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Darien High School Gymnasts Win Fciac Championship
DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien High School gymnastic team won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship competition.
It's the first FCIAC title for the Blue Wave in a decade, and the sixth overall in the history of the program. Darien has had previous championships in the 1978-79, 1994-95, 1999-2000, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.
The Blue Wave's home gym, the Darien YMCA, honored the team with a banner that now hangs in the Y.
Team members are: Annika Florio, Tate DeSautelle, Kellie Arevalo, Kate Madison, Lilah Grant, Sam Gunn, Kajsa Lundeen, Sam Aparicio, Emma…
Thomas G. Dean, 83, Of Mamaroneck
MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Thomas G. Dean, of Mamaroneck, died on Tuesday, May 19. He was 83.
Dean was born in Greenwich, Conn., to Thomas and Evelyn Dean He graduated from Greenwich High School and attending the University of Connecticut.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS Daly. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 501 for more 40 years.
Dean was predeceased by his wife, Joyce (DeFonce) Dean, and is survived by his children, Carol of Newbury, Ohio; Michael and his wife, Deborah of Burke, Va.; John and his wife, Colleen of Fai…
Margaret M. Donahue, 98, Of Harrison
HARRISON, N.Y. – Margaret M. Donahue, of West Harrison, died in her sleep on Thursday, May 21, at The Kensington in White Plains. She was 98.
Donahue was born on Sept. 24, 1916, in White Plains to Mr. and Mrs. Hollis C. Eisner
She founded Donahue's Stationery Store with her husband Patrick in West Harrison in 1950, and helped run the store into her early 90s.
She was predeceased by her husband, and is survived by her two children, Patrick Jr. of White Plains and and his partner, Long Wei Guan; Kathy Bologna of Princeton, N.J. and Nantucket, Mass., her grandchildren, Alison, Jessica a…
Elizabeth 'Betty' Hornyak, 69, Of Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – Elizabeth "Betty" Hornyak of Yonkers, died on Wednesday, May 20. She was 69.
Hornyak was born on Sept. 11, 1945 to Albert and Anna Jarosz in Yonkers.
She graduating from the High School of Commerce in Yonkers and worked as an account clerk for Yonkers General Hospital for over 27 years.
She was predeceased by her husband Michael, granddaughter, Olivia, and brother Eugene, and is survived by her daughter, Donna Lopez and her husband David of Hastings-On-Hudson, two grandchildren, Sophia and David, and four sisters, Irene Jopeck, Dorothy Lister, Dolores Joao and Antoine…
Sheila Rhea Gins, 63, Formerly Of Katonah
KATONAH, N.Y. – Sheila Rhea Gins, of Purdys and formerly of Katonah, died at home on Wednesday, May 13, of brain cancer. She was 63.
Gins was born on Jan. 29, 1952, to Bailey and Margie Cowan, in Greenwich, Conn. She was raised in England and returned to the United States to attend Skidmore College, graduating in 1974.
She worked in real estate, managing New York City condominiums along with spending time at Coldwell Banker in Katonah.
Gins is survived by her ex-husband, Roger, their son Erik of Oak Bluffs, Mass.; brother Dickinson Cowan, two sisters, Sanda Belcher and Jennifer Helm…
Catherine Compitello, 99, Of Harrison
HARRISON, N.Y. – Catherine (Saccone) Compitello, a West Harrison resident, died Wednesday, May 20. She was 99.
Compitello was born Feb. 20, 1916 in White Plains.
She owned and operated the Lake Farms Market with her husband, Joseph. She also helped found the St. Anthony's Italian Feast.
She was predeceased by her husband.
She is survived by her children, Catherine of West Harrison, Camille of New Fairfield, Conn., Gloria of Southbury, Conn., Rosanne of Brookfield, Conn., Joseph of Yardley, Pa., Peter of White Plains and Barbara of Santa Monica, Calif., her siblings, Renald, Marcia an…
Alfonsina Fortunato, 91, Of Harrison
HARRISON, N.Y. – Alfonsina Fortunato, of Harrison, died on Tuesday, May 19. She was 91.
Fortunato was born in Morcone, Benevento, Italy to Giuseppe and Vincenza Romanelli.
She was predeceased by her husband Pellegrino and sibling Brillante, and is survived by daughter Maria Rossi and her husband, Attilio, grandchildren Maryellen and Ralph, great-grandmother of Angelo, Alexa, Mark and Andrew.
Visiting hours will be on Friday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, 767 East Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday at 1…
