Joseph Mckiernan
Apr 1, 2022
Joseph McKiernan passed away peacefully into eternal life in the arms of God on April 1, 2022. He was born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in the Bronx to Charles and Frances McKiernan on March 21, 1934. Joseph recently celebrated his 88th birthday surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren. At 16, he studied at Marist as a novitiate in what...
George L. Kopac
Mar 10, 2022
Tappan, NY George L. Kopac passed away peacefully at his home on March 10, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. George was born on May 12, 1933 in Piermont, NY to Peter and Josephina Kopac of Slovakia. As a child in a family of eleven children, George quickly learned the values of hard work and sharing. He attended local schools...
Palmina Gatti
Mar 8, 2022
Tappan Location Palmina Gatti passed away Tuesday evening on March 8th at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury MD. Palmina was born April 6, 1922 in the Bronx and lived many years in Rockland County in New York and several years in Texas. Her final few years were spent in Salisbury MD. She is survived by her daughter Nancy, eight grandchildren...
Lillian Stuercke
Feb 21, 2022
Tappan, NY - Tappan Location Lillian Stuercke, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully in New City, NY, on February 21, 2022, after a long illness. Lillian, a lifelong resident of Tappan, was 73 years old. She was born on February 6, 1949 at Nyack Hospital to Clarence J. "Dutch" Kuhn and Mary Madeline (Uebelacker) Kuhn. Upon graduating from...
Paul J. Calabrese
Feb 15, 2022
Demarest, NJ - Closter Location Paul J. Calabrese, 81, of Demarest passed peacefully at home on February 15, 2022. Husband of 60 years to Sheila McCann Calabrese. Father of Cathee (Jim) Murray, Christopher Calabrese and Aimee Forrest, and 6 grandchildren, Erin & Meghan Murray, Ryan, Erika & Jaimee Calabrese and Samantha Forrest. Paul loved his family. He also loved his...
Margaret Shortt
Feb 14, 2022
Blauvelt, NY - Tappan Location Margaret "Peggy" Shortt, 80, passed away on February 14, 2022.Peggy was born on February 3, 1942 in Gubaveeny, Blacklion, County Cavan, Ireland and was a resident of Blauvelt, New York since 1973.She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Bernard ("Benny"), two sons Brian (Laura) and Michael (Patricia), five grandchildren, Nadia, Joseph,...
Anthony Cicalo
Feb 11, 2022
Blauvelt, NY - Tappan Location Anthony J. Cicalo Sr of Orangeburg, NY passed away on February 11, 2022, at the age of 91. Anthony was born on June 3, 1930 in NYC to Giuseppe and Antoinette Cicalo. He was a proud US Marine and served during the Korean war as an airplane repair specialist. After his service to his country,...
Fernando A. Valverde
Feb 6, 2022
Palisades, NY - Tappan Location Fernando Antonio Valverde, son of the late Mario Valverde and the late Maria Theresa Alvarez Perello, died peacefully at home on February 6, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marilyn Bartlett Valverde, his three sons, David (Janice), Daniel (Tamar), and Edward (Kathleen). He is also survived by three grandsons, Steven, Alexander,...
Delores Doyle
Feb 5, 2022
Blauvelt, NY - Tappan Location Dolores Marie Doyle, 92, of Blauvelt, NY, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital on February 5, 2022. Born February 10, 1929 in NYC to parents Richard and Lillian Leahy, Dolores attended St. Cecilia's Elementary School and graduated from Cathedral High School. She received a BA in Education from Hunter College in 1953. Dolores's Catholic faith...
John J. Jr. O'Connell
Feb 5, 2022
Blauvelt, NY, recently of Orangeburg, NY - Tappan Location John was born on July 31st 1943 in the Bronx to Mae and John O'Connell, the second of four children. When he was a young boy his family moved to Blauvelt, NY on Moehring Drive. After graduating Nyack High School and SUNY Morrisville, he began working at New York City Transit...
