All Obituaries

Lucy G. Silverthorne was born December 12th, 1923 in New York City and grew up in Tarry Town, NY.  She passed away April 24th, 2019 at her home in El Paso.  She is preceded in death by her father, Frank Giampiccolo, and her mother, Frances La Carrubba, who both immigrated to New York from Ragusa, Italy in the early 1900’s. They were wed in 1920 and remained married for 50 years. Lucy was also preceded in death by her three siblings; John Giampiccolo, Theresa Di Michele and...

Michelle Garcia, 41, of Yonkers and formerly of Sleepy Hollow died unexpectedly on May 6, 2019. She was born in North Tarrytown on August 11, 1977 and was the daughter of Carlos and Silvia Chirino Garcia. Michelle is survived by her children Jariza and Justin, her parents Carlos and Silvia Garcia and her sister Cynthia (Diosvany) Mesa as well as her nephew Carlos and niece Claudia. Visitation will be at Coffey Funeral Home on Friday from 4PM to 8PM. Her Funeral Mass will be on Saturday at...

Marion Lieblich Fraternale, wife of over fifty years to Ladd Fraternale, died on May 2, 2019. She was the proud daughter of Irene and Samuel Lieblich. Marion graduated from George W. Hewlett High School on Long Island and went on to study art at Bard College. She later became the Vice President of Corporate Design at Macy’s New York before starting her own graphic design firm FAI Design Group, Inc.  On December 16, 1967 she married Ladd and together they raised three daughters:...

James J. Donovan of Kure Beach, NC died April 24, 2019 at the age of 86. Born in Tarrytown on January 14, 1933, he was the son of Augustine and Mary Walker Donovan.  Jim was raised in North Tarrytown and graduated from North Tarrytown High School in 1951. He went on to serve in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954. He served in the 505th Infantry of the 82nd Airborne. Jim became a plumber and worked mostly for Union Local 21. Jim raised his family in Irvington and later retired to...

Robert L. Citarell passed away on April 26, 2019. The son of Louis and Grace Citarell of New York and Yonkers he was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. A graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Manhattan College, a retired U.S. Air Force Captain, he served as a pilot in Strategic Air Command. His business career was spent in management positions with Trans World and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He served as a member and President of the Irvington Board of Education, as a member of the...

William B. Pennell of Sleepy Hollow, NY died on April 29, 2019 at the age of 83.  Bill Pennell was born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio.  He attended Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and went on to a partnership at the firm of Shearman & Sterling. His passions were his family, travel, good company and the arts. He lived a full, robust, rewarding life up to the end.  He is survived by his wife of 61, Peggy years as well as his children Kate and...

Maria A. Fulgieri of Tarrytown died April 9, 2019 at the age of 61. Maria was born in Brooklyn on October 6, 1957 and was the daughter of Alphonse and Maria Furino Fulgieri. Maria was a graduate of Fordham Law School and had been an attorney with the firm of Parsons and Whittemore in Rye Brook, NY until she retired. She is survived by her sister-in-law Gloria Fulgieri of Tarrytown and her nieces Allison (Max Carroll) Fulgieri and Melissa (Kevin Sweeney) Fulgieri. She was predeceased by her...

Sr. Evelyn (Patrick) Gill, RSHM, 82, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, April 16, 2019. Born in Co. Mayo, Ireland, to Patrick and Rose McEvilly Gill, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Tarrytown in 1952. Sr. Evelyn ministered at Marymount School, Tarrytown, NY; Sacred Heart of Mary High School, Rolling Meadows, IL; the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Manhattan, NY; Mother Butler High School, Bronx, NY; and Marymount University, Arlington, VA. She was the...

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Gloria Donovan: Born  Gloria Louise Delventhal July 13, 1925 in Bronx, NY Graduated from Walton High School in June 1941. She joined the Motor Corp of the Red Cross and delivered blood plasma to the blood banks during World War II. Mom became a secretary for CBS, PWG in New York City, the Englewood New Jersey Hospital, and The Osborn Home in Rye, NY for 23 years before retiring.   She married John Carlson in 1953 and they lived in Mamaroneck NY for 28 years. In Mamaroneck she...