Obituaries

Givanna Greenwood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...