All Obituaries

Michael Russo, of Haverstraw and a longtime Sleepy Hollow resident, died September 17, 2019. He was 59. Mr. Russo was born March 6, 1960 to Thomas and Eleanor Russo in North Tarrytown. He worked as a truck driver for Bonded Concrete. He is survived by his wife Virginia of Haverstraw and his siblings: Antoinette (Sean) Gallagher, Frances (Alex) Capocci, and Joseph (Sylvia) Russo. He was predeceased by his sister Joanne Hodges. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-6 PM at COFFEY FUNERAL...

Sol Stein, writer and author passed away peacefully in his Tarrytown home on September 19, 2019 at the age of 92. His family was at his side. Born in Chicago, IL on October 13, 1926, he was the son of Louis and Zelda Zam Stein. Sol served proudly in the United States Army during World War II. Surviving are his wife Edith T. Shapiro and his children Kevin, Jeffrey, Leland, Andrew, David, Elizabeth and Robin, his step-son as well as his grandchildren. Private services with Military Honors...

Alexander E. Kalinowski of Peekskill died September 13, 2019 at the age of 90. Born in Yonkers on November 5, 1928, he was the son of Walter and Barbara Kopek Kalinowski. He served proudly in the United States Army from 1950-1952 and he went on to have a long career with the NYC Transit Authority. In retirement, Alexander had lived in Ocean City, MD and Annapolis, MD. Later in life he came back to the area living in Montrose, Croton and finally in Peekskill. He was married to Dorothy...

Kytsa Kyriakidis, a longtime resident of Sleepy Hollow passed away September 14, 2019 after a long illness. She was 84. Born in Alonakia, Greece on September 5, 1935, she was the daughter of Theodore and Sona Tsolakidou Tsekeridis. Kytsa was married to Paul Kyriakidis, and along with their three children they emigrated to Tarrytown in September 1969, joining her mother and brother to provide better opportunities for her family.  In addition to raising her family she was a seamstress...

Sr. Patrick Cunningham, RSHM, 86, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, September 12, 2019. Born Noreen Cunningham in Floral Park, NY to Thomas and Mary Rattigan Cunningham, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1950. She was a teacher at St. Catharine’s, Brooklyn, NY; St Andrew’s, Sag Harbor, NY; Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Manhattan, NY, where she was also principal. She was a nurse at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital, Manhattan, NY; Marymount...

Angelo Fortugno, a long time resident of Yonkers died peacefully on September 10, 2019  at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie at the age of 88. The proud son of Italian immigrants, Arcangelo Fortugno and Lauretta Fortugno (Giordano), he was born February 9, 1931 in the Bronx, NY, the youngest of seven children all of whom pre-deceased him. After graduating from high school, he served his country honorably in the Army during the Korean War. In 1954 he married his loving and...

Sr. Bernardine Hoban RSHM, 89, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, September 8, 2019. Born in  Co. Mayo, Ireland, to Thaddeus and Winifred Hastings Hoban, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1947. She taught at Gerard School. NYC; St. Bridget School, Richmond, VA; St. Andrew School, Sag Harbor, NY; and Marymount School, London, England; was principal at St. John School, McLean, VA and St. Anne School, Garden City, NY; and was superior of the Sacred Heart of...

Joan V. Wald, a resident of Tarrytown since 1992 died August 29, 2019 at the age of 86. Joan was born in New York, NY on December 18, 1932 and was the daughter of Margaret Carberry and Austin Tierney. Joan had a long career with Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Field Sales Representative. She was a parishioner of Transfiguration Church, a member of the Tarrytown Seniors and a long-time volunteer at Warner Library. She will be remembered for her strength and sense of adventure. She had a love of...

Ann Marie Wagner Ann Marie Wagner, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20th, at her Orwigsburg home of 47 years. She was born in New York City on July 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Eileen (Minahan) and Michael Keane. She married Harry C. Wagner on June 23, 1956, and they enjoyed 41 happily married years together until his death in 1997. In the years following his passing, Ann Marie lived her life fully and independently, frequently traveling to spend time with her four...

Salvatore Cavallaro, 98, a long-time resident of Glen Head, NY, passed away on August 26, 2019 in Rye Brook, NY. A first generation Italian-American, he was born on April 5, 1921 in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx. The youngest of three children, his parents were a stone mason and a fashion embroiderer. As a young man, he apprenticed as a plumber; however his older sister, a high school teacher, encouraged him to attend college. After graduating from Pratt Institute with a degree in...