All Obituaries

Lelia Patricia Finnegan (nee Feighan) of Pearl River, NY and previously longtime resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, died peacefully at her home at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2022.  She was 92 years old.   Mrs. Finnegan was born to Michael Feighan (d. December 29, 1970) and Margaret Alice Feighan (nee O’Loughlin) (d. June 13, 1948) on March 26, 1930 in Sheetrim townland near the small village of Cullyhanna in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.  While...

Michael Higgins of Pearl River, NY died on Thursday July 28th in his home.  He was 64 years old.  Michael worked as a firefighter for the city of New York from 1982-2011.  He worked in the south Bronx at ladder 42 and then moved onto work at ladder 19.  Michael retired as a lieutenant. Michael Higgins was born in Deer Park Long Island on October 16th 1957 to Jack and Anna (McGinty) Higgins.   Michael was the fourth of five children and is survived by his parents...

Maryann T. Walsh a long-time resident of Orangeburg, NY passed away Thursday July 14, 2022. Maryann was born on July 14, 1959 to the late Joseph and Kathleen (Hughes) Walsh. Maryann attended school in South Orangetown. She was employed as a Home Health Aide in Rockland County. Maryann is survived by her siblings Joseph (Jeanne) Walsh of Jupiter Florida, James(Lisa) Walsh of Blauvelt, Christine Walsh (Nanuet), nieces Katrina Mouquin, Erin Barschdorf, Cristina Bermudez, Nicole Bermudez and...

William Joseph Tomford of Pearl River, NY, passed away peacefully in his home on July 20, 2022. He was 84 years old. Mr. Tomford (Bill) was born on January 21, 1938 in Jamaica, Queens to William and Katherine (Giegerich) Tomford.  Bill attended Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NY, graduating in 1956. He also earned a Bachelor’s Degree of History from St. John’s University in 1972.  Bill proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961. He had...

James Thomas Corcoran sadly passed away on Tuesday July 19th, 2022 in Georgetown, Delaware where he and his wife Deborah Corcoran resided. The son of John and Eileen Corcoran, he was born on April 4th, 1959 in the Bronx and grew up in Orangeburg, N.Y. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend who was loved by all. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Deborah Corcoran; daughter Keri Brogan and son in law Christopher Brogan; daughter Kathryn Berckman and...

Kathleen (née McGowan) Donegan (93) a long-time resident of Pearl River, NY passed away Monday July 18, 2022 surrounded by her family.  Kathleen was born June 27, 1929 to the late Patrick and Nora (nee Clarke/Carney) McGowan of County Leitrim.  Beloved wife of the late John P. Donegan, loving mother to the late John Jr., Maura (Rodney) Ray, and Eileen (Chris) Cording. Sweetest Nanny to Erika, Katherine, Jack, Erin & Bridget, loving great-grandmother to Londyn and...

Joseph B. Clarke passed away on July 16, 2022, at the age of 85 in Orangeburg, NY.  A long-time resident of Pearl River, NY, Joe served as the Superintendent of Parks, Recreation and Building Maintenance for the Town of Orangetown NY from 1969 to his retirement in November of 1996.  His pride and joy, Joe expanded the parkland in the town to over 500 acres for the pleasure and enjoyment of all, inclusive of Blue Hill Golf Course, a 27-hole facility in the town, Veteran’s Park...

Mr. Brendan Castronuovo, a Rockland County, NY native, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, June 27, 2022. He was 46.  Brendan was the owner and proprietor of Buckwild Towing from 2006-2019. Brendan was a long-time member of the Tallman Fire Department, where driving fire trucks and pumping at fires were a passion he always loved. Brendan loved being the biggest goofball in any situation, he loved to make people laugh, and his laugh was infectious. He enjoyed his lunchtime...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our precious son and brother, John Patrick Screene III, who died unexpectedly at his home in Pearl River on Saturday, June 25, 2022. John was born on January 12, 2000 in Valhalla, NY to John and Mary Brosnan Screene.  He graduated from Clarkstown South High School in 2020 and continued his education at Rockland Boces Project Search job-training program at Good Samaritan Hospital where he graduated last week.  John was so...