All Obituaries

James Martin, a longtime resident of White Plains died February 23, 2020 at the age of 86. James was born on September 24, 1033 in Tuskegee, Alabama. He was the son of Robert and Georgia Ann Moore Martin. James was retired after having worked for many years for the Department of Sanitation in the City of White Plains. He was predeceased by his wife Josephine. James is survived by his son James Martin of Akron, OH; his grandchildren James Latice Martin of Whitmere, SC, Mauris Germaine...

Elizabeth (Elsie) Cancro, age 101, passed away peacefully on February 5, at Cedar Manor in Ossining, NY. Elsie was born on March 29, 1918 in Tarrytown, the daughter of Pauline(Glass) and John Bell. She graduated from Irvington HS in 1934 at age 15 and attended New Paltz Normal School graduating in 1937 with a provisional teaching license. She began teaching Kindergarten at Penny Bridge and for the East Irvington Schools for 9 years.  She continued her education in the summers at...

Sr. Josephine (Sr. Alphonsus), Rooney RSHM, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, NY, Sunday, February 23, 2020. Born in Co. Down, Ireland, on May 24, 1922, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Ireland in 1941. Sr. Josephine taught at Marymount School of New York, at Sacred Heart of Mary Academy, Bronx, NY, at the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Sag Harbor. She also taught at RSHM schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in Bogota and Medellin, Colombia. She was a...

John A. Cullen, a lifelong resident of Tarrytown died February 8, 2020 at the age of 74. John was born in Tarrytown on March 3, 1945 and was the son of John J. and Eloise Johnson Cullen. After his service in the U.S. Army, John went on to work for NY Telephone in various capacities and locations. He retired after 41 years of service to the company. He was a life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Sleepy Hollow. John will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Gary S. Clark, a lifelong resident of the Tarrytowns, died February 3, 2020. He was 67. Mr. Clark was born on April 6, 1952 to Thomas F. and Thordis Petersen Clark in North Tarrytown. He as a 1970 graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School where he played football and basketball. He was a plumber for Local 21 and served as Shop Steward for many years. He is survived by his sister Patricia Johnson  of Rockhill, NY and his niece Rebecca Johnson. He is also survived by many aunts, cousins, and...

Raymond C. Schroeder, a Tarrytown resident for more than 30 years died February 6, 2020 at Calvary Hospital. Raymond was born in Brooklyn on July 20, 1955 and was the son of Alfred and Rosemary Weber Schroeder. The family moved to Massapequa, Long Island where Ray graduated from Massapequa High School. He went on to graduate from SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Geneseo. He had been working for PIX11 up until his illness no longer allowed him to. He loved to travel and especially loved visiting...

  Aileen Carroll, a longtime resident of Springvale died February 6, 2020 at the age of 91. Born in Queens on September 15, 1928, she was the daughter of James and Emily Reimers Carroll. She is survived by her niece Joan B. Carroll, nephews Brendan and Liam Carroll, her niece Barbara Brickley and nephew James Brickley. Her Funeral Mass was Saturday February 8, 2020 at St. Augustine's Church in Ossining followed by interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Yonkers.  

Miguel S. Cruz of White Plains died February 1, 2020 after a long illness. He was 76. Born in Portugal on March 13, 1943, he was the son of Antonio and Maria Claridade Cruz. Miguel came to the United State about 50 years ago and settled in the Tarrytowns. On February 19, 1984, he married Gorgonia Cambillo in St. Teresa of Avila Church. Miguel was a jeweler by trade and he was able to fix all kinds of watches and clocks. He operated his own business Michael’s Time in Harrison for many...

Emma C. Doherty of Tarrytown died January 28, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Cuba on January 9, 1931, she was one of 12 children born to Eduardo and Maria Flores Hernandez. After coming to the United States and settling in Tarrytown, she met James Thomas Doherty whom she later married. They settled in Tarrytown where they raised their children Kathleen and James. Emma worked for many years as a nutritionist for the County of Westchester. She was a member...

Eugene T. Diskin, of Highland, NY died January 25, 2020 at the age of 82. Born in the Bronx on February 1, 1937, he was the son of Thomas F. and Mary C. McKnight Diskin. He was the oldest of the 5 Diskin brothers. His father died when he was only 12 years old so he pitched in and helped his mother in every way he could. He was retired from Con Edison where he had worked for 44 years. Eugene and his wife Anita (Arndt) also ran a Bed and Breakfast, The Sunrise House, in the Catskills in...