All Obituaries

Ralph Martinelli, a local publishing luminary who over 35 years led a successful magazine and event business in the Hudson Valley, died on Saturday at a care facility in New Rochelle. He passed peacefully, surrounded by his brothers, fiancée, and family members. He was 57. For 16 months, Mr. Martinelli had been dealing with the aftereffects of a catastrophic brain injury and had battled valiantly to recover.  As a publisher, Mr. Martinelli created Westchester magazine, now in...

Ruth (Martinson) Dougherty, 84, of Ossining passed away peacefully October 9, 2019, in Sleepy Hollow, NY. A memorial service will be held at Leach and Thomas Funeral home in Ossining on Friday, October 25 at 10 am.  Reverend John Stetson of New Paltz, Church of the Nazerene officiating. Ruth was born in Irvington, NY to John and Edna Mae Martinson on March 17, 1935.  She, with her young family later moved to Ossining NY.  She was a homemaker.  After her 4 children...

Nicholas Evanchik, born June 18, 1925, New York, NY. Died October 15, 2019, Briarcliff Manor, NY. Graduate of Stuyvesant High School.  Quartermaster aboard the battleship USS Idaho during the Pacific campaign of the Second World War.  A long-serving executive at General Foods; he oversaw finances at Hollywood Gum in France and Gevalia Coffee in Sweden, before returning to the United States as a business analyst for domestic and international acquisitions. After...

Elvira Nunes died peacefully in the company of loved ones on October 11th. She was 91 years old. Born in Portugal, she immigrated to the United States with her husband and children in 1974. For the next 21 years, Elvira worked as a nurse’s aid in Briarcrest Nursing Home. Her retirement was spent lovingly raising her ever-growing family.  Elvira was a devout Catholic and active communicant of St. Ann’s Church. Later in life, she loved spending time watching TV, particularly...

Rosemary Kane, 88, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Tarry Hall Nursing Home, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Rosemary was born, in Brooklyn, NY to Lucy Vosilla and Joseph Merslich on February 3, 1931.  Her husband, George Kane and son J. Bryan predeceased her in 2018. Rosemary is survived by, sons Gregory (Beth Hiler) and Michael, 6 grandchildren; Harrison, Jackson, Wilson, M. Oliver, Emilia, and Tara (Gregg Garrett), 4 great grandchildren and brother, Edward (Linda)...

Shirley K. Many, age 87, of Ossining, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by those she loved, on Sunday September 29th, 2019. Shirley was born September 24, 1932, in White Plains, NY. She was the daughter of Eva and Frank Krakenberg. Shirley attended Ossining High School where she met who would become her high school sweetheart, life partner of 70 years, and best friend, Jack. After high school Shirley worked for the Schumacher company in NYC.  Shirley and Jack married in...

Edward J. Marcin 73, of Briarcliff Manor, NY passed away on September 18, 2019. Reposing, Waterbury & Kelly Funeral Home on Sunday from 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass, St. Theresa's Church, Briarcliff Manor, NY on Monday at 11:30 AM. Interment, St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, NY to follow.  WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 914-941-0838

Loretta Baer was born on January 18, 1934 in the Bronx, NY and passed away on September 13, 2019 in Somers, NY.  She was a long time resident of Ossining, NY.  She is survived by one daughter, AnnMarie Valerio of Tarrytown, NY and one son, Tom Valerio of Danbury, CT. She was one of 7 siblings with one remaining living sibling, Elena Saliani of Danbury, CT.  Loretta was employed by A&P/Stop and Shop for more than 40 years as a full time cashier.  Loretta was loved by...

Fremont (Pete) Stafford of Ossining, NY died on August 31, 2019.  He was 91 years old. Born in Yonkers, NY to Marie Anteinette Smith and Fremont Lawrence Stafford, he was raised in Briarcliff and graduated from Briarcliff High School. He served in the US Navy from June 1946-1948 where he was awarded a World War 2 victor Medal upon honorable discharge. After the service and one year with Yorktown’s three-man unit, Fremont become one of Briarcliff Manor’s first police...

Adrienne Richards Henzel, of Ossining, passed away August 15 in Saratoga Springs. Her family and friends will cherish the memory of her kindness and gentleness. She was the daughter of the late Capt. Paul Goggin Richards, MD, USN, and the late Amelia Balinski Richards, RN. She grew up in Ossining and Tarrytown, and graduated from Marymount College, where her future sister-in-law introduced her to her future husband. They raised four children in Ossining. She was a voracious reader,...