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Obituaries 01/14/13

Edward Murray, 98, Buchanan World War II Veteran

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CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Edward W. Murray of Buchanan died Jan. 10 at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. He was 98.

Born May 21, 1914, in Verplanck, he was the son of Edward and Anastasia Murray. He was a ...

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Obituaries 06/22/12

Anthony 'Chops' Wishnewski, 86, of Cortlandt Manor

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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 03/27/12

Armbruster, Ex-Croton Think Tank Director, Dies

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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Francis E. Armbruster of Upper Nyack, N.Y., died at Nyack Hospital on March 24 at the age of 88.

Armbruster was the former director of interdisciplinary studies at Hudson Institute in Croton-on-Hudson.

He was born April 9, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Armbruster served in the 10th Armored Division in France and Germany during World War II. ...

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Neighbors 03/23/12

Ferreira, Former Croton Teamster, Dies at 86

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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

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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 12/19/11

Croton Veteran Charles Flaherty Dies at 89

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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Charles H. Flaherty, of Croton-on-Hudson, died Dec. 16 after a brief bout with cancer, surrounded by family at his home in Half Moon Bay. He was 89. 

Born on Nov. 23, 1922 in Portland, Maine, he graduated from South Portland High School in 1940 and from Northeastern Business College in 1954. During World War II, Flaherty served in Pearl ...

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Neighbors 11/15/11

'Sports Fanatic,' Verplanck's Lenich Dies at 89

by Lindita Lika   Comment

VERPLANCK, N.Y. - John J. "Gar" Lenich, a lifelong resident of Verplanck, died Nov. 12. He was 89. A sports trivia buff and a World War II veteran, he retired from General Motors. He also was a 60-year member of the Verplanck Fire Department.

Lenich was born on Dec. 15, 1921 to John J. and Anna Lenich. During World War II, he served in the US Army Air Corps. He then ...

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Neighbors 10/20/11

Ex-Frank G. Lindsey Principal, O'Hare Dies at 83

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MONTROSE, N.Y. - John Michael O'Hare, a former principal in Montrose, died at home in Jensen Beach, Fla. on Oct. 13, surrounded by family and friends. He was 83.

O'Hare, an Army veteran, was a former principal of Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School in Montrose.

Son of the late George and Matilda O'Hare of Depew Street in Peekskill, he was born on Nov. 13, ...

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