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Obituaries 08/23/12

Brandon Ariss, 29, Formerly Of Goldens Bridge

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GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. – Brandon J. Ariss of Carmel, N.Y., and formerly of Goldens Bridge, died Aug. 21. He was 29. 

Ariss was born April 7, 1983, to David Champlin and Kathleen Ariss. He lived in Goldens Bridge before moving to the Carmel area 15 years ago. Ariss worked in the seafood department at ShopRite in Carmel. He was also a member of the Carmel Volunteer ...

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Obituaries 07/26/12

Thomas DeLuca, 81, Beverage Manager, Of Cross River

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CROSS RIVER, N.Y. – Thomas M. DeLuca of Cross River died July 23 at St. John's Hospital in Yonkers. He was 81. 

Born Feb. 3, 1931, in New York City, he was a son of Vincent and Lucy Penini DeLuca. He attended local schools and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was married to Jacqueline Monturo DeLuca.

A retired beverage manager, ...

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Obituaries 07/20/12

'Queen of Soul Food,' Westchester's Sylvia Woods, Dies

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Obituaries 07/12/12

Phyllis Andrews, 101, of South Salem

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SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. – Phyllis Andrews of South Salem died July 9 at Meadow Ridge Health Center in Redding, Conn. She was 101. 

Born April 20, 1911, in New York City, she was the daughter of Antoninna and Luigi DiGiulio. She married Vincent Andrews, who predeceased her. Andrews was a member of the Lewisboro Seniors. 

A communicant of St. Aloysius Church in ...

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News 07/12/12

Farewell To Alex Bergman, 23, Of Somers

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Obituaries 07/10/12

Donald Brailey, 63, Goldens Bridge Engineer

by Lindita Lika   Comment

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. – Donald M. Brailey of Goldens Bridge died July 7. He was 63. 

Brailey was born July 7, 1949, and raised in Niantic, Conn. He graduated from New London High School and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. 

His studies were interrupted by service in the U.S. Army during ...

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Obituaries 06/12/12

Antoinette DePaul, 100, of Cross River

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CROSS RIVER, N.Y. – Antoinette LaManna DePaul of Cross River died June 11. She was 100. 

DePaul was born Jan. 16, 1912, in Tuckahoe. She was predeceased by her husband, Rocco DePaul, on Aug. 31, 1996. Formerly of Edgewater, Fla., she enjoyed family gatherings, baking and sewing. 

She is survived by two daughters, MaryAnn (George) Eggleston and Susan ...

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News 05/19/12

Hundreds Attend Bedford Funeral for Mary Kennedy

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BEDFORD, N.Y. – Celebrities and Kennedy family admirers were among the hundreds who turned out Saturday at St. Patrick's Church in Bedford to pay their last respects to Mary Richardson Kennedy, who died Wednesday ...

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News 04/18/12

Westchester Native Dick Clark Dead at 82

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Westchester native and “America’s Oldest Teenager” Dick Clark died Wednesday at the age of 82 and was immediately mourned locally as a legend and icon.

Clark’s agent Paul Shefrin said in a media statement ...

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Neighbors 04/03/12

Kunze, Ex-Lewisboro School Bus Driver, Dies at 66

by Lindita Lika   Comment

LEWISBORO, N.Y. – Jean F. Kunze, 66, of Mahopac, N.Y. died April 2, surrounded by her family. 

Kunze worked as a school bus driver for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. 

She was born June 5, 1945 to Peter and Winifred (Farnan) Carcaterra in Bronx, N.Y. On Sept. 8, 1973, she married Lawrence Kunze in Yonkers.  

Kunze is survived by ...

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Sports 03/25/12

Chappaqua Resident, Boxing Legend Bert Sugar Dies

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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Boxing writer and historian Bert Sugar has died at the age of 75. ESPN reports that Sugar, who had been battling lung cancer, died of cardiac arrest at Northern Westchester ...

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News 03/15/12

Renowned Lewisboro Volunteer Susan Kuper Dies

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LEWISBORO, N.Y. – After a five-year battle with ovarian cancer, Susan Kuper, one of Lewisboro’s most active volunteers, died on Tuesday. She was 56.

Kuper owned Susan Kuper Real Estate LLC on Spring ...

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Neighbors 03/07/12

Raynor, Ex-South Salem Girl Scouts Leader, Dies

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SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Harriet Rickerby Raynor, a former 30-year resident of South Salem, died March 4 surrounded by family at her home in Maine. She was 87.

Raynor was formerly active in the PTA and South Salem Presbyterian Church.  

She was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Maspeth, N.Y. to the late Emilie Florence Mooers and Alfred Richard Rickerby. In 1942, ...

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Neighbors 03/07/12

Goldens Bridge's Sugarman Dies at 75

by Lindita Lika   Comment

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. - Annette Sugarman of Goldens Bridge died March 5 at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne after a 12-year battle with cancer. She was 75.

She was born Jan. 29, 1937 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and married Bernard Sugarman. In 1999, Sugarman retired from the New York City Department of Housing and spent two years living with her daughter's family in Sydney, Australia. ...

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Neighbors 02/13/12

Bozzone, Former South Salem Foreman, Dies at 64

by Lindita Lika   Comment

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - Joseph H. Bozzone, formerly of South Salem, died Feb. 8 at Brooks San Marco Terrace Rehabilitation and Care Center in St. Augustine, Fla. from complications of a stroke suffered two years ago. He was 64. 

A former 30-year resident of South Salem, Bozzone was a retired labor foreman.

He was born Aug. 19, 1947 in New Jersey to the late ...

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Neighbors 12/14/11

South Salem's 'Joe' Berlt Dies at 77

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SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - Bruce L. "Joe" Berlt, of South Salem, died Dec. 10 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease under the care giving of his wife Joan. He was 77. 

Born Jul. 11, 1934 in Valatie, N.Y., he was the son of the late Charles and Winifred Berlt. A resident of South Salem for over 45 years, Berlt owned North White Plains Service Center from 1961 until ...

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Neighbors 12/14/11

Ernest Prince, Decorated Rights Activist, Honored

by Lindita Lika   Comment

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. - Ernest S. Prince, the president and chief executive officer of The Urban League of Westchester County, Inc., died Dec. 8 at the age of 69. A funeral service was held on Wednesday in Mt. ...

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