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Caroline Iovanna, 96, Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. — Longtime Stamford resident Caroline Iovanna died Monday, May 9. She was 96.
A Stamford resident of 64 years, Iovanna was a New York native, who graduated from James Monroe High School with a perfect score on the math regents exam.
Iovanna worked at First National City Bank, now Citi Bank, before building a dental practice in Stamford with her husband for 50 years.
Iovanna is survived by her three children, Frances Iovanna O’Hagan and her husband Dr. Richard O’Hagan, Carol Iovanna and Nicholas Iovanna; grandchildren Christopher O’Hagan,Tara O’Hagan, Caroline O’Hagan Lazea…
Herminia Rios, 90, Of Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport resident Herminia Rios died on Tuesday, May 10. She was 90.
Rios was born in Naranjito, Puerto Rico on June 4, 1925, to Lorenzo and Claudia (Morales) Rios.
She worked in Bridgeport at The Salvation Army.
She is survived by daughters Gloria Vidal, Olga Nellie Rivera, Jacinta Winn, Lucy Cintron, and Annette Nieves, a grandson Jeffrey A. Rivera, whom she raised as a son, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents, Lorenzo and Claudia (Morales) Rios; sons, Victor Manuel, Marcelino, and Jose …
Eleni Rentezelas, 67, Ridgefield Resident
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — Ridgefield resident Eleni Rentezelas (Bakogiannis) died Tuesday, May 10. She was 67.
A native of Greece, Rentezelas came to the United States in 1968 and was employed as a seamstress at Saks Fifth Avenue for almost 30 years.
Rentezelas is survived by her husband, Evangelos; daughter, Panagiota Antonopoulos and her husband Sotiris; son, Anargiros and his wife Jeanne and grandchildren, Evan, Matthew, Christina and Andreas.
She also is survived by siblings Konstantinos and Anastasia Bakogiannis, Vasiliki and Theodosis Avrambos, and Spiros and Stella Backos and their fami…
Donald R. Mergenthaler, 66, Rhinebeck Resident
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Rhinebeck native Donald R. Mergenthaler died Thursday, Dec. 17. He was 66.
A graduate of Red Hook High School, Mergenthaler served in the U.S. Army as an acting sergeant.
He also worked for many years as a groundskeeper at the Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie before retiring in 2004.
After his retirement, he worked part time for Keil Equipment Co.
On May 28, 1972, in Red Hook, he married his wife, Louise A. (Dykeman) Mergenthaler; she survives him at home.
He is survived by his wife, Louise A. (Dykeman) Mergenthaler; his mother, Mabel Mergenthaler; a …
Carol Ann Bowman-Fusco, 64, Hopewell Junction Resident
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. – Hopewell Junction resident Carol Ann Bowman-Fusco died Monday, May 9. She was 64.
A Yonkers native, Bowman-Fusco had been an area resident since 2003.
She had been employed as an accounting manager at NY Medical College in Valhalla.
Bowman-Fusco is survived by her siblings and their spouses, Robert and Jane Bowman Jr., Lawrence and Jennifer Bowman, Keith and Leslee Bowman Sr. and Susan and Kevin Coyle; her stepchildren, Patricia Fusco and James Fusco and his wife Danielle; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was predeceased by her spou…
Margaret T. Martin, 88, Montebello Resident
MONTEBELLO, N.Y. — Montebello resident Margaret T. Martin died on Sunday, May 8. She was 88.
She was born Sept. 19, 1927, in Suffern, N.Y., to Thomas and Catherine Byrne,
A native of Suffern, Martin owned Martin’s Community Residence in Sloatsburg for years.
She is survived by her son, James and his wife, Joan Martin; daughter Catherine and her husband, Robert Stritmater; grandchildren Louis, and Andrew; and two great-grandchildren.
Martin was predeceased by her husband, Louis Martin; five siblings. A granddaughter, Kimberly Durkin, died in 2007.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be cel…
