All Obituaries

Helen M. Manca , a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow passed away peacefully on May 16th, 2020. Born in North Tarrytown on October 17, 1916, she was the daughter of John and Anna Kolesik Manca. After attending North Tarrytown High School she enjoyed a career as a Dental Assistant which lasted a lifetime.Helen was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Seniors and a longtime parishioner of Holy Cross Church and St. Teresa of Avila. As one of Sleepy Hollow’s centenarians she loved living on the...

Silvia Espino of Dobbs Ferry died May 15, 2020 at the age of 63. Silvia was born in Guatemala on September 24, 1966 and was the daughter of Serafino Moscoso and Maria Castellanos. Silvia came to the United States at the age of 18 to start a new life. Currently she had been working as a Home Health Aide. Surviving are her loving children Edward Espino, Martha Miranda, Aileen Espino and Brenda Linares as well as her extended family. Private family services will be held on May 29, 2020...

Teresa Josephine Pejkovic, lovingly known as Nan, was  a lifelong resident of Tarrytown passed away May 13, 2020 at the age of 98. Teresa was born in Boscoreale, Italy on September 19, 1921, she was the daughter of Michael and Concetta Auriemmo Dolcetti. Teresa attended Washington Irving High School.  She married Michael J. Pejkovic on September 3, 1944 at Immaculate Conception Church in Sleepy Hollow.  Teresa’s husband Michael J. Pejkovic, predeceased her on June 8,...

Katharine Elizabeth Hennessey, a longtime Sleepy Hollow resident died May 12, 2020 at the age of 71 following a long illness. Katharine was born in Fort Monroe, VA on October 29, 1948 and was the daughter of Herbert O. and Evelyn L. Robinson Harris. She earned a degree from Pace University and went on to get her RN from Westchester Community College. She was a nurse in White Plains Hospital for many years. Katharine had been a Deacon at the Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns where she was a...

Marie Teresa Rucano, a longtime White Plains resident died May 12, 202 at the age of 92. Born in Brooklyn on July 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Frank and Marie Alino Rucano. Marie had been employed for many years in the Housekeeping Department at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY In 2007, she relocated to the Springvale Apartments in Croton, NY. Marie outlived all of her family. She is survived by her friends in Springvale. After cremation, she will be placed in the columbarium...

Reginald W. Laite, a longtime resident of Sleepy Hollow, died on May 12, 2020 of cancer at age 89.  The eldest of four brothers, Reg was born on October 2, 1930 in St. John’s, Newfoundland to Chesley and Flora (Simms) Laite.  After his high school years in Brewer, Maine he served four years in the U.S. Air Force and subsequently earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. In 1958 he married Tarrytown native Elizabeth Mack and embarked on a career...

  Steven Patrick Brabazon of Sleepy Hollow, NY, died May 10, 2020. He was 63. Steven was born on October 22, 1956 and raised in the Bronx, NY by John and Patricia Brabazon. He worked as a Banker at Citibank in New York City for 40 years. In his second career, he was a professor at NYIT and Monroe College. He is survived by his wife Anna; his son John; his daughter Jenna and his extended family Billy, Cathy, and Michelle Morhous.  

Diana L. Walpuck, a lifelong resident of Tarrytown, NY, died on May 8, 2020, at the age of 83, in her home, surrounded by loved ones. Diana is survived by her three sons, Robert, John, and David Walpuck, her sister, Evelyn Laird Buonanno, eight grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, John Walpuck, and her beloved brother, Peter Laird.  Born in Tarrytown on April 29, 1937 to Robert and Isabel Weeks Laird (who passed away in...

Mary Louise McCadden Toich, 64, entered eternal peace on Friday, May 8, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Mary Lou, born in White Plains, NY, was the daughter of the late Henry J. McCadden III and Catherine C. McCadden. Formerly of Ossining, NY, Mary Lou resided in Manahawkin, NJ and Bradenton, FL.  Mary Lou graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York University.  After earning her Master’s Degree at Concordia...