Obituaries

ARDSLEY, N.Y. - Helene R. Fontana of Ardsley died May 20. She was 52.

Fontana was born Sept. 26, 1960, to Angelo and Elfriede (Kiefer) Paradiso in Yonkers. She worked as a secretary for Direct Buy, Elmsford.

Fontana is survived by her husband, Peter; children, Angela, James and Nicholas Fontana; sisters, Lisa Paradiso and Angela Luizzi; and uncle, Gerald ...

HARTSDALE, N.Y. - Philip J. Malara, Sr., of Hartsdale died May 6. He was 83.

Malara was born May 10, 1929, in Brooklyn, to Vincent and Grace (Crino) Malara. He was the owner of Kitchens by Malara in Pelham.

Malara is survived by his wife, Joan (McGehee) Malara of Hartsdale; and one grandson. He was predeceased by his parents; son, Philip J. Malara Jr.; and ...

STAMFORD, Conn. - Hugh Troshynski of Stamford died Monday, May 13. He was 74.

Troshynski was born May 22, 1938, in Atkinson, Nebraska, son of Dan and Margaret Troshynski.
He was a graduate of Wayne State Teachers College and earned his Masters and Doctorate of Education degrees at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He taught throughout Nebraska for 35 years and ...

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. - Irene M. Farrisi, of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Garrison, Yorktown Heights and Yonkers, died May 13, 2013. She was 85.

Farrisi was employed as a secretary and customer service representative for Kemet Electronics in Elmsford.

Farrisi is survived by daughter, Christine Farrisi, companion, Jerry Rocco; lifetime friend, Lynn ...

HARTSDALE, N.Y. - William Edward Brown of Hartsdale died May 12. He was 84.

Brown was born in 1929 to Roger and Lillian Brown. He attended Mount Vernon public schools and graduated from A.B. Davis High ...

ARDSLEY, N.Y. - Philip J. Mosca of Ardsley died May 7. He was 77.

Mosca was born in Mount Vernon, son of Patsy and Mary Mosca. He served as an MP in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. He owned and operated Brokerage Co. Inc., an insurance broker agency in Mount Vernon.

Mosca was a member of the BAC, Local 5 New York for 59 years. He was the past ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Constance McDowell – DeGruyter, a longtime resident of Greenburgh, died April 27. She was 83.

DeGruyter was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Tryon, N.C., to Inez Mcdowell and James R. Mcdowell. She graduated from Norwalk High School in Norwalk and also attended Howard University in Washington, D.C.  After leaving Howard, she attended Juilliard School ...

ELMSFORD, N.Y. - Patricia H. Winkelman of Elmsford died April 24. She was 100.

Winkelman was born in Tarrytown, to Harry H. and Delia (nee Griffin) Herguth. She was a longtime resident of Elmsford and a ...

HARTSDALE, N.Y. - Rachel Foltin of Hartsdale died April 21. She was 65.

Foltin was born Dec.12, 1947, to Domenic and Anna (nee DiFrancia) Masiello in Yonkers. She was a retired cafeteria manager with the Mt. Pleasant Schools.

Foltin is survived by her husband, Robert Foltin; sons, Stephen (Jennifer) Foltin of Yorktown Heights and Thomas (Ellen Franzese) Foltin ...

HARTSDALE, N.Y. - Sandra DeCicco of Hartsdale died March 17. She was 46.

DeCicco was born in the Bronx to Giuseppe and Maria Ferrari. She was a teacher at PS 108 in the Bronx for the past 25 years. She was a reading interventionist and RTI specialist, was a mentor to new teachers and was the chairperson of the PS 108 Social Committee.

DeCicco was a parishioner ...