Obituaries

Robert John Vangor, a Mahopac resident, died Aug. 26 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 90. Vangor was born in Yonkers to John and Mary Vangor. Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his brother,

Gary Richard White, a lifelong Peekskill resident, died Sept. 6 from pancreatic cancer at Westchester Medical Center. He was 70. Born on Sept. 13, 1949, he attended Lakeland High School where he met the love of his life, Valerie Gornie.

Nicholas Bellomo, 24, a Yorktown Heights resident and son of Rudolph and Rosalia Bellomo, passed unexpectedly on Aug. 8. He was a 2014 honors student graduate of Lakeland High School. He went on to excel at Westchester Community College, graduating

Lloyd Hubert Reed, a Somers resident, died Sept. 1 at home. He had celebrated his 98th birthday on July 31. Reed was born and raised in Washington D.C. He came from a long lineage of academics who were on the

Made in Italy 100 years ago and aged to perfection, Josephine Castaldo of Mohegan Lake died Aug. 31. Castaldo was born on Mar. 8, 1920, in Brusciano, Italy to Luigi and Adelina Ambra. She married Joseph Castaldo on Oct. 2,

Scott Allan Ralls, a Cortlandt resident, died Sept. 3. He was 56. Ralls was born on Mar. 24, 1964, in Herrin Ill. and was raised in Benton, Ill. by his mother Donna K. Smith and Charles Smith. He graduated from

Frances Oliva Jensen, a Mohegan Lake resident, died Aug. 21. She was 82. Jensen was born in the Bronx on Apr. 13, 1938, to Rocco and Mary Oliva. She and her husband, Larry, worked side by side to build and

James Kopfensteiner, a Cortlandt resident, died Aug. 20. He was 80. Kopfensteiner, better known as Big Jim or Mr. Kopf, was born Feb. 17, 1940, in Bath, Pa. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1961 and was

Jagger Michael Diem, a resident of Ossining, died suddenly on Aug. 25. He was 18. Diem was born in New York City on Oct. 30, 2001, and lived in Ossining for the past year. He was a 2019 Fox Lane

Joan A. Capone, a Yorktown resident, died Aug. 21. She was 79. Capone was born Feb. 16, 1941, in the Bronx to Joseph and Adele Forzano. On Oct. 24, 1971, she married Jim Capone at Holy Family Church in the