All Obituaries

Peter M. Reynolds, a resident of Pearl River, NY for over 50 years, passed away November 21, 2020.  Mr. Reynolds was born in Hartford, CT to Peter and Nora Reynolds on December 8, 1928.  Following graduation from Power Memorial High School, he served in the Unites States Marine Corps from 1945-1947 being stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Ewa, Hawaii.  After his honorable discharge, Peter obtained a Commercial Pilot’s License and an Associates Degree from City...

Paul Axel Forgacs of Pearl River, NY passed away Tuesday November 17, 2020 at his home. He was 67.  Mr. Forgacs worked for Hudson Valley DDSO in White Plains, NY. He was with the company for 40 years. Paul was born July 20, 1953 in Baltimore, MD to Dr. Joseph and Lillian (Little) Forgacs.  He graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1971. Locally, he was a life long parishioner of St. Margaret R.C. Church. He will be remembered for his love of animals, Motown Music, music trivia...

Annette Elfers of Warwick, NY passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at home.  She was 86. Mrs. Elfers worked as an Administrative Assistant for Champion Paper in West Nyack, NY for over 20 years before retiring. Annette was born August 3, 1934 in Bronx, NY to Alfred and Lina Weigang. On August 19, 1956 she married Donald A. Elfers in New York City. Mrs. Elfers lived in Warwick for the past four years.  Before that she lived in Hamlin, PA from 2000 to 2016 and in Nanuet, NY...

Francis A. Slayne, 83, died peacefully at Nyack Hospital, after a  brief illness. Frank was a 53 year resident of Pearl River, NY.  He was born on Sept. 28th 1937 in Westchester Square Hospital, Bronx NY to John and Mary (Nikolaus) Slayne. He grew up in the Parkchester and Throgs Neck areas. Frank graduated from St. Raymond's School and All Hallows High School. At the age of 19, Frank was hired by New York Telephone as a switchman and retired 38 years later from the Engineering...

Anne Helen Horan (nee Seeney), 95 of Nanuet, NY passed away peacefully at Woodcliff Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 just three days shy of her 96th birthday. Anne was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 6, 1924 to Harold and Helen (nee Sweeney) Seeney.  She was the oldest of three children.  Anne was raised in the Convent of Mercy in Brooklyn, NY.  On May 29, 1949, she married Thomas Horan at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Brooklyn.  She and...

Marguerite Hoermann of Pearl River, NY passed away after a long courageous battle with AD in her home on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.   She was 88.  Mrs. Hoermann worked for Chromalloy in Orangeburg, NY for 17 years retiring in 1995. Marge was born January 17, 1932 in Union City, NJ to Henry and Violette (Hirschi) Bannert.  Locally, she was a member of Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church in Pearl River, where she sang in the choir for many years and an active member of Elmwood...

Judy A. Reagan of Pearl River, New York, died on October20, 2020 from complications of pancreatic cancer.  She was 62 years old.   Ms. Reagan worked as a Benefits Manager at White & Case in New York City. She was born in Flushing, New York to James J. Reagan and Virginia E. Reagan.  She received a BA in Business Administration from Baruch College and an MBA from New York University.    Originally from Flushing, New York, Ms. Reagan lived in Pearl River, New...

Robert Lee Nissen age 79, of Pearl River, NY, went to his Eternal Home, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Northern Manor Multicare Center in Nanuet, NY, ending a long struggle with Huntington’s Disease.  He was an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River.  He worked as a CPA in Denver, Colorado, before retiring in 2010 and moving to Pearl River.   He was born February 12, 1941 in Humphrey, Nebraska, the son of the late Margaret (Koopman) and Ewald...

  Sandra Lynn Pfingst of Pearl River, NY passed away peacefully on October 10, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. She was 77 years old. Sandra was born on September 6, 1943 to Marshall and Jeanette Davis of Monsey, NY. She was the second oldest of four siblings, coming of age in the early 1960s – a period of music and culture that she loved and reminisced about often. She graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1961 and started working at Dexter Press in Pearl River, NY shortly...

Laurence Madigan of Pearl River, NY, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  He was 82. Mr. Madigan was born December 17, 1937 in Moyasta Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland to Laurence and Ann Madigan.  On November 18, 1961 he married Eileen Cronin.  Laurence will be remembered for being a loving and devoted husband, and loving father and grandfather. He is survived by his daughter, Ann Marie O'Mahoney (Jerry) their children, Margaret, Kate and Kevin and son, Dennis...