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Vera Stein Werner, 92, Of Mamaroneck
MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Vera Stein Werner, a resident of Larchmont and Mamaroneck for 60 years, died on Friday, July 24, at her home. She was 92.
Werner was born on July 1, 1923, in Czechoslovakia, surviving the war after her family was sent to the Lodz Ghetto and she had been liberated from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
After the war, she emigrated to the U.S. via London, settling in Forest Hills.
Warner was predeceased by her husband Jack, and is survived by her children and their partners, Ken Werner and Noreen Bagley, Karen Werner and Ken Botnick, Andrea Werner and Brad Lindley an…
Mary Jones, 90, Of Armonk
ARMONK, N.Y. – Mary Jones (nee Doherty), of Armonk, died on July 26 at her home. She was 90.
Jones was born in Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland in 1924, the second youngest of nine children and the last surviving sibling.
She was predeceased by her husband Bradford, and is survived by her son Steve, daughter-in-law Diane, and grandchildren Brandon and Ariana.
Visiting hours will be on Thursday at 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oelker, Cox and Sinatra Funeral Home, located at 262 Main Street in Mount Kisco.
A funeral mass will be held on Friday at 10:15 a.m. at St. Luke Church, locat…
Edward C. Jones, 77, Of Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – Edward C. Jones, a lifelong Yonkers resident, died on Monday, July 27. He was 77.
Jones was born on July 5, 1938 to Mary and Leonard Jones, graduating from Gorton High School and Westchester Community College.
He was one of the founders of Elcon Estimating Services, Inc. in 1985, working as the Chief Electrical Estimator for over 25 years.
Jones was predeceased by his parents, brother William and brother-in-law Richard Musci.
He is survived by his wife Roseann, three sons, Edward and his wife Elizabeth, Robert and his wife Concetta, and Keith; five grandchildren; o…
Velia Catherine Augusto, 74, Of Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – Velia Catherine Augusto, of Yonkers, died on July 25 after a short illness. She was 74.
Augusto is survived by her children; son Philip Rutherford, daughter Cynthia Wainwright and her husband Joseph, son Lance Rutherford and his wife Kathy, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, brother and sister-in-law Charles and Mercedes Augusto, two nieces and one nephew.
A mass of the Resurrection is set for Tuesday (today) at Church of the Immaculate Conception, located at 16 North Broadway in Irvington.
James F. Roche, 81, Of Valhalla
VALHALLA, N.Y. – James F. Roche, of Valhalla, died Saturday, July 25. He was 81.
Roche was born on April 15, 1934, in New York City to Edward Roche and Anne Burke.
He earned a bachelor's degree in science from Fordham University in 1959 and taught English and grammar for 32 years at PS 45 Junior High School in the Bronx.
Roche was predeceased by his parents and a grandchild.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara, sister Patricia, and seven children, James and his wife, Elizabeth, Virginia Escobedo and her husband, Peter, Patricia Kreamer and her husband, Peter, Kathleen Diemoz and h…
Helen R. Martin, 87, Of Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – Helen R. Martin, a lifelong resident of Yonkers, died on Sunday, July 26. She was 87.
She worked in retail at Gimbel's and Stern's separtment stores.
She is survived by her brother, two daughters, a son, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be at the Sinatra Memorial Home, at 601 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers, on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon with services to follow.
Internment will be private.
Vincent J. Belluzzi, Sr., 86, Of Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – Vincent J. Belluzzi, Sr., a resident of Yonkers, died on Sunday, July 26. He was 86.
He served in the Marines as a staff sergeant from 1946 to 1951.
Belluzzi was predeceased by his wife Faith, and daughter-in-law Carol.
He is survived by two sons, Vincent, Jr. and Thomas, and daughter Diane Reszko and her husband Peter, four grandchildren, Thomas, Jr., Michael, Christopher and Jessica, and his brother Robert.
Visiting hours are on Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at F. Ruggiero & Sons, Inc., 732 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursda…
