All Obituaries

Georgina Garcia (née Casado) of Orangeburg, NY died suddenly on December 18, 2021. She was 75 years old. Georgina was born on September 13, 1946 in New York, NY to Orlando and Gladys Casado (née Miro). She was a graduate of City College, receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in History/Education and her Master’s Degree in Education. Georgina worked alongside her twin sister, Gladys, at IS 143 in Manhattan for 35 years. She served as both a teacher and a dean until her...

Jeremiah McAuliffe, of Blauvelt, NY and former longtime resident of Pearl River, NY, returned to his heavenly home on May 21, 2022 at the age of 86.  A native of Cork City, Ireland, Jeremiah was born to Garrett and Frances McAuliffe on February 4, 1936. Jeremiah emigrated to the United States 2 days prior to his 21st birthday He came to the US to serve our country in the US Navy from 1959-1963. He is a retired stationary engineer for NYC Health and Hospital Corp. and Director of...

Elizabeth C. Flood April 8, 1941 - May 18, 2022 PEARL RIVER- On May 18, 2022 Elizabeth (Betty) Catherine Flood passed away peacefully with her three daughters at her side in her Pearl River home where she lived for 46 years and raised her family. Betty was born in New York City to Cornelius and Catherine Regan. She lived in Woodside, Queens New York and attended St Theresa’s grammar school and St Agnes Catholic High School where she excelled academi-cally. Betty became the...

Charlotte “Lottie” Fallon, a 63-year resident of Pearl River, NY who recently moved to Dowling Gardens in Sparkill, NY died peacefully, surrounded by her family on May 17. She was 102 years old. Lottie and her late husband Dan moved to their home in Pearl River in 1958, where they raised their seven children and where she was an active parishioner at her beloved St. Margaret’s Church. Through the years, Lottie was active in countless committees and clubs, including...

Regina A. Flanagan of  Warwick,New York formerly of Pearl River,New York passed away Friday May 13th. She was 56. She was born June 5th,1965 in Yonkers,New York.  She attended Pearl River High School and Rockland Community College.   Captivating the hearts of all who knew her, Regina(Gina) was truly one of a kind. She was a devoted catholic and above all absolutely adored her granddaughters.Regina enjoyed going to “Old Barney” Lighthouse in Barnegat Light and...

Donald E. Grosso of Chestnut Ridge, NY passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 92. Mr. Grosso was a licensed professional engineer and the first Director of Public Works for the Village of Suffern before retiring in 2000. Donald was born April 8, 1930, in Allentown, PA to Frank and Cecilia (Waldeck) Grosso. He grew up in Lyndhurst, NJ, and graduated from Lyndhurst HS. He received his bachelor's in engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his master's in...

Bruce Murray Hernandez of Pearl River, NY and Surf City, NJ, passed away on 5/6/2022.  Bruce was born on July 11, 1935, in Yonkers, NY, to Harry Harmon and Susan (Murray) Hernandez.  Bruce grew up in Yonkers, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School, and met his future wife, Joyce Flechaus. He graduated from Iona College in 1957, and was also a member of the U.S. Army Reserve.  He and Joyce married in 1958 and moved to Pearl River in 1962. Bruce used his keen sales...

Margaret Eunice (Pagett) Markham passed from this life on February 15, 2022, and rejoined her husband, Richard C. Markham, who predeceased her on January 17, 2013. Married for 69 years, Margaret and Richard had four children, Mary (Steve Sagers); Thomas (Christine); Susan (Quinn Orr); and Margaret Mary, who passed on March 26, 2022, after a long illness,  (Jeff Carter). The Markhams were blessed with sixteen grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren who deeply loved their Grammie and...

Judith Jakobsen of Nanuet, NY formerly of Pearl River, NY passed away on April 29, 2022.  She was 85.  She was born September 1, 1936 in Norway to Jon Evje and Sigfriede Sakkestad.  She worked for MRC in Pearl River, NY before retiring in 2002. Locally, she was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and was an active member in the Seton Village Community. Judith will be remembered as a loving mother, grand mother and friend.  She is survived by her...

John T Kuo, beloved husband, father, grandfather &great grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on April 29, 2022. He was 100 years old.   Born in China in 1922, he came to study in the United States in 1949 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1967. He received his BS degree in geology, physics & mathematics from the Univ. of Redlands in 1952 & an honorary Sc.D. from the same university in 1978. He received a MS degree in Geophysics from the California Institute...