All Obituaries

The passing of Virginia Byrnes  at the age of 89 leaves a great void for the Byrnes family, but her life and the memories she left behind provide solace for all. Born in 1930 and  raised in the Bronx she graduated Walton High School in 1948. She married Jack Byrnes in 1951, one special bond that lasted 66 years. Her children John, Bill, Patty, Tim, Kevin and Kathleen were all with her at her peaceful passing. She lived a full life, one of accomplishment from rearing a large family...

  Kris A. Blauvelt of Pearl River, NY, passed away Tuesday June 11, 2019. She was 73. Ms. Blauvelt was born April 23, 1946 in Jersey City, NJ to John and Marie von Doehren. She was educated in Pearl River, NY and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1964. Kris was a driver for the Clarkstown School District.   Kris will be remembered for being  funny, loving, and  the life of the party.  She loved the beach, volleyball, the Yankees,...

Bernard (Bernie) Mahon, a 30 year resident of Pearl River, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday June 9, 2019 at the age of 87. Born in Leitrim, Ireland on May 5, 1932.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959 and was stationed in Germany.  Bernie was a First Vice President of Syndicate Accounting at Drexel Burnham Lambert and worked in Manhattan for 30 years.  He later enjoyed retirement with his loving wife Hanna. Bernie was the consummate...

Helen M. Cooper of Pearl River, NY passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019.  She was 98.  Helen was born August 25, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY to William and Maude Mehrhoff.  She moved to Pearl River in 1928. Helen worked for Lederle Labs in Pearl River and was a seamstress and quilter for many years. On April 16, 1944 she married Charles W. Cooper at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River. Locally, she was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Good Shepherd Lutheran...

Ann Lucy Ciarelli of Fultonham, NY and Englewood, FL, was previously a longtime resident of Pearl River, NY.  She died on June 6, 2019 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ.  She was 77 years old.  Ann Lucy (Buonanno) Ciarelli was born September 8, 1941 in The Bronx, NY to Frank and Catherine Buonanno.  Although Ann was primarily a homemaker, early on in life she enjoyed working outside the home at Pearl River High School, in the banking industry, and a finance...

Thomas W. Waterman passed Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at the age of 58 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Maureen (Mahady) Waterman; his daughter Kathleen (Bruce) Leote; his granddaughter Lara who calls him “Poppa”. He also leaves behind his parents, Granville and Julia (Murphy) Waterman; grandmother, Anna Murphy; sister, Anne (Doug) Walter; his niece, (Pilar), his nephews, Doug Jr. and Jamie Walter; his BIL, Patrick (Margie)...

George Francis Jochum of St. Augustine Fl formerly of Pearl River NY died on June 1st 2019.  He was 89.  Dr. Jochum was the first principal at North Rockland High School in Thiells NY for 20 years before retiring in 1989.  Prior to that he served as principal at James A. Farley Middle School and was a science department head in Copiague NY. Dr. Jochum was born October 29, 1929 in The Bronx, NY to George and Elizabeth (O’Donnell) Jochum. Prior to serving in the US Army...

William McEnery was born January 2, 1937 in Ennis, County Clare. He came to the states in 1959 and made the Bronx his home. He married the lovely Nora McEnery (née Casey) in 1969. They had two children, Thomas Patrick and Kathy Ann, whom he adored and raised to be exemplary people and parents themselves. He was a hard-working, honest family man and provider who took care of others and made a home for his family. When he could find it, he would take time to go fishing off of the rocks...

Charles L. Young of New City, NY died on Tuesday May 28th, 2019, at his sister Allison’s home, in New City, NY. He was 52. Mr. Young worked as a paver for Young’s Paving of Providence RI. He ran the business for 40 years before retiring in 2018.  Mr. Young was born July 19th, 1966 in Brattleboro, Vermont to Lewis Avery Young, and Carrie Louise Cooper. On November 16th, 1985 he married Kristine in Riverside RI. Charles will be remembered for his golden heart, with which he...

  Eileen B. Moloney (nee Molloy) resident of Pearl River, NY, died peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2019,  Mother's Day, surrounded by her loving family. Eileen (Nana) was born in the beautiful village of Cornamona, Co. Galway, Ireland and arrived in Astoria, Queens in the late 1950s. There she met her husband, Michael N Moloney with whom she raised their 4 children in Jackson Heights, New York. Eileen especially loved the Four Green Fields, Accord, New York. She would be on the...