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Obituaries 06/22/12

Anthony 'Chops' Wishnewski, 86, of Cortlandt Manor

by Lindita Lika   Comment

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. – Anthony "Chops" Wishnewski of Cortlandt Manor died June 20 at home surrounded by family. He was 86.  

The son of John and Rose Wishnewski, he was born June 21, 1925 in Girard, Ohio. Wishnewski was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during World War II as a demolitions expert. He worked as a sheet metal designer for Carvel Industries for ...

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Neighbors 05/29/12

Frank Ruyack, 92, Montrose Tool and Die Executive

by Lindita Lika   Comment

MONTROSE, N.Y. – Frank Ruyack of Montrose died May 24 at Rosary Hill. He was 92.

He was born Oct. 15, 1919, in Yonkers to Michael and Anna Hunady Ruyack. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Mindoro from 1951 to 1955. Ruyack retired as executive manager of the machine tool and die division of Precision Valve Corp. 

He was married to the late Marian Murphy ...

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Neighbors 04/25/12

Michael Ortega Sr., 87, Peekskill Mail Carrier

by Lindita Lika   Comment

CORTLANDT, N.Y.. – Michael A. Ortega, Sr., a longtime Cortlandt resident, died April 24. He was 87.  

Ortega worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Peekskill, retiring after 36 ...

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Neighbors 03/23/12

Ferreira, Former Croton Teamster, Dies at 86

by Lindita Lika   Comment

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Louis A. Ferreira Jr. of Croton-on-Hudson died March 21 at the age of 86. 

He was born April 6, 1925 in Fall River, Mass. to Louis and Mary Pavao Ferreira. During World War II, Ferreira served in the US Navy on the USS Wickes. He worked as a teamster for Local 456 for many years. 

Ferreira was predeceased by his wife Joyce and ...

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Neighbors 01/24/12

Cortlandt Manor's Popp Dies at 86

by Lindita Lika   Comment

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. - Edward H. Popp, a longtime Cortlandt Manor resident, died Jan. 20 at the age of 86. 

Raised and educated in Port Chester, Popp was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving as an ...

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Neighbors 12/22/11

Former Verplanck Carpenter, Shubert Dies at 80

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VERPLANCK, N.Y. - Longtime Verplanck and Peekskill resident, Robert E. Shubert, died Dec. 19. He was 80.

Shubert served in the U.S. Navy with the Seabees during the Korean Conflict. On Nov. 29, 1957, he ...

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