Obituaries

Apr 14, 2022

Donara Hovakimian, 82, of New York, New York, passed away on April 14, 2022. Donara was born on October 1, 1939 in Yerevan, Armenia, and was the daughter of Grigor and Maria Garounts. In 1961, she married Grigor Hovakimian and had two children, Armen and Marina. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Donara had a degree in electrical...

Apr 13, 2022

Han Wu was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He immigrated to the US from China in 1996 for a better life for his family. He obtained his Master's in Education from CUNY Brooklyn in 2000. Besides being a Physical Education teacher at the Rodeph Sholom School in Manhattan for 19 years, he was also a swim and...

Apr 12, 2022

William R. Sestito 82, of Pleasantville, N.Y. died on April 12,2022 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. He was born on April 22,1939 to the late Frank and Christina (nee Girolamo) Sestito in White Plains, N.Y. He proudly served in the US Army from 1960-1962. He was a retired Computer Programmer with Reichhold Chemicals in White Plains, N.Y....

Apr 10, 2022

Joseph Philip Moran was born on January 1, 1957 and departed on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at home, surrounded by his family, after a long fight with colon cancer. Joseph was born to Philip & Julia and grew up in Elmsford, NY. He was very studious and loved to play basketball, baseball and football. After graduating from Alexander Hamilton...

Apr 9, 2022

Lawrence Adams 84, of Hawthorne, N.Y. died on April 9,2022 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. He was born on Feb.18,1938 to the late Albert and Pearl (nee McDonald) Adams in Stamford, CT. He was a retired Director of Operations with the Mount Vernon US Postal Service Sectional Center. He loved spending time with his family along...

Apr 9, 2022

Eileen P. Walsh 82, of Thornwood, N.Y. died on April 9,2022 at Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mt.Kisco, N.Y. She was born on April 15,1939 to the late Thomas and Mary (nee Lennon) O’Keefe in Bronx, N.Y. She was an avid animal lover and great cook. Eileen is survived by her devoted husband Thomas P. Walsh of Thornwood, N.Y....

Apr 9, 2022

Bruce Reisman of Scarsdale, New York passed away on Apr 9, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 7, 2022

Angela Malara of Elmsford, N.Y., died on Thursday, April 7th at age 96. Born and raised in Reggio Calabria, Italy, she was the daughter of Rocco and Teresa Ficara and sister of Concetto Ficara (dec'd) and Brigita Ficara Lagana (dec'd). Angela immigrated to the United States in 1949 and was a seamstress for more than sixty years. In 1952,...

Apr 6, 2022

Bernette Lampley of Beacon, New York passed away on Apr 6, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 3, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Edith Semiatin. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 1, 2022

Arline Wilson, widow of Ernest Wilson, died peacefully at home on April 1, 2022 after a long illness. Formerly a dancer, Arline went on to earn a degree in Library Science. A long career with the New York Public Library followed. Arline's interests included modern dance and ballet, classic films, reading and gardening. A lifelong love of animals led...

Mar 26, 2022

Jean D'Ambrosio of Thornwood passed away peacefully on March 26, 2022. She was 94. She was born to Peter and Frances (nee Pondecorvo) Rocco on Nov. 3, 1927 in Eastchester, NY. She graduated from Eastchester HS in 1945 and married Marco D'Ambrosio of White Plains 3 years later.

She worked for Union Carbide for 25 years, retiring...

Mar 26, 2022

Judith Rita Braatz, 81, of Norwalk, CT, wife of Gerald David Braatz, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 26th. She was born in Mount Vernon, NY on September 21, 1940, daughter of Douglas and Margaret Allan. She was a graduate of Tarrytown High School, Goucher College and Parsons School of Design.

Judy worked as a fashion...

Mar 24, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Charles M. Balascio. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 24, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Gloria Rivera. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 24, 2022

Oliva Martinez was born to Manuel and Concepcion in the Mexican state of Veracruz, where she was raised with her brothers Manuel and Ricardo. She met Pablo, the love of her life, at a young age, and they had two children: Armando and Guadalupe. After Pablo’s sudden passing, Oliva ventured to America to find work. For decades, Oliva fed...

Mar 24, 2022

Concetta ‘Tina’ Watson passed away on March 24, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Tina was born in San Fili, Italy to the parents of Emilio and Gorizia Passarelli. Tina was the widow of Robert Watson, who passed away on April 1, 2020. She was 77 years old.

It would be wrong to say that Tina...

Mar 22, 2022

Tommy passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday March 22, 2022. Tommy is survived by his devoted father, Carl Scaringe and his loving siblings, Donna (Andy), Patrice (Paul), Lisa (Craig) and Christopher (Laurie). He is also survived by many loving aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his devoted mother, Gilda Scaringe and loving...

Mar 22, 2022

John “Murph” J. Murphy of Elmsford died March 22, 2022.  He was 75 years old.  John was born July 23, 1946, son of the late George and Helen Murphy.  He was married to his highschool sweetheart, Judith Cleary Murphy, for 46 years who preceded him in death.  He is a 1964 graduate of Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford....

Mar 21, 2022

Mary Ellen Knight was born on April 6, 1937 in New York, New York to the late Michael Tully and Nellie Corrigan Tully. She passed away on March 21, 2022 at home in Bedford, Texas at the age of 84.

She retired from Caltex Oil Company as an administrative assistant. She was preceded in death by her...