Tributes to local residents who have passed away
Marianne E. Steiner, who fled Nazi Germany as a girl by enrolling as a student in Belgium and England and went on to live the American Dream, died Friday. She was 101. Known for her unshakably optimistic attitude, Ms. Steiner
Read MoreBruce Bellom, of Peekskill, NY passed away on March 1, 2021 at Westchester Medical Center with the love of his life, Linda Belger, by his side following a month-long battle with COVID-19. He was 66 years old. Bruce was born
Read MoreKenneth Robert Carr, 73, of North Palm Beach, Fla. and New Milford, Conn., embarked on to his next adventure quietly, courageously and peacefully on Feb. 11 at his home in Florida surrounded by family, just as he wished. Over the
Read MoreDanielle Marie Coletta, a sixth-grade English teacher at Mildred E. Strang Middle School in Yorktown, died unexpectedly on Feb. 22 with her family holding her hands. She was 48. Coletta was born Jan. 11, 1973. She attended George Washington Elementary
Read MorePeter W. Hughes, a lifelong Mount Kisco resident, died peacefully at home on Feb. 22. He was 89. Peter was born on July 5, 1931, to the late Victor A. and Ann Finnegan Hughes. He married his wife, Frances Didio,
Read MoreGeorge Vargulick, a retired elementary school teacher, died peacefully on Feb. 17 at home with his family by his side. He was 93. Vargulick was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Fort Pierce, Fla. In the Army in 1945, he served
Read MoreGil “Crying Hawk” Tarbox, a driving force behind the popular Daniel Nimham Pow Wow in Putnam County which celebrated the Wappinger tribe that lived in the area, passed away recently. He was 73. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said that
Read MoreMichael John Harrington of Yorktown Heights passed away on Feb. 15. He was 74. Michael was born in the Bronx on Nov. 21, 1946, to Dennis and Anne Harrington. Mike served honorably in the United Stated Army during the Vietnam
Read MoreRobert J. Spatta of Croton-on-Hudson and formally of Yonkers passed away on Feb. 14. He was 76. Bobby was born Sept. 2, 1944, in Yonkers to John and Clara Spatta. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps during
Read MoreAnnette Mustich died peacefully at her Pleasantville home on Feb. 20 in the presence of her family. She was 91. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jimmy, with whom she shared 70 years of marriage, and their two children,
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