luongo in White Plains, NY.

Because his mother had a long illness, he was raised by...