obituaries

Jul 10, 2022

Nicholas Suriani, a longtime resident of Palisades, NY, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side. Nick was born in Brooklyn to Joseph and Rose Benedetto Suriani on February 26, 1938. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1958. Nick, a Brooklyn boy, moved out to 'the country' in 1971 to raise...

Jul 10, 2022

Rita (Ruschman) Oettinger

Visitation:  Friday, July 15, 2022 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Moritz Funeral Home, Closter Dock Rd, Closter, NJ

Mass & Burial : Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 10:00am at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, 120 Monroe Ave, Cresskill, NJ & Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly , NJ

Jun 29, 2022

A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 9, 11am -2pm at the Moritz Funeral Home in Closter.

Jun 24, 2022

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 29th, 11am at the Tappan Cemetery in Tappan, NY.

Jun 22, 2022

Cynthia Maria León passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2022 in Tappan, New York. Cynthia was born on November 6, 1947 in New York City to her mother Audrey and father Arnold DuFauchard. Although she spent parts of her childhood in New Orleans and Los Angeles, she was proudly raised in Brooklyn, NY and enthusiastically proclaimed herself...

Jun 19, 2022

Theu T. Pham, of Palisades, NY, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Sunday, June 19, 2022.

A service will be held Tuesday, June 21st, 8pm at the Moritz Funeral Home in Tappan. Visiting hours will be Tuesday, 5-8pm.

Final prayers will be held Wednesday, June 22nd, 11am at the funeral home...

Jun 11, 2022

Orangeburg, NY (recently of Frankford Township, NJ) - Tappan Location

Marion J. Plunkett, a longtime resident of Orangeburg, NY (recently of Frankford Township, NJ) passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the age of 98.

Marion is the daughter of Joseph Stephen Plunkett and Mary Elizabeth (Delaney) Plunkett. She was born in Manhattan...

May 30, 2022

Margaret Patricia Tenny (Toupin nee Mannion) of Washington Heights and Closter, NJ. Devoted Mother of Michael O'Loughlin and the late Elizabeth O'Loughlin. Cherished grandmother of Miri Elizabeth Milkeris-O'Loughlin (Lori Milkeris). Beloved wife of William "Billy" Tenny. Dear sister of Mary McGuinn, Joan Coyle (Jim), Virginia "Ginger" Jaick (Russ), and Eileen Kehoe (Dan). Survived by many nieces, nephews,...

May 24, 2022

Peter Ludwig Chraplewski, of Closter, passed away peacefully on May 24, at the age of 85, after a 5 year battle with dementia. He was predeceased by his loving wife Jeanean whose battle with dementia ended 3 years earlier.

He is survived by his daughter Michele Tivnan and her husband Thomas of York, Maine; his...

May 12, 2022

Tappan, NY June Capone Kelly, 85, a former long-time Tappan, NY resident died May 12th, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY. Mrs. Capone Kelly was born May 8th, 1937 in New York City to Ann and John Rissetto. June was employed by Bell Telephone and NYNEX as a business secretary. Mrs. Capone Kelly married Joseph John Capone...

May 8, 2022

Sparkill, NY - Tappan Location Loreen F. Yadanza passed away peacefully with her family at her side on May 8, 2022. Born on April 28, 1953, Loreen spent the majority of her life as a proud resident of Sparkill, NY. Over the years, she enjoyed bowling, loved to play horseshoes with family and friends, and was an avid competitor...

May 7, 2022

Thiells, NY - Tappan Location Frank J. Mollica, 75, of Thiells, NY. Passed away on May 7, 2022. Survived by his wife Cookie of 56 years. Loving father of Tracy and Charlie Lowther and Dina and Steve Sepinski. Cherished grandfather of Jessica Ann (Nick), Frankie (Kristina), Charles Jr., Jake, Nicholas, Christopher and Mason. Dear great grandfather of Alivia. Also survived...

May 6, 2022

Closter, NJ - Closter Location Stephen H. Wheeler, 63, died of natural causes on May 6, 2022.He is survived by his sons Jaime, Andrys and Israel, and his sister Dawn Wheeler and brother-in-law, Neil Richter. He was born on March 15, 1959to Horace A. Wheeler III and Carol (Trado) Wheeler of Bergenfield, NJ.Steve lived in Dumont, NJ, where he...

Apr 28, 2022

Orangeburg, NY - Tappan Location Dominick L. D'Alisera, 71, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2022.Dominick was born and raised in the Bronx, NY and was a long-time resident of Haverstraw, NY where he was active in the Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corp, and Captain from 1994-1999. He most recently resided in Orangetown, NY with his wife, Patricia (Meade) D'Alisera. Dominick...

Apr 24, 2022

Tappan, NY - Tappan Location On Sunday, April 24- on Divine Mercy Sunday, devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt and dear friend -Sara Thalappillil joined her Heavenly Father. She was the 6th child of Ouseph and Elizabeth Melethe and grew up in Vembilly, Kerala. Shortly after finishing her nursing education at Nagpur Medical College, she immigrated to the United States in...

Apr 23, 2022

Closter, NJ - Closter Location Teresa Mary Davis (nèe Caulfield), 60, passed away peacefully with her husband and family by her side on April 23, 2022. Teresa was a long-time resident of Closter. An active member of Church of St Mary in Closter and former senior director at Arthritis Foundation of New York. Teresa was the medical records coordinator at...

Apr 19, 2022

Cresskill, NJ - Closter Location George Armaniaco Jr., 71, of Cresskill, NJ, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on April 19, 2022. George was born in New York City and was raised in Cresskill NJ. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and served as sergeant as a military policeman. He dedicated over 20...

Apr 11, 2022

Sparkill, NY - Tappan Location Eileen McCormack March 14, 1925 -- April 11, 2022 After a full and wonderful life, Eileen McCormack (nèe Gilroy), a New Hyde Park, Long Island resident for more than 50 years, passed away on April 11, 2022. Devoted wife of John (deceased) for 63 years, Eileen was a caring and loving Mom for her six...

Apr 10, 2022

Sheng Shan (Steven) Hsu, 79, passed away in his sleep on April 10, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Sheng Shan was predeceased by his oldest son Jong and his wife of 52 years, Chen. He is survived by his son Ming and daughter PeiLin, son-in-law Pete, and their children,...

Apr 6, 2022

Dumont, NJ - Tappan Location Romilos Kulaks?z passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022 with his family at his side. Born on November 23, 1930 in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, he proudly enlisted in NATO and served in Korea during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. Initially, Romilos was a shoe designer but decided to change careers and became a...