All Obituaries

Brian Patrick Fox 77 of Ossining, NY passed away on March 17, 2019. He was born on February 20, 1941 to John and Mary Alice (nee O'Rourke) Fox in the Bronx, NY. Brian is survived by his loving wife Helen M. (nee Mulcahy) Fox. Funeral Mass, St. Theresa's Church in Briarcliff Manor, NY will be held on Thursday March 21, 2019 at 11 AM. Interment will be private. WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 914-941-0838

James Whalen 76, of Ossining, NY passed away on March 14, 2019 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Auburn, NY, Jim graduated from high school and enlisted in the Army. He was sent to the Philippines and had an honorable discharge. Jim later relocated to Ossining, NY to work as a NYS parole officer at Sing Sing Prison. He met his wife Mary Sellazzo-Whalen while stationed in Ossining. He leaves behind his daughter, Bridget, son-in-law, Daniel and grandchildren Claire and...

Marjorie A. Hohneker 98, formerly of Hawaii, Japan, Tenafly, NJ, Briarcliff Manor, NY, Pt. Pleasant, NJ, Boyton Beach, FL, Beacon, NY and most recently of Highland, NY passed away on March 15, 2019. Marjorie was born in the Bronx, NY on December 29, 1920 to the late Gordon and Mabel (nee Butts) Smith. She attended PS 7 elementary school and graduated from George Washington High School, and went on to attend Mt. Holyoke college. Marjorie enjoyed drawing art and reading books her entire life....

Marguerite Regina Palmieri Klein was born in Brooklyn, July 15, 1928, to Nicholas Palmieri and Catherine Tozzo Palmieri.  She had an older brother Richard who she idolized.  When she was a child her family moved to 33 Holland Place in Hartsdale NY where Marguerite grew up, attended Webb Grammar School and White Plains High School.   She occasionally recounted stories of walking all the way home from White Plains High School when her own children complained about...

Michael Ira Kera 66, of Parksville, NY passed away on Feb. 28, 2019. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday March 3, 2019 at 10 AM at the Waterbury & Kelly Funeral Home. Interment to follow at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Rd Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 914-941-0838

Anne L. DeCrenza 75, of Ossining, NY passed away on Feb. 22, 2019 surrounded by her family. Anne was born on July 29, 1943 to the late Frank and Sarah (nee Mancuso) Scozzafava in Croton, NY. Anne was a Cub Scout leader, a softball coach, Past President of the Emblem Club, Ossining Elks Lodge, Past President of Ladies Auxiliary Monitor Hose Company, St. Ann’s Sodality, St. Augustine’s Golden Eagles, Ossining Golden Agers and Croton Damsels Red Hats. Anne loved to cook and...

Alexander Goldstein 86, of Briarcliff Manor, NY passed away on Feb. 19, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at the Waterbury & Kelly Funeral Home of Briarcliff Manor, NY on Friday at 1 PM. Interment to follow at the Sharon Gardens Cemetery in Valhalla, NY. WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 914-941-0838

Braulio Afonso da Silva 74, of Ossining, NY passed away on Feb. 14, 2019 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Reposing, Leach & Thomas Funeral Home on Sunday Feb. 17, 2019 from 4-7 PM. Braulio will be laid to rest in Alijo, Portugal. LEACH & THOMAS FUNERAL HOME 45 S. Highland Ave Ossining, New York 10562 914-941-0840

Dr. Leonora Roslyn Schaefer was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 25, 1925 and died peacefully, at 94 years of age, on February 13, 2019. Dr. Schaefer was daughter to Dr. Morris J. Renner, a surgeon educated at George Washington University Medical School and the University of Vienna and Miriam Kestenblatt,  an accomplished Juilliard trained concert pianist.  Dr. Schaefer was an older sister to Cynthia Josephson, a loving wife to Eugene Schaefer for 49 years, and a loving mother...

Paul Belica, a pioneer in public finance who in 1961 was appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to run the fledgling New York State Housing Finance Agency, and went on help revolutionize the student loan industry during his later years with Smith Barney, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 in New York. He was 97 years old. Adored by his children and grandchildren for his loving and gentle patriarchal presence, and revered as a mentor by the leading Wall Street figures he nurtured throughout...