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Mary J. O'Connor, 86, Of Peekskill
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Mary J. O'Connor, of Peekskill and formerly of the Bronx and County Clare, Ireland, died May 30. She was 86.
O'Connor was born Jan. 12, 1929, in Coore, County Clare, Ireland, to Matthew and Bridget (née Cleary) Gleeson, emigrating to America in 1948 and working in Manhattan and at Union Hospital in the Bronx until her retirement.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband Michael, and daughter Claire, and is survived by three children, James and his wife Maryann, Dr. Kathleen Ronca and her husband Joseph, and Maureen Doane; 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, t…
Charles Heppes, 84, Of New Rochelle
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Charles Heppes, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died June 1. He was 84.
Heppes was born Feb. 14, 1931, in New Rochelle to Charles and Kathryn (nee Stubing) Heppes, serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and retiring from the New Rochelle Police Department.
He was predeceased by his parents, wife Joan (nee Murphy), one brother, five sisters and several brothers and sisters-in law.
Heppes is survived by his sons, Kevin and his wife Kathy, and Brian; daughter Ellen Stievfvater and her husband Andy; five granddaughters, Sarah, Cubby, Maggie, Lauren and…
Mary Kandrak, 86, Formerly Of Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Mary Kandrak, of Barrington and formerly of Bridgeport, died May 29. She was 86.
Kandrak was an executive secretary for Burndy Corporation in Norwalk and also was the office manager of the First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle/National Slovak Society.
She is survived by sister Frances Ross, brother George Kandrak, Sr., sister Anna Markoya, sister-in-law Elsie Kandrak, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visiting hours are from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home in Runnemeade.
A funeral Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Ghost B…
Jeanette C. Kastner, 76, Of Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – Jeanette C. Kastner, of Hawthorne, died June 1. She was 76.
Kastner was born in the Bronx to Andrew and Anna Bombara in 1939.
She was predeceased by her parents, and is survived by her husband Walter, her children, Marion Kastner of White Plains, Stephanie Nash and her husband Patrick of Atlanta, and Andrew C. Kastner and his wife Monica of New City, two grandchildren, Andrew Patrick and Caitlyn Catherine Kastner and several nieces, nephews and godchildren.
Visiting hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Hawthorne Funeral Home.
A funeral Mass will be co…
Pal M. Porzio, 95, Of Pelham; Worked As Engineer In Mount Vernon
PELHAM, N.Y. – Pal M. Porzio, a longtime resident of Pelham, died June 1. He was 95.
Porzio was born March 28, 1920, in Mount Vernon, to Thomas and Grace (nee Petrillo) Porzio, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and working as an operating engineer for Mt. Vernon Contracting for more than 40 years.
He was predeceased by his parents, and is survived by his wife Rita (nee Camardella), two daughters, Grace (James) O'Neill and her husband James, and Angela Porzio; two grandsons, Paul and James O'Neill, and sister Joanne Petrillo.
Visiting hours will be from 5-9 p.m. W…
David Brien "Scooter" Carroll, 44, Of Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. – David Brien “Scooter” Carroll, died Wednesday, May 27. He was 44.
Carroll was born Nov. 27, 1970, in Darien, to James Robert Carroll and Rose Carroll, graduating from Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk in 1988 and living in South Carolina before relocating to Norwalk in 1999.
He was predeceased by his father, and is survived by his mother, aunt Joyce Oberlander and her husband Bill; uncle Robert and his wife Debbie; uncle Chris Condors and his wife Karen; aunt Katherine Pace and her husband Joe and four cousins.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturd…
Barbara Scaramellino, 94, Of Peekskill
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Barbara Scaramellino, of Peekskill, died June 1. She was 94.
Scaramellino was born Dec. 1, 1920, in Brooklyn, to Philip and Josephine Accardi Lombardo.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband Hugo, and sister Frances Graffeo.
Scaramellino is survived by three daughters; Louise Emma and her husband Steven of Hopewell Junction, Joanne Christian and her husband Jack of Hopewell Junction, and Barbara Gaudioso and her husband Domenico of Mullica Hills, N.J., sister Sally Shults, five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
Visiting hours are from 7-9 p.m. Wednes…
John Charles Shalvoy, 90, Of Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – John Charles Shalvoy, Sr., of Fairfield, died Tuesday, June 2. He was 90.
Shalvoy was born in Bridgeport to John R. and Evelyn Grace Shalvoy, graduating from Bassick High School in 1942 and attending the Junior College of Connecticut and Yale University before serving as a Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
After his service, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in industrial design. He worked as an industrial designer for 35 years in the General Electric Housewares Division (and later Black & Decker), holding 12 mechanic…
