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Obituaries - July 2010
Sister Eulalia Villarino, 77
Sr. Eulalia Villarino RSHM died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown on June 5. She was 77.
A Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 54 years, Sister Eulalia served as teacher and social worker in Rome, Italy; in Bogota, Baranquilla, and Cartagena, Colombia. She was active in the apostolate to mariners in Guayaquil, Ecuador and later through the Seaman’s Institute in New York City. Since 1985, she had been involved in many forms of pastoral ministry at Transfiguration Parish in Tarrytown.
Gifts in her name may be made to the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, 50 Wilson Park Drive, Tarrytown, NY, 10591.
Frederick “Bud” Sellers, 91 more »
Obituaries - June 2010
Mrs. Lisa Sabour, 43,
Mrs. Lisa Sabour, 43, of Irvington, passed away on Wednesday morning,
May 26, at Phelps Memorial Hospital of Colon Cancer.
Lisa was born on August 27, 1966 in North Tarrytown. She was raised
in Irvington and returned there to raise her own family. She
graduated from Irvington High School and received her B.A. from
American University, where she studied Art.
Lisa was passionate about the world and traveled extensively, choosing
to live abroad in both Florence and Nice. This experience led her to
her career in the travel industry.
Lisa was a talented photographer and added her creative flair to all
that she did. She loved spending hours working in her garden, which
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Obituaries - May 2010
William Luney, 80
William Ross Luney, a resident of Tarrytown, died April 3. He was 80.
Mr. Luney was raised in Peoria, Illinois served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1956. He began his legal career at Sullivan and Cromwell in New York City and went on to serve as legal counsel for Bristol-Myers Squibb until his retirement as vice president and secretary of the corporation. He then practiced privately for the next decade.
Mr. Luney was a longtime member and had been chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals in Tarrytown. He was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, where he served a president from 1978 to 1980. He had also been a member of the New York Athletic Club.
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Obituaries - April 2010
Celia E. Wilkinson, 97
Celia E. Wilkinson, a lifelong resident of Tarrytown, died March 9. She was 97.
Mrs. Wilkinson was born in Tarrytown on July 28, 1912 and graduated from Washington Irving High School. Celia worked as a bookkeeper at General Motors for 35 years. She was an active parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church, where she was a member of St. Ann’s Sodality. She was also a member of the Tarrytown Seniors.
John DelCarpine, 74
John DelCarpine, a longtime resident of Tarrytown, died March 1 at his home. He was 74. more »
Obituaries-March 2010
Julia “Judy” Dolan, 81
Julia “Judy” M. Dolan, a longtime Irvington resident who lived her last 18 month at Kendal-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, died February 9 after a long illness. She was 81.
A former nurse in the 1950s at a residential treatment facility for children with rheumatic fever on the grounds where the Abbott House now sits, Mrs. Dolan and her late husband, Dr. Mario Dolan, established a medical practice on Main Street in Irvington now occupied by the Irvington Historical Society.
A lifelong Democrat, Mrs. Dolan was active behind the scenes in village politics and was a big supporter of building a public pool. She also served numerous volunteer roles in her 50 years as a parishioner at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Irvington. more »
Obituaries-February 2010
Dolores Siebrecht, 78
Dolores “Dolly” Siebrecht, a former Tarrytown resident and owner of Alma Snape Flowers, died January 15. She was 78.
Born in Tarrytown on March 26, 1931, she married Irving Siebrecht in 1950 in the Second Reformed Church. For 41 years, they owned and operated the flower shop.
Antonio Armesto, 85
Antonio Armesto, a resident of Tarrytown, died January 13. He was 85.
Mr. Armesto was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Spain. He moved back to the United States in 1956. He was a self employed cabinet maker and owned Armesto Millwork in Yonkers.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Church St. Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY 10008. more »
Obituaries-January 2010
Edward Keegan, 76
Edward A. Keegan, who owned and operated Eddie’s Automotive (now Mickey’s Automotive) in Sleepy Hollow, died December 19. He was 76.
