All Obituaries

Mary Rita Walter of Westchester, NY, died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was 92 years of age, born in Boston on July 28, 1926, to Thomas and Josephine Casey. After graduation from Regis College in 1948, Mary worked at a local newspaper as a writer and clerk.  In 1951, Mary was awarded an assistantship in Fordham University’s English Department. She met her husband, Henry (Hank) Walter at Fordham. Mary and Hank had three sons and five daughters. For 26...

Sr. Hélène Louise (Celine) Zimmerman, RSHM, 90, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, January 15, 2019. Born in New York, NY, on February 10, 1928, to Edward and Helen Sexton Zimmerman, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1948. A gifted musician, Sister Hélène Louise taught and inspired her students with an understanding and love of music at Marymount Secondary School, Tarrytown, NY; Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY; and Marymount...

Marion (Ronnie) Cerbone 7/7/32- 1/12/19- age 86 Ronnie was born to Joseph and Catherine Fairbrother in the Bronx, NY.  She spent her summers as a young girl in Smallwood, NY but it was in the Bronx where she met her husband of 59 years, Raphael.  Ronnie joined the NY telephone company while in high school and worked there for many years until moving to Irvington in 1962.  She spent countless hours on lunch duty and the PTA at Immaculate Conception School while her...

Joseph G. Consula of Croton died unexpectedly on January 9, 2019 at the age of 62. Born in North Tarrytown on November 18, 1956, he was the son of Joseph Consula and Patsy Hughes Consula. He was a graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School. Joseph was a member of the Croton Yacht Club where he was currently serving as Rear Commodore. He is survived by his mother Patsy (Raymond) Tourigney, his sons Joseph and Derek Consula, and his sisters Barbara DePaolo, Amy Anderson and Regina Jones. He is...

Alice Bohuniek of Sleepy Hollow died January 8, 2019 peacefully at home. She was 89. Born in Luxembourg on February 27, 1929, she was the daughter of Emil and Catherine Schwarz Schmit. Alice came to the United States in 1951 and married Charles Bohuniek in Holy Cross Church on December 23, 1951. She had been a parishioner of Holy Cross Church and then St. Teresa of Avila Church. She was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Seniors, the Leisure Club and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order...

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Lorrie (Loretta) Ellen Morris Sullivan died unexpectedly on December 21, 2018. She was born on December 4, 1937 to George and Marie (Lynch) Morris in the Highbridge Section of the Bronx. She is survived by her siblings John Morris and Joanne Adamson and predeceased by her brother Stephen Morris. Lorrie attended Sacred Heart Grammar School and St. Catherine’s High School where she graduated early. Lorrie’s adventurous spirit took her on a cross-country road trip, with her best...

Margaret Pesick, a longtime Irvington resident died December 14, 2018 at the age of 80. Born in Tarrytown on February 3, 1938, she was the daughter of Joseph Charles and Anna C. Evan Kolarich, Jr. For more than 30 years, she was a secretary for BOCES in Rye Brook. For many years she was also the organist and singer at Holy Cross Church in North Tarrytown. She was married to Stephen Pesick who predeceased her in 2010. Margaret is survived by her loving children Stephen (Maria) of Carmel;...

James H. Reidy, a longtime Tarrytown resident died December 17, 2018 at the age of 89. Born in the Bronx, he was the son of John and Lorette Huvane Reidy. James served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean War. He went on to have a successful career as an attorney in New York City. He will be remembered as an avid golfer, skier, and football fan but most of all as a husband, devoted father and an adoring grandfather. He is survived by his wife Ruthie, his son Greg (Kathleen)...