Constantine Kousoulas
Jan 25, 2022
Pearl River, NY - Tappan Location Constantine "Dino" Kousoulas passed away peacefully the morning of January 25, 2022 one month shy of his 80th birthday. Dino was born to Anastasios and Aspasia Kousoulas on February 26,1942 in Brooklyn, NY. He married the love of his life, Mary Loizou, on January 31, 1965 at the Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in...
Joseph L. Mcternan
Jan 24, 2022
McTernan, Joseph L. Buffalo, NY - Tappan Location Joseph L. McTernan, 44, of Buffalo, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 24, 2022. Born in Manhattan to to Roy and Theresa McTernan, Joseph was raised in Blauvelt, NY. Joseph was appointed CEO at Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, NY. He began his career as a paramedic in New...
George E. Jr. Lofmark
Jan 24, 2022
Lofmark, George E. Jr. Brooklyn, NY, Norwood and West Orange, NJ George E. Lofmark Jr. of Brooklyn, NY, Norwood and West Orange, NJ, passed away at the age of 90 on January 24, 2022. George was born in Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, son of Alice Boberg Lofmark and George Edgar Lofmark Sr. on Dec. 9, 1931. George is survived...
Louisa Matera
Jan 14, 2022
Orangeburg, NY - Tappan Location Louisa A. Matera, raised in Orangeburg, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Northern Riverview Healthcare Center in Haverstraw, NY.She was born October 7, 1964 to Ferdinand and Catherine (Perniciaro) in Passaic, New Jersey.Louisa graduated from Tappan Zee High School in 1982.Louisa loved art and playing the piano. Louisa is survived by...
Eileen Kunkel
Jan 12, 2022
Tappan, NY - Tappan Location Eileen Kunkel (nèe Short), 91, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on January 12, 2022. Eileen was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1930, to Frank and Mary Short (nèe Kohler). She was the granddaughter of the early 20th-century local celebrity "Shorty" the cop. As the only girl in a family of boys she...
Maria Castagna
Jan 9, 2022
Blauvelt, NY - Tappan Location Maria Castagna (nèe Brunoforte) passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on January 9, 2022.She was born on December 26, 1928 in the Bronx, New York, and was married to Silvio C. Castagna for 55 years until his death in 2006.Maria's greatest joy was her family and she devoted her entire life to...
Maureen Kolar
Jan 4, 2022
Kolar, Maureen Sparkill, NY - Tappan Location Maureen T. Kolar passed away peacefully with love surrounding her on January 4, 2022. Maureen was born on January 29, 1937 in the Bronx, NY. She is a graduate of St. Anselm's School, Bronx, NY and Walton HS, Bronx, NY. After graduating she worked at Beneficial Finance Co. She would go to a...
Norma Diaz Guerrero
Dec 14, 2021
Manhattan, NY - Tappan Location Our beloved aunt Norma Diaz Guerrero passed away peacefully on December 14, 2021 at the age of 90 in Orangeburg, NY, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Born on January 22, 1931, to Filomena Jamito Diaz and Eugenio Tanyag Guerrero in Talisay, Camarinas Norte, Philippines, she was the eighth of twelve children. Growing up...
Ann Matilda Capasso
Dec 9, 2021
Haworth, NJ - Closter Location Ann Matilda Capasso (nèe Memoli), 81, of Haworth, NJ . Passed away on December 9th, 2021. Born on August 30, 1940 to Pasquale and Margaret Memoli. Survived by loving husband John. Devoted mother of Nicole and spouse Jeff Wolven, and John M. Capasso. Dear grandmother of Lucy Ann and William John. Brother to Dominick Memoli....
Robert E. Weigel
Dec 8, 2021
Palisades, NY - Tappan Location Robert E. Weigel of Palisades, NY, died peacefully on December 8, 2021 at the age of 97. A WWII Army Air Corps veteran, Bob, as all called him, graduated from Rutgers University on the GI Bill. He was married to Margaret Harrison for 32 years. Margaret predeceased him in 1990. Bob's career as a computer...