All Obituaries

Emilia Quinones-Maldonado departed with the Lord on Friday, September 24th, 2021. She was 90 years old.   Emilia, also known as Doña Mili, was a true servant to her community & family. She was born on October 10th, 1931 in Peñuela, Puerto Rico born to Herminia Maldonado y Cristobal Quiñones. Emilia was married to her devoted husband Basilio Roman who predeceased her. They were married for 40 years. She is survived by her loving children: Elsa Roman (Elsie) of...

Carmen DeJesus entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, she was 82 years old.   Carmen, also know as Delia, was a long time resident of Ossining, New York.  She was born on January 8, 1939 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to Carlos and Dolores Del Valle.  Delia was married to her devoted husband Emilio DeJesus who predeceased her.  They were married for 50 years.  She is survived by her loving children:  Emilio DeJesus (Denise) of Ossining, Carmen...

Manolo Refol Luciano, 62, passed away peacefully  on August 31,2021, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Manolo was born on January 1,1959, in Brooklyn, NY to Manuel Luciano and Lealtad Refol. He married on May 20,1989 to Marilou Orbeta, and the couple had one daughter together. He was a laboratory technician at  Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY for 25 years. He retired in 2014 and has been working per diem at American Hormones, Inc. in Hyde Park, NY. Manolo was...

Kevin James Downing was born to Belinda (nee Foy) and James Augustine Downing on July 27, 1951 in Yonkers, New York. A lifelong resident of Yonkers, Kevin graduated from St Joseph's School, Manhattan Prep and Manhattan College. After briefly teaching school, and working for US Customs, he began what would be a thirty year career working for the NYS Dept of Labor, culminating in a supervisory position. Kevin was a bright man with a sparkling but acerbic wit. The "computer guru"...

William (Bill) A. Bauer, a resident of Briarcliff Manor for nearly fifty years, died peacefully on August 29, 2021.  He was 83. Born on August 17, 1938 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Bauer.  He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School and Fordham University, both in the Bronx, and served in Germany in the Army. In 1965, he married the former Margaret Reidy with whom he remained happily married for the next 56 years. He spent his entire career...

Nellie Amoroso Arnone was born on April 21, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian immigrants, Maria Mistretta Amoroso and Mario Amoroso, a longshoreman.  She grew up in Brooklyn Heights with her parents and five siblings: Mary, Pauline, Andy, Tony and Manny. After high school, she worked for Electrolux in Manhattan and as the Payroll Director of Maimonides Hospital. In 1964, she married Ciro Aldo Arnone who immigrated from Sicily and raised her family in Long Island where she worked in...

Alfred (Al) Neil Ward, born in Ossining to Dorothy and Alfred H. Ward on July 11, 1940, died peacefully on July 26, 2021 at his home in Croton. Al went through the Ossining schools and then attended Westchester Community College after which he began a career as a design draftsman. He was married to Carole Ann Byers (predeceased April 11, 2021) of Croton on September 10, 1960 with whom he started his family becoming a father to James and Paul, and became a lifelong Croton...

Jean Ann (Darts) Gualtiere, long time resident of Briarcliff Manor, New York, passed away July 23, 2021, at the age of 82. Jean was born December 9, 1938, in Washington Heights, NYC to John and Loretta (Leary) Darts. She is a graduate of Fordham University, School of Education.  Jean was a 3rd grade teacher at P.S. 18, in the Yonkers school district for over 25 years.  Jean married Dr. Rudolph Gualtiere in 1962, who predeceased her in 2009.  She is survived by her children...

Robert L. Goldberg entered into eternal rest on July 5, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital in Yonkers. He was 84 years old. He was born on Dec. 19, 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Hyman and Ruth (Horwitz) Goldberg. Robert graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and New York University at the University Heights Campus in the Bronx. In College, he was a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Robert attained the rank of Captain during his service from...

Hazel Brown Vail passed away peacefully on June 26, 2021, at age 88.   The daughter of the late William H. Brown Sr. and Hazel Ganung Brown was born on August 18, 1932, at home on Dale Avenue in Ossining. She graduated from Ossining High School in 1950 and lived on Hawkes Avenue, Overton Road, Edward Street and Acker Avenue, where she raised her family.    After graduating Ossining High School, Hazel commuted to White Plains by bus until she bought her first car—a...