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Obituaries 05/03/13

Megan Lapicki Landers, 37, Of Briarcliff Manor, Attorney

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. - Megan Lapicki Landers of Briarcliff Manor died May 1. She was 37.

Landers was born Sept. 4, 1975, in North Tarrytown, daughter of Michael S. and Catherine Hennessy Lapicki and was raised in Ossining. She was a graduate of John F. Kennedy ...

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Obituaries 04/24/13

Rose McEachem, 91, Of Briarcliff, Worked For U.S. Postal Service

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rose (Connors) McEachern died Saturday, April 6, 2013. She was 91.

McEachem was born in New York, daughter of Walter and Olga (Lehander) Connors, she resided in Briarcliff, N.Y., and ...

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Obituaries 04/23/13

Dr. Robert Ara Mavian, 76, Of Briarcliff Manor, Veterinarian

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

MILLWOOD, N.Y. - Dr. Robert Ara Mavian died April 20.  He was 76.

Dr. Mavian was born in 1936 in New York City to immigrant Armenian parents, and raised in Bergenfield N.J. and Queens.  He graduated from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1962. After working in Kentucky, Long Island and Briarcliff Manor, he established the Millwood Animal ...

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Obituaries 04/19/13

Mark Sands, 73, Of Briarcliff Manor, Owned Insurance Agency

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

CALABASH, N.C. - Mark Sands of Calabash died Tuesday, April 16. He was 73.

Sands was born in New York City, and was the son of Joseph and Beulah Ovenden Sands. He attended New York City schools and CW ...

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Obituaries 04/15/13

Chess Grandmaster Robert Byrne Of Ossining Dies At 84

by The Daily Voice   Comment

OSSINING, N.Y. – Robert Byrne, an international grandmaster and U.S. chess champion, died Friday at his home in Ossining after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.  He was 84.

Robert Eugene Byrne was born in Brooklyn on April 20, 1928.  He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School  and Yale, and earned a master’s degree from Indiana ...

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Obituaries 04/15/13

Rose Antonini, 85, Secretary For Briarcliff Building Dept

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

OSSINING, N.Y. - Rose Antonini of Ossining died April 14. She was 85.

Antonini was born Oct. 10, 1927, in Ossining to Robert and Minnie DiPillo DeCuircio. She worked as a secretary for the Briarcliff Building Dept. She volunteered at Rosary Hill as a member of the 3rd Order of the Dominican Sisters working with the terminally ill. She was a eucharist minister at St. ...

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Obituaries 04/01/13

Carol Barbour Reeves Watson Pankovic, 75, Of Briarcliff Manor

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. - Carol Barbour Reeves Watson Pankovic, a longtime resident of Briarcliff Manor, died Wednesday, March 20. She was 75.

Pankovic was born in Port Chester in 1938. She graduated from Rye High school in 1956 and Lasell Junior College in 1958.

Pankovic worked for Ted Bates Advertising in New York City, as secretary of St. ...

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Obituaries 03/30/13

Record Producer Phil Ramone Dies, Former Westchester Resident

by The Daily Voice   Comment

WILTON, Conn. -- Phil Ramone, a Grammy-winning producer, arranger and musical innovator who lived in Wilton, died Saturday at the age of 79, The Associated Press reported.

Ramone previously lived ...

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Obituaries 03/15/13

Margaret Jane Wheeler, 86, Musician And Teacher, Of Briarcliff Manor

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. - Margaret Jane Wheeler, long time resident of Briarcliff Manor, died March 12. She was 86.

Wheeler was a musician, performer and teacher. Her career was written up in the Who's Who of American Women 2008-9 and Who's Who in the World 2011. 

She will be buried in the family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in St. Louis Missouri. ...

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Obituaries 02/15/13

Dr. Harvey Perlow, 62, Dentist, Of Briarcliff Manor

by Lindita Lika   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Dr. Harvey F. Perlow of Briarcliff Manor died Feb. 11 at Greenwich Hospital after a brief illness. He was 62.

Born Nov. 8, 1950, in New York City, he was the son of Phyllis and Harold Perlow. He practiced dentistry in midtown Manhattan for more than 35 years.

His true joy was passing on his knowledge of the game of basketball, ...

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Obituaries 01/16/13

James Fitzgerald, 90, Former Briarcliff WWII Veteran

by Lindita Lika   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – James Edward Fitzgerald, formerly of Briarcliff Manor, died Jan. 14 at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Conn. He was 90.

A World War II veteran, he served as a communications officer in the South Pacific.

Born Sept. 20, 1922, Fitzgerald graduated from Holy Cross College and received a masters in business administration from New York ...

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Obituaries 01/14/13

Scott Lewis, 60, Briarcliff Manor Native

by Lindita Lika   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Scott D. Lewis, a Briarcliff Manor native, died Jan. 10 after a battle with cancer. He was 60.

The son of Burnham Macy Lewis and Molly Bernhard Carlee, he was raised on Round Hill Drive in Briarcliff Manor. He holds several records in basketball at Briarcliff High School. He also pitched for Little League and the All Stars while growing ...

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Obituaries 01/07/13

Eileen Weber, 94, Briarcliff Manor Realtor

by Lindita Lika   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Eileen O'Connor Weber, a lifelong Briarcliff Manor resident, died Dec. 30 at her home. She was 94. 

Margaret Eileen O'Connor was born June 14, 1918, in ...

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Obituaries 12/21/12

Muriel 'Midge' Myers, 92, Ossining School Teacher

by Staff Report   Comment

OSSINING, N.Y. – Muriel "Midge" Myers, a longtime resident of Ossining, died Dec. 17 at the age of 92.

Born in New Rochelle to the late Abe and Pauline Golub, she was a graduate of New Rochelle High School and attended NYU, where she received her bachelors in business education and her masters in early childhood education.

Mrs. Myers was a ...

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Obituaries 11/26/12

Shirley Tierney, 79, Briarcliff Schools Employee

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OSSINING, N.Y. – Shirley M. Tierney of Ossining died Nov. 24. She was 79.

Tierney was born Sept. 14, 1933, in Ossining to Charles and Frances Partlow Stevens. She worked for Briarcliff Bus Co. and the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District for 40 years. She was one of the best women bowlers in Westchester County, her family said. She also loved golf and her ...

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Obituaries 11/09/12

David Mackintosh, 84, Former Briarcliff Manor Resident

by Lindita Lika   Comment

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – David Reid Mackintosh, a former Briarcliff Manor resident, died Nov. 6 at his home in Ossining. He was 84.

He was born Jan. 13, 1928, in New York City to James and Helen Stevens Mackintosh.

He married Natalie Holmes in Mount Vernon on May 8, 1954. While living in Briarcliff Manor, Mackintosh served as chairman of the ...

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Obituaries 11/01/12

Annette 'Babe' Gelfand, 94, Formerly Of Briarcliff Manor

by Lindita Lika   Comment

OSSINING, N.Y. – Annette "Babe" Ruth Gelfand, a founder of the Ossining Open Door Clinic and former Briarcliff Manor resident, died Oct. 25 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City from complications following cardiac surgery. She was 84.

Born July 11, 1928, in Atlantic City, N.J., she was the daughter of Bella and Ben Goldberg. She ...

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