All Obituaries

John Alexander McCord (Jack) of Hawthorne, NY, passed away on January 18, 2019 at the age of 87.  He was born on January 4, 1932 in Fauldhouse, Scotland and immigrated to the United States in June of 1956. John is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Susan, as well as his children Cindy McKeon, Nancy Tucker, Debbie McCord, and Toni Olson.  His only son, Michael McCord, passed away in 2001.  He was a devoted grandfather to his 13 grandchildren, as well as his 4...

Julio C. Morales 59, of Shrub Oak, N.Y. died suddenly on Jan. 8, 2019. He was born on July 17, 1959 to the late Santos and Maria (nee Almiron) Morales in Montevideo, Uruguay. He worked for Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. in the Maintenance Department. Julio is survived by his brother, Eduardo Morales of Montevideo, Uruguay and his best friend, Sergio (Maria) Rodriguez of Hawthorne, N.Y. Visiting at Hawthorne Funeral Home on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 2-4 PM. Interment Private. In...

Mary Doyle of Thornwood NY, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2019 at Rosary Hill Home. She was born July 14, 1929 in county Monaghan Ireland, daughter of Patrick and Margaret (McGorman) Cosgrove. Her brothers John and Patty Joe predeceased her and her brother Brian, resides in Bolton England. She is a devote Catholic and was an active member in the Franciscan 3rd Order, Graymoor – Associate Sisters of Franciscans and Holy Rosary Parish where she was a Eucharistic Minister. She was...

Rosemary Boyle McKinney of Naples, Florida died on Sunday,January 6, 2019 at The Marbella at Pelican Bay. She lived to be101 years old.Born in 1917 to John D. Boyle and Juanita Kirby Jessup Boyle in Mt. Vernon, New York, Rosemary was the oldest of her sisters,Nancy and Faith. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended Rosemary Hall and in 1940 she graduated with distinction from the University of Connecticut where she majored in English. It was at UConn where she met her...

Niel "Paco" Petersen 84, of Hawthorne NY, passed away due to natural causes. Niel was born on Dec. 16, 1934 to the late Neils and Ellen C. (nee Purcell) Petersen in Port Chester, NY. Niel was raised in Larchmont, NY. Niel was predeceased by his wife Patricia, son Donald(Mary) and his brother John(Nora).  Niel is survived by his two sons Gary(Maureen) and Paul(Shannon), and his daughter Shari Beyer, along with his seven grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. Niel and...

Genevieve Weglarz 83, of Hawthorne, N.Y. died on Jan. 6, 2019. She was born on Jan. 21, 1935 to the late Thomas and Bertha (nee Wildchirt) Piekarski in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was very kind and considerate and always had nice things to say about everyone and not a mean bone in her body. Genevieve was predeceased by her devoted husband, Kazimierz Weglarz in 1988 and two brothers. She is survived by her loving children, Theresa (Michael) Gray of Hawthorne, N.Y., Thomas (Diane) Weglarz of Cortlandt...

Salvatore Ferdico 86, of Yonkers, NY passed away peacefully on Jan. 5, 2019. Salvatore was born in the Bronx, NY on June 14, 1932 to the late Peter and Frances (nee Malazzo) Ferdico. Salvatore married the love of his life Gloria Farago on Aug. 31, 1958 who predeceased him in 2007. Salvatore proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Korean War on the Hornet Aircraft Carrier. After honorably being discharged from the Navy he worked as an electrical engineer and became self employed...

Marilyn Silver of North White Plains,  New York passed away January 1, 2019 at the age of 86. She is survived by her loving husband Aaron, two daughters Michele (Mirza), Debbie, and three grandchildren Alison, Anthony, and Olivia. Marilyn was married to Aaron for 65 years. They married in 1953 while Aaron was on active service. Marilyn was Board President of Edgebrook Cooperative Incorporated for 13 years. She also volunteered at the Virginia Road School cafeteria and tutored students...

Kenneth Joseph Petersen (“Ken”), age 59, died unexpectedly on December 29, 2018. He spent his last days with his beloved wife and two grandchildren, who adored their “Grampy.” Ken was born on April 19, 1959, in Meriden, CT, to Ronald and Dorothy Petersen. A naturally gifted athlete, Ken grew up to excel at football in high school and college, and he made physical fitness a priority his entire life. In 1982, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from...

Rose Ciotola Weise 87, formerly of White Plains, N.Y. died on Dec.30th,2018 with her family by her side. She was born on July 15th, 1931 to Nick and Albina Ciotola in White Plains. She spent the majority of her working career at B. Altman & Co. She loved her family, food, wine, and the NY Yankees. She is survived by her daughters, Rose (Joseph) Bronk of Wakefield, R.I., Linda Elsesser (Ron Edelstein) of Clinton, CT, and Valerie (Ronnie) Marsico of N. White Plains. She is also...