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Obituaries 02/07/13

Winifred Kohany, 90, Of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Winifred J. Kohany of Valhalla died Feb. 5. She was 90.

Kohany was born Sept. 13, 1922, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Thomas and Anne Maloney. She married John Kohany on Oct. 18, 1947, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel. She was a long time parishioner and member of the Holy Rosary Society at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Valhalla.

She worked ...

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Obituaries 01/31/13

Rose Del Greco, 76, Bookkeeper, Of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Rose M. Del Greco of Valhalla, formerly of Yonkers, died Jan. 29 at her home. She was 76.

She was born March 21, 1936, in the Bronx to Paul and Concetta Callaro Leggiadro. She worked as a bookkeeper for Tremont Offset Inc., the family-owned business in the Bronx. She was married to Robert P. Del Greco, who predeceased her in 1997.

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Obituaries 01/29/13

Edward Carvin, 63, Of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Edward William Carvin of Valhalla died Jan. 27. He was 63.

Carvin worked for the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services. He was married to Mary Gleeson Carvin for 36 years. She survives him.

Carvin is also survived by two children, Alexander and Katherine; his mother, Marjorie; two sisters, Denise and Patricia; ...

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Obituaries 12/11/12

Joseph Mascia, 54, Heating Contractor, Of Thornwood

by Lindita Lika   Comment

THORNWOOD, N.Y. – Joseph P. Mascia of Thornwood died suddenly Dec. 7 at his home. He was 54.

He was born March 18, 1958, in Bronxville to John and Lillian Pembrooke Mascia. He was self-employed in the air conditioning and heating business in Queens.

Mascia is survived by his wife, Denise Virgilio Mascia; two sons, Angelo and Anthony Mascia, both of ...

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Obituaries 10/16/12

Elizabeth 'Betty' McGrath, 71, Of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Elizabeth "Betty" A. McGrath of Valhalla died Oct. 12 at White Plains Hospital Center. She was 71.

McGrath was born Jan. 4, 1941, in Bronx, N.Y., to Charles and Anna Busch. She worked as an accountant for Campus Premium Car Dealership in New Rochelle.

She was predeceased by her first husband, Lloyd Abrams, in 1992 and a stepson, Thomas McGrath, in ...

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Obituaries 10/11/12

Earl Griffin, 83, Valhalla Real Estate Appraiser

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Earl W. Griffin of Valhalla died Sept. 18 at the age of 83. 

He was born July 2, 1929, to Daniel and Emma Volmers Griffin. He graduated from White Plains High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. A carpenter, Griffin built many homes with Griffin & Griffin Corp. He retired as a real estate appraiser from Empire State Federal ...

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Obituaries 08/22/12

Frank Arndt, 46, Formerly Of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Frank W. Arndt, a former Valhalla resident, died Aug. 19. He was 46.  

He was born Aug. 23, 1965, in White Plains to Frank and Connie Castelli Arndt. Most recently a member of ...

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Obituaries 07/19/12

Thomas Horan, 82, Valhalla Religious Ed. Teacher

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. - Thomas "Bud" J. Horan, a former religious education teacher at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Valhalla, died July 17 in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 82.  

Horan was a former resident of Peekskill and North White Plains. He joined the New York Air National Guard at the age of 20 as a private and retired as a lieutenant colonel after 32 ...

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Neighbors 05/25/12

Katherine Mercadante, 89, of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Katherine Mercadante of Valhalla died May 23 at her residence. She was 89.  

She was born Sept. 23, 1922, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Luigi and Rose Cerasoli Iannucci. Mercadante operated Budget Dry cleaners in the Bronx with her late husband, Felix. Before moving to Valhalla, she was a longtime resident of Yonkers.

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Neighbors 05/10/12

Valhalla Salon Owner Tanya Frisoli Dies at 40

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Tanya M. Frisoli of Valhalla died May 8. She was 40. 

The daughter of Leonard and Rocchina Buonassisi Frisoli, she was born Sept. 16, 1971 in White Plains. Frisoli owned and operated Tanya Michelle Hair Salon on Columbus Avenue in Valhalla. 

She is survived by her parents, Leonard and Rocchina, of Pleasantville; a brother, Gregory ...

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Neighbors 05/07/12

Helen Hoffarth, 85, Formerly of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

SOMERS, N.Y. – Helen M. Hoffarth of Somers died May 4 at White Plains Hospital Center. She was 85.  

Hoffarth was a retired accounting supervisor for New York Telephone Co. in White Plains, and a former longtime resident of Valhalla. 

She was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Yonkers to Charles and Lauretta Oakley Schatz. She was a member of the Katonah Women's ...

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Neighbors 04/25/12

Elizabeth Ciulla, 93, Longtime Valhalla Resident

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Elizabeth H. Ciulla, of Valhalla, died April 23 at her home. She was 93. 

A longtime resident, Ciulla was a parishioner of Holy Name of Jesus Church in Valhalla. 

She was born May 15, 1918 in New York City, the daughter of Edward and Ida Ulrich Marron. On Oct. 19, 1947, she married James V. Ciulla. He predeceased her on Nov. 18, ...

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Neighbors 04/23/12

Helen Laga, 96, Formerly of Valhalla

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Helen Lega, 96, of Dunedin, Fla., died peacefully on April 9.  

Lega was a resident of Valhalla for many years. Married to the late Sam Lega, she was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.  

She was predeceased by two daughters, Carol and Barbara (Bob) Ingenito. Lega is survived by a son, Robert (Mary) Lega, of ...

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Neighbors 03/27/12

Stone, Valhalla Nurse, Dies at 71

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VALHALLA, N.Y. - Joan J. Stone of Valhalla, died March 25 at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow. She was 71.

She was born on Dec. 12, 1940 to the late John and Marie Cronin in Mt. Vernon. A self-employed registered nurse, Stone was an active parishioner at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Valhalla. There, she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society and the ...

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