All Obituaries

Marie DiMichelo passed away on Saturday March 11, 2023 at Putnam Ridge Nursing Home. She was 93 years young. Marie was born on April 15, 1929 in the Bronx to Salvatore and Frances Mele and later became a long time resident of Yonkers, NY where she owned and operated a number of successful businesses. Marie is predeceased by her husband of 68 years Angelo DiMichelo in 2016. Marie is survived by her children Angelo (Toni) DiMichelo of Chappaqua, NY and Beatrice (Cesare) DeRose of Briarcliff...

Carmela Santucci (51) of Chappaqua, NY sadly passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 following a long and brave battle with cancer.  An incredibly intelligent, strong and hardworking woman, she tirelessly supported her loved one and irrevocably changed the lives of many.  Gone too soon, her loss will be immeasurably felt by her beloved friends and family, who will keep her memory and legacy alive.  She is survived by her husband, Richard Westle, daughter, Emily Westle,...

Martin Rubenstein passed away peacefully on February 13, 2023.  Martin was born in Brooklyn, NY, the youngest of 6 siblings, and was raised in Lawrence, Long Island. He served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II, acting as a control tower operator in England. After the war, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He was hired by Werner International – a management consulting firm – in 1951, where he worked until his retirement in...

Maureen S. Thaler 75, of Briarcliff Manor, New York passed away on February 8, 2023. Maureen was born on May 3, 1947  in Brooklyn, NY. Maureen is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert Thaler. Maureen graduated with high honors from Marymount College in Tarrytown. She loved to sing. She was a cantor for many years in St Theresa and performed in numerous musical theater productions with Spotlight Theater and Yorktown Stage She worked for many years for a major NYC...

Rosemarie Miller, 72 years old, of Briarcliff Manor NY passed away peacefully on Sunday February 5 at  Westchester Medical Center.  Rosmarie  was born on April 11, 1950  in Bronx NY to Michael DiNapoli and Josephine Leone. She is survived by her husband of 50 years Bill, her brother Michael DiNapoli and sister-in-law Melinda DiNapoli, her daughter Jennifer Mulligan and husband James Mulligan and her son William Miller and son-in-law Peter Wong.  Rosemarie has 2...

Marjorie E. “Midge” Hatzmann, 95, passed away at the New York State Veterans Home in Montrose, NY on February 2, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Midge was born in Valhalla, NY to Beatrice and George R. Harbort, Sr. She graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1945 and married her husband Alfred Hatzmann in 1948. She worked as a secretary, first in the law office of Malcolm Wilson who went on to become the Lt. Governor of New York, then in the...

Malvin ‘Mal’ Nechis, 87, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on January 31, 2023. He was born in Mount Vernon, NY to the late Benjamin and Sylvia Nechis. Mal graduated from Horace Mann High School. Before earning a bachelor’s degree from Alfred University, he served his country in the United States Army. He then earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (‘61). Mal was a strategist at IBM for several decades, marrying technology with higher...

Ani N. Barnes, 95 years old, of Briarcliff Manor passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023 at Phelps Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her devoted husband of over 60 years, William T. Barnes. Ani was born in the Ukraine but headed west at the end of WWII to escape bread lines and Stalinism, serving for a time as an au pair in France before coming to the United States. She was fluent in five languages and loved to sing along in French to her favorite song “La Vie in...

Vincent Anthony Saporito was born June 14, 1926 in North Tarrytown, NY to Albert and Lucia (Gaudio) Saporito.  He attended local schools through High School.  He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served as a drill instructor at Fort Dix, NJ until his honorable discharge in 1945.  On November 5, 1950 he married the love of his life, his wife, Anne Carpentieri at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Mount Vernon, NY. They had 5 children whom they raised in Pelham, NY where they...

Zorab Toutoundjian of Scarborough, NY, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2023, at the age of 95. He is survived by his loving wife Elva, their three beloved children Gregory (Beata), Carolyn Dienstag (Matthew) and Carla Cirillo (Michael), and their cherished grandchildren Marissa, Noelle, Rachel, Hannah, Michael, Jake, Christopher and Nicholas. He is predeceased by his parents Mihran and Miranoush, and his siblings Rosa and Zareh. Born on December 14, 1927, in Aleppo, Syria, Zorab grew...