Mr. Keegan was born June 11, 1933 in White Plains and was a member of the first graduating class at Stepinac High School. He went on to serve in the United States Army Automotive Division in France. He will always be remembered for his love of fishing. He was a member of Trout Unlimited.
He is survived by his wife, Norma, three sons, five grandchildren and two sisters.
Muriel Plunkett, 92
Muriel Cecelia Plunkett, who worked for many years at Marymount College in Tarrytown, died December 7. She was 92. more »
Obituaries-December 2009
Andrew Williamson-Noble, 20
Andrew Edward Kirkley Williamson-Noble, a 2007 graduate of Irvington High School, died November 3. He was 20.
He was born May 21, 1989 at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Rohampton, London. At Irvington High School he was the founder of the fencing team for which he became captain and an All-League champion. He attended Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University and then transferred to New York University in 2008 to study East Asian Studies with a focus on the Chinese language and a minor in Business. more »
Obituaries-November 2009
Douglas Halstead, 81
Douglas C. Halstead, who was born in Irvington, passed away peacefully October 17 while watching the New York Yankees playoff game. He was 81.
The youngest of seven children, Mr. Halstead married Constance (Kirby) September 28, 1952 at St Theresa’s Church in Tarrytown, and they started a beautiful life together raising five children. He was employed for many years with Emmadine and Dellwood Dairies and upon his retirement from the milk industry, he launched his own business, Better Pool Service.
He had many interests, especially sports, and played traveling, exhibition softball in the position of catcher with the four-man team “King and His Court.” He was a huge Yankee and Giant fan and loved playing golf.
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Obituaries-October 2009
Margaret Jones, 85
Margaret E. Jones, a resident of Irvington, died August 25. She was 85. Born in Manhattan, she was a member of the Irvington Senior Citizens.
Hilda Brunt, 83
Hilda Elaine Brunt, a Tarrytown native, died August 21. She was 83. She developed a passion for horses as a child, which led her to become a riding instructor at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. She was a member of the Holy Innocents Anglican Church in Briarcliff Manor.
John Schwer, 75
John Paul Schwer, a long time resident of Ossining and former Tarrytown resident, died September 11. He was 75. Born in Tarrytown, he graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School and served with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was an electrician and a master mason.
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Obituaries-September 2009
Ronald DelMoro, 61
Ronald A. DelMoro, director of the Lower School at Hackley School since 2002, died August 16 during emergency surgery. He was 61.
“Ron was one of the finest men and most exceptional educators I have known,” Hackley Headmaster Walter Johnson said. “His love and joy in life have joined him to Hackley forever. We will miss him more than we can say.”
Prior to joining Hackley, Mr. DelMoro worked for 32 years in the Yorktown school system as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent. A devoted New York Yankees fan, he was also the voice of Hackley football home games.
Alma Brideau, 101
Alma DeLagarde Brideau, a former resident of Tarrytown and Ossining, died July 21 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 101. more »
Obituaries-July 2009
Ruth Beckett: 106-year-old Tarrytown native
Ruth Beckett, lifelong resident of Tarrytown, died May 31. She was 106.
She is survived by two nieces and many great- nieces and nephews. Donations in her memory may be made to The Neighborhood House 43 Wildey Street Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591.
Jerome Pfeffer: Tarrytown resident
Jerome B. Pfeffer, a resident of Tarrytown died June 5. He was 83. Born January 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, he served proudly in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had been sales manager for ABB in New Jersey until his retirement.
Elizabeth McGuinnis: Tarrytown resident
Elizabeth R. (Betty) McGuinnis, a longtime Tarrytown resident, died June 3. She was 98. more »
Obituaries-June 2009
Raymond E. McGovern: Former Tarrytown Trustee
Raymond E. McGovern, who served on the Board of Trustees in Tarrytown for 18 years and began a political family dynasty, died May 2 in a car accident in Sleepy Hollow. He was 81.
Mr. McGovern graduated cum laude from St. Francis College in Brooklyn in 1951, and graduated first in his class, magna cum laude, from St. John’s School of Law, where he was editor of the St. John’s Law Review. more »
