All Obituaries

Andrea Tagliafierro 83, of West Harrison, N.Y. and most recently of Bedford Hills, N.Y. died on June 2, 2020. He was born on Nov. 17, 1936 to the late Antonio and Angelina (nee Macchiarola) Tagliafierro in Tramonti, Italy. He was Owner-Operator of Paesano’s Café in White Plains, N.Y.  Andrea is survived by his devoted wife, Teresa (nee Savino) Tagliafierro of Bedford Hills, N.Y. and by his loving children, Tony and his Fiancee Jeanne Nicoletti Tagliafierro of Somers,...

Carmine Rocco 96, of Hawthorne, N.Y. died on May 30, 2020. He was born on Nov. 19, 1923 to the late Peter and Frances (nee Pondecorvo) Rocco in Eastchester, N.Y. Carmine proudly served in the US Army during WWII. He was a retired Electrical Engineer with NBC in NYC. Carmine was also a longtime member of The American Legion Post, The Thornwood Lions Club and The Mount Pleasant Italian American Association. He was predeceased by his devoted wife, Lucy (nee Altamura) Rocco in 2002 and by his...

Joan Cerqua 83, of Thornwood, N.Y.  loving sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on May 25th, 2020. Joan was born in the The Bronx in 1936 to Fanny and John Bisatura. She then moved to Westchester County to raise her family. She enjoyed a 30 year career at Sears where she made some dear friends. Sundays were for making macaroni, having coffee, dessert, and playing games. Her other favorite pastimes were going to Mohegan Sun and summer...

Joseph E. Sheldon 96, of Elmsford, N.Y. died on May 23, 2020. He was born on Dec. 2, 1923 to the late Joseph and Anna (nee Clark) Sheldon in N.Y., N.Y. He proudly served in the US Air Force during WWII. Joseph was a retired Milkman with Emadine Farms in Elmsford, N.Y. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary (nee Wuttke) Sheldon in 1997 and by his beloved son, Joseph Sheldon in 2018 and five sisters and one brother.  He is survived by his loving daughter, Mary Lou Sheldon (Andrew...

Teresa E. Lynch 91, of Yonkers, N.Y. died on May 22, 2020 was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland on September 26, 1928 to Henry and Ann McReynolds.  Sister to Eileen, Brigid, Philomena and Bernadette, all deceased. Also, pre-deceased by her husband, Gilbert.  She is survived by her loving daughters, Eileen McNamara,  Patricia Giliberto and Catherine Perucci(Frank).  Devoted grandmother to Patrick, Siobhan, Brian, Christopher, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Corinne, Tara and...

Delphine "Del'' Villani (nee Del Grosso) born in the Bronx, NY on August 23, 1925 twin to Romegio, sister to Joseph, Constance, Theresa, Gemma, Elvira and Gloria, all deceased.  She is also pre-deceased by James Villani, her husband and the love of her life for 58 years.  She was a loving Aunt (14), Great-Aunt (21), Great-Great Aunt (17), and Great-Great-Great Aunt (1) to 53 nieces and nephews who she adored!  During WWII she was Rosie the Riveter, serving her...

Ann Jorgensen  80, of Thornwood, N.Y. entered the gates of heaven on May 9, 2020,   Ann was born in Brooklyn, NY to Maple and Robert Lake on April 10, 1940.  At the age of 13, she met Fred Jorgensen, and so began their love story that lasted 67 years.  Ann had quite the zest for life.  She loved her home and family, and could often be found tending to her beautiful flower and vegetable gardens.  Ann was also an avid baker and loved preparing goodies for friends...

Janis S. Brooks 69, of Tarrytown, N.Y. and formerly of Ardsley, N.Y. died on May 8, 2020. She was born on Aug. 25, 1950 to the late Morris and Phyllis (nee Finkelstein) Schwebel in Bronx, N.Y.  Janis was a Day Camp Director at Elmwood Day Camp in Greenburgh, N.Y. She is survived by her devoted husband, Larry Brooks of Tarrytown, N.Y. and her loving son, Jordan (Joanna) Brooks of North Salem, N.Y. and two cherished grandchildren, Scott and Reese. One sister, Leslie (Steve) Goldrich of...

John J. Sammer 72, of Peekskill, NY formerly of Verplanck, NY passed away on Friday May 8, 2020 after a brave fight against COVID19.  Born October 20, 1947 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Ryan) Sammer.  He is survived by his sister Carol (Sammer) Michalec of Thornwood NY and his son Eric Sammer and wife Aida of San Francisco, CA.  He is also survived by his nieces Deborah (Michalec) Frantzen of Blauvelt, NY and Laura (Michalec) Olszewski of...

Anthony J. Ferone 85, of Thornwood, N.Y. died on May 5, 2020. He was born on April 9, 1935 to the late Salvatore and Jenny (nee DeMicco) Ferone in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. He served proudly in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and was a graduate of NYU. Anthony was associated with the Family Business, White Plains Bus Co. for many years and later was a Postal Clerk with the Scarsdale Post Office. He was predeceased by his devoted wife, Nancy (nee Boyle) Ferone in 2018 and by his beloved son,...