Obituaries
Givanna Greenwood
May 8, 2020
Givanna Greenwood Chester, NY Givanna (Jenny) Greenwood of Chester, NY, retired from Ellenville Bank in Chester, NY resident of the area, died May 8, 2020. She was 84. The Daughter of late John and Mary Piranio, she was born March 25, 1936, in Chester, NY. She was a member of the Walton Engine & Hose Ladies Auxiliary and an Honorary...
John J Kelly
May 7, 2020
John J. Kelly of Harriman, New York died on May 7, 2020, at Wingate of Beacon. John was 86 years of age. John was a longtime resident of Harriman, NY, and extremely active in St. Anastasia Parish, the Knights of Columbus (Council 2079, Monroe, NY) along with District and State), and the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, belonging to...

Leonarda Ellen Petzel
May 6, 2020
Leonarda Petzel of Warwick, New York passed away on May 6, 2020. She was 88 years young. Her family has retained our services in conducting private services at this time, due to the CO-VIRUS 19 Pandemic and the restrictions on public gatherings a Life Celebration will be held once the restrictions have been lifted and deemed appropriated. Cremation will occur...
Ralph Breden
May 6, 2020
Ralph John Breden Sr. of Pomona, NY, passed away at his home Wednesday May 6th 2020, surrounded by family including his wife of 68 years Beulah (Boots). He was 93 years old. Ralph was born April 23, 1927 in NYC and grew up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania. At 18 he enlisted in the army during WWll and served...
John Elter
May 4, 2020
John Elter, of Lake Worth, Florida and a 47-year resident of Chester, NY, died unexpectedly at his home in Lake Worth. He was 78 years old. John is survived by the love of his life, Patricia Elter (nee Frey). They were married for over 54 years. He is also survived by their three children, John and his wife Kathy, Stephen...
Audrey M. Holshek
May 2, 2020
Audrey May Green Holshek, 81, of Highland Mills, NY, set free her spirit on May 2nd, 2020 to join her predeceased family in England - her father and mother, John and Emily Green, and her aunts Eva, Cora, and Linda and uncles Benny, Bobby, and Geoffrey. Born in London in 1938, Audrey endured wartime bombings and postwar hardship in Britain...

Sarah Barbara Cleary
May 2, 2020
Sarah Cleary of Warwick, New York passed away on May 2, 2020, at Westchester Medical Center in the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York. Sarah was 71 years young. Her family has retained our services in conducting private services at this time, due to the CO-VIRUS 19 Pandemic and the restrictions on public gatherings a Life Celebration will be held...
Basdeo Sukul Persaud
May 1, 2020
Basdeo S. Persaud, also known as Shamie, died May 1, 2020, at Albert Einstein Hospital in the Bronx, NY. He was 77 years of age. Basdeo is survived by his wife, Kaloutie; his children, Nandini Persaud-Kesraj and her husband Rajanand and Reema and her husband Samlall Loutan; grandchildren, Mithrandir Loutan, Padma, and Ayrton Kesraj; his sisters, Caloutie Sahai and Gowrie...

Dorothy L. Phelps
May 1, 2020
Dorothy Phelps of Middletown, New York passed away on May 1, 2020, at her residence. She was 92 years of age. Due to the current CO-VIRUS 19 restrictions, the Funeral Service will be private at this time, the family will plan a Funeral Service and Life Celebration later once restrictions are relaxed. Please keep Dorothy and her family in your...
Barbara Ann Colozze
Apr 29, 2020
Barbara Colozze passed away on April 29, 2020, she was 56 years old. She was born September 28, 1963, in the Bronx to Anna (Secreti) Colozze and Donald Colozze. She was a 1981 graduate of Herbert H. Lehman High School and worked for many years at Jacobi Medical Center in the Medical Clinic Division. Barbara is survived by her mother...
Frank Campbell
Apr 28, 2020
Frank Campbell, a longtime resident of Chester, New York died April 28, 2020, at Middletown Park Manor Nursing Home. He was 89 years of age. The family has retained our firm in conducting services. Upon the confirmation of all details, a full obituary will appear on our website. ( A Memorial Mass and inurnment will follow once permitted) Cremation will...

Lawrence W. Dwyer
Apr 28, 2020
Lawrence W. Dwyer of Warwick, New York passed away on April 28, 2020, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, New York. He was 78 years of age. His family has retained our firm in arranging a private burial at St. Anastasia Cemetery located at 21 North Main Street, Harriman, NY 10926 Upon the confirmation of all details, a full obituary...
Thomas Michael Keller
Apr 27, 2020
Thomas M. Keller a lifelong resident of the Chester, NY community passed away on April 27, 2020. Due to the current COVIRUS-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church Services. Once the community is permitted and the Life Celebration arranged has been orchestrated a full obituary will be placed on our website. Please keep Thomas and his siblings...

Harry Fernandez
Apr 26, 2020
Harry Fernandez passed away on April 26, 2020. Due to the current COVIRUS-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church Services. Cremation will occur at Oxford Hills Crematory, Inc., Chester, N.Y. Once the community is permitted and the Life Celebration arranged orchestrated a full obituary will be placed on our website. (which would include a funeral mass and...
Kathleen Taber
Apr 26, 2020
Kathleen Taber passed away on April 26, 2020, at Montgomery Nursing Home in Montgomery, NY. She was 92 years of age. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church Church Services. Cremation will occur at Oxford Hills Crematory, Inc., Chester, New York. Funeral arrangements and cremation care are under the direction of Thomas F....
Rudy Quinones
Apr 26, 2020
Rudy Quinones passed away on April 26, 2020. Due to the current COVIRUS-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church Services. Cremation will occur at Oxford Hills Crematory, Inc., Chester, N.Y. Once the community is permitted and the Life Celebration arranged orchestrated a full obituary will be placed on our website. Please keep Harry and his family in...
Jonathan Miesch
Apr 26, 2020
Jonathan Miesch of Nyack, New York passed away on April 26, 2020. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no visitation or Church Services. Once the community is permitted a Life Celebration will be arranged. Full details will be placed on our website. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to clearwater.org/about Please keep Jonathan and his...

Anna Centeno
Apr 26, 2020
Anna Centeno passed away on April 26, 2020, at the Joe Raso Hospice Residence in New City, New York. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church Church Services. Cremation will occur at Oxford Hills Crematory, Inc., Chester, New York. Funeral arrangements and Cremation Care have been entrusted to Thomas F. Flynn and Brendan...
James P. Sheehan
Apr 25, 2020
James P. Sheehan, of Chester, NY passed away on April 25, 2020 in Suffern, NY. He was 59 years of age. he was the Son of the late James R. and Ann (Nancy) Sheehan. He was born on October 14th, 1960, in Stuttgart, Germany on the USAG Stuttgart Army Base. Jim is survived by his three children, Meaghan, of Chester,...
Joanne Jacobus
Apr 24, 2020
Joanne Jacobus of Westtown, New York passed away on April 24, 2020, at her residence. She was 84 years of age. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no Funeral Home or Church services. A Memorial and gathering of friends and family will take place at a future date to be announced. Cremation will occur at Oxford Hills...