All Obituaries

Sharon Freyne (Hamilton) of Pearl River, NY, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Nyack Hospital.  She was 51. Sharon was born January 23, 1968 in Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland to Joseph and Winifred (Foley) Freyne.   She was educated in Castlerea, Roscommon and graduated from Convent of Mercy in 1985.  Sharon has lived in Pearl River for the past 17 years.  Before that, she lived in Woodside, NY from 1987 to 2001 and Castlerea, Ireland from 1968 to...

Richard (Rick) Babcock of Pearl River, NY passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home.  He was 59. Rick was a journeyman for the Local 363 IBEW for many years until 2009.  Rick was born November 7, 1959 in Suffern, NY to Kenneth and Joan Babcock. He was a graduate of Pearl River High School, Class of 1977. Locally, he was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 329, Pearl River.   Rick will be remembered for his quick wit, one liners, love of the bass...

On February 9, 2019, Lewis Blair Brundage of Pearl River died at Hackensack Hospital, New Jersey, at the age of 87.   Mr. Brundage was born September 3, 1931 in Nyack, New York to Lewis and Margaret Blair Brundage. He grew up in Pearl River and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1951. He then joined the US Army in 1952, excelling right from the start, earning Soldier of the Month during training. He joined the 82nd Airborne and served until1954, attaining the rank of...

Alice Rollwagen  Visiting will be held Tuesday February 12, 2019 from 4 PM - 7PM.  A prayer service will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday at the funeral home with burial to follow at Oakland Cemetery Yonkers, NY. 

Frank Porco of Pearl River, NY, a resident for 49 years, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at his home.  He was 78. Mr. Porco worked as an engineer for Nyack Hospital for 41 years before retiring. He was a member of Local 30. Frank was born April 9, 1940 in Carolei, Cosenza, Italy to Antonio and Ermina Porco.  On September 2, 1967 he married  Rosina at Immaculate Conception in Bronx, NY.  Frank will be remembered as a loving husband, father and...

Curtisteen Walter, longtime resident of Pearl River, NY, died of natural causes on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Nyack Hospital. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Walter was a retired data processor for Africa Inland Mission. She was a long-standing member of Grace Baptist Church in Nanuet. Mrs. Walter was born Sept. 26, 1928, in Etowah, TN, to Bascom Burl Fowler and Ethyl Gertrude Fowler (nee Curtis). She was educated in Oakdale, TN, and graduated from high school in 1946. On May...

Leland C. Smith, 96, of Chestnut Ridge NY, formerly of Pearl River and Cooperstown NY, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Promenade Assisted Living on Wednesday January 30, 2019.   Leland was born on February 5, 1922 in Cooperstown, NY to Ethel and Charles Smith.  He died less than a week before his 97th birthday.  He married Genevieve Gandle on September 15, 1945, soon after returning from his service as a US Marine.  He was a member of the ‘Greatest...

PEARL RIVER, NY.  Michael George Lang passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 in Colorado Springs, CO.  He was born on October 8, 1981 to Kenneth M. and Susan A. Lang.  He was a 1999 graduate of Pearl River High School, a Graduate of the United States Military Academy, Class of 2004, and a graduate of Penn State where he earned his MBA in 2012.  He proudly served in the United States Army from 2004 to 2009 attaining the rank of Captain.  He deployed to Iraq during...

John F. O’Grady passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside on January 26, 2019, he was 81 years old.  John was born in Jersey City on September 11, 1937, to Joseph and Margaret (O’Rourke) O’Grady and lived most of his life in the Bronx.   After serving in the United States Navy, John joined the New York City Police Department in 1959.  He served the NYPD for 20 years, retiring from Manhattan’s 20 Pct. It was during his days as a young...

Paris Papasophocles of Nanuet, NY, passed away on January 24, 2019.  He was 94. Paris was born August 23, 1924 in Labythos, Cyprus to Sophocles and Irene Papasophocles. He is survived by his son Gus, and wife, Gloria; daughter, Irene Miller and husband, Brian and son Sophocles .  Paris is also survived by his grandchildren, Angela, Nicholas, Tyler, Eric and Cassandra and great granddaughter Gia. He is predeceased by his...