All Obituaries

Peter W. Engel of Orangeburg, NY,  formerly a resident of  Pearl River, NY for 29 years, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Nyack Hospital.  He was 64. Mr. Engel was a salesman for international shipping companies for 30 years.  Peter was born October 22, 1954 in New York City to Walter and Rose Engel. Locally, he was a member of A. O. H. Division 3 and drummer in the band, Little League coach and lector at St. Margaret’s Church. Peter will be remembered for...

Donald Flotard of Pearl River, NY, passed at the age of 85 on December 8, 2018. Mr. Flotard was born in Cresskill, NJ to Louis and Mae (Schweikart) Flotard. He was a retired pipe fitter for the United Water Company. Prior to his employment with the water company, Donald served proudly in the United States Navy onboard the USS Whitley and the USS Neptune.  He received the Good Conduct Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Europe) and the National Defense Service Medal. Upon his return...

After over 92 years of living a life of love, grace and faith, Irene Bogdanski of Rockland County passed away on December 3rd, peacefully in her home. She is survived by her 3 daughters, MaryAnn, Martha and Chrissy and 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She joins many family members in heaven, including her husband Joe, her son Joseph and her grandson Hank.   Irene was loved dearly by her family and friends (old and new). Her love of life and presence as the matriarch of the...

Kathleen Gavigan of Pearl River, NY passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018.  She was 83. Kathleen worked as an accounts payable clerk for Arnold Bakery in Greenwich, CT for 15 years before retiring in 1988. Kathleen was born August 9, 1935 in Bronx, NY to David and Mary O’Sullivan. She was educated in the Bronx and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1951 at the age of 16.  On December 26, 1959 she married Thomas Gavigan at St. Jerome R. C. Church in Bronx, NY. Locally,...

Marlene Joy Lang of Nanuet, NY, a resident for 41 years, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 at her home.  Marlene was born June 30  in South Plainfield, NJ. She is survived by her husband, Walter C. Lang of Nanuet; daughter, Melissa and husband Gregory Seid of Nanuet and two brothers, Lawrence and Roger Pearly of NJ. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:00 am Tuesday at St. Margaret R. C. Church, Pearl River, NY.  Burial will follow at St. Anthony Cemetery,...

Anne F. Burke of Chestnut Ridge, NY, passed away on November 27, 2018 at the age of 86.  She was born May 14, 1932, in the Inwood section of Manhattan, and was the daughter of Arthur T. Daly Sr. and Mae (nee) Moerler, both deceased.  She is survived by her loving children, Martin Higgins, and daughter-in-law Joanna; daughter Anne-Marie Manasier and son-in-law Christopher; and daughter Patricia Burke and companion Thomas Quirk. She is also survived by her greatest legacy,...

Toni Alesandro Taussi of New City, NY, formerly of Greenwich Village and the Inwood section of Manhattan, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018.  She was 91. Toni was born June 19, 1927 in Manhattan to Rocco and Rose Alesandro. She will be remembered as a wonderful homemaker, loving mother and grandmother who provided us with a lot of laughs.  She is survived by her children; David, Michael (Lee) and Frank (Colette) Taussi and grandchildren, Michael, Christopher, Victoria,...

Gavin T. McGarry (Nova) of Pearl River, NY passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018.  He was 19. Gavin was a graduate of Pearl River HS in 2017 and currently a student at Champlain College in Burlington, VT.  Gavin was a loving child and sibling,  born July 7, 1999 in Virginia Beach, VA to Thomas and Kim McGarry. He is survived by parents, Tom and Kim and brother, Liam. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11:00 am Friday at St. Aedan R. C. Church, Pearl River. ...

Ellen P. Murphy, 85, formerly of Spring Valley, NY and Leesburg, FL passed away peacefully on November 21, 2018 with family at her side. Born Ellen Philomena Clifford of Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, She was employed for 25 years by the East Ramapo School District in the Cafeteria program. Fondly referred to as Nana, she enjoyed traveling the country to see family and loved her summer visits to family in Ireland. She will be sadly missed by her three children Donna Crowe of Fernandina Beach,...

Patricia “Pat” “Trish” A. Mucciolo, 57, of Pearl River, passed away at her home in Whiting, NJ on 11/11/18. She was born in Nyack hospital on 6/20/61.  Patricia was a graduate of North Rockland High School.  She was married at St. Anthony’s Church in Nanuet to Peter Mucciolo, Jr.  She is a loving mother to her three children Peter III, Daniel, and Megan Mucciolo of Pearl River. Patricia is also survived by her mother Betty Coho, of Whiting, NJ;...