All Obituaries

Donna M. Cornell of Sleepy Hollow died August 9, 2022 after a long illness. Donna was born April 26, 1953 in Tarrytown and was the daughter of Harold and Mary Tornello Cornell. Donna graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in 1971. Donna worked for Westchester County Department of Health in various offices for over 25 years before retiring in 2015. Donna is survived by many cousins. Visitation will be at Coffey Funeral Home on Friday from 4PM to 8PM. A graveside service will be on...

Diana Bucci entered Heaven on August 10th, 2022.  She was born on April 26th, 1936 in Tarrytown, New York, the daughter of Amerigo “Sock” and Felicia “Fanny” Scogna.  She was predeceased by her husband, Robert “Masa” Bucci. Diana was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister to Veronica, “Ronnie” Peterson. She raised...

Emmett Wolfe, a long-time resident of Sleepy Hollow, NY died on August 4, 2022 at age 85 of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Brooklyn on May, 12, 1937 to Ann (Thompson) and Charles Wolfe. With his older brother, Kevin, and younger sister, Ann, Emmett was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help grammar school. At age 14, he went to St. Mary’s College, a minor seminary near Lake Erie run by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists. Emmett went...

Arlene (Rinaldi) Pietretti, 95, longtime resident of Yonkers and most recently of Tarrytown, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday August 5, 2022. Arlene was born on October 12, 1926, in Torrington, CT to Anna and Anthony Rinaldi. In the early 1940’s Arlene sang in the church services at St. Peter’s Church, performed in local theatrical productions and sang on the local Torrington radio station. She married Joseph Pietretti on September 25, 1948. After moving to New York, Arlene...

John A. Balassi, known as Jack, formerly of Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor, died July 26, 2022 at the age of 77. Born in Tarrytown on June 30, 1945, he was the son of Augustine and Margaret Finnegan Balassi. After graduating from Sleepy Hollow High School, Jack went on to earn Bachelors and Masters Degrees. He had a long career as a CPA in both the corporate world and private practice. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Vietnam. On September 23, 1972, Jack married...

Michael Leo Facciola was born on July 31,1957 to Antoinette (nee Prisco) and Leo Facciola in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He was the fourth child of five, spanning 20 years. His early life was marked by the immeasurable loss of his mother, who passed away at 44, when Michael was 5 years old. Coping with this tragedy was made easier, as he lived on the top floor of a 3 family house with his father, sisters and brother. Grandma and Grandpa Prisco lived on the main floor, with his Great Aunt...

Judith Marie Yurkovic, 49 of Rye Brook, NY formally of Sleepy Hollow passed away peacefully with her mom by her side on July 6, 2022 at White Plains Hospital.  Judy graduated Sleepy Hollow High School and earned a Bachelors degree from Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY.  Judy’s career included being an Operations Manager for Greenwich Associates where she was employed for over 20 years.  Judy has always been an athlete, earning 12 varsity letters.  She was a two...

Paul E. Cloutier, of Tarrytown died July 5, 2022 at the age of 93. Paul was born November 22, 1928 in Ste. Juste, Mommagny, Quebec, Canada and was the son of Laureat and Zenaide Cloutier. Paul came to the United States in 1955 and settled in the Tarrytowns where he and his wife Pierrette (Cyr) raised their family. Paul was a founding member of the American French Club in North Tarrytown. He had been a foreman with the A & P corporation. In his retirement, he enjoyed going to Beekman...

John "Buddy" Joseph Barr, Jr., whose life was built around service to country and to others, passed away July 2nd , 2022 in Buffalo, New York after a brief illness at the age of 66. Born to Ann Maureen Quain Barr and John "Jack" Joseph Barr, Sr (deceased) on December 5, 1955 in the village then known as North Tarrytown, NY, Buddy grew up surrounded by a strong and loving family and created friendship bonds that will never be broken.  Buddy spent the last few years...

Ruth E. Fenton of Sleepy Hollow passed away peacefully July 8, 2022 at the age of 100. Ruth was born February 23, 1922 in New Orleans, LA and was the daughter of Frank L. and Elsa D. Herold Nussbaumer. Ruth was a graduate of the Northfield School and Blue Mt. College in Blue Mtn, Mississippi. In 1945, she graduated from the Columbia Presbyterian School of Nursing as a RN. That is where she met her future husband Richard L. Fenton, MD whom she married in New York City in 1946. Ruth was a...