Death Notice - Smart, Kathleen (nee Frawley) on February 17, 2015. Beloved wife of the late John. Fond sister of the late Thomas Frawley and Norma Frawley Joyce. Loving aunt of Catherine Frawley Monahan, Patrick Joyce, Robert M. Joyce, Dennis Joyce, John Frawley and the late and loved Sharon Joyce Foley. Adored great-aunt to 21 nieces & nephews. Reposing Friday 10 am-12 noon at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave, Bx. Graveside service at 12:30 pm at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Joan M. Shields
Death Notice - Shields, Joan M. (nee O'Connor) on February 13, 2015. Beloved wife of the late John H. Shields. Loving mother of John, Joanne Albrecht, Mary Beth Cotter, Bernadette O'Hara, Patricia Quinn, Gerard and Joseph. Cherished grandmother of Kelly, Brendan, Ryan, Lauren, Kayla, Kerryanne, John, Kaitlyn, Erin, Matthew, Isabelle and Zoe. Dear sister of Eileen and the late Jack. Reposing Sunday 4-6 pm and Monday 4-8 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave, Bx. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10:45 am at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society would be deeply appreciated. "Smile God Loves You".
Raymond J. Stewart
Death Notice - Stewart, Raymond J. on February 12, 2015. Beloved son of the late William and Catherine "Khaki". Loving brother of Robert (Betty) and Maureen (Dan). Cherished uncle of Dawn, Robert, Kelly, Brian and Andrew. Adored great uncle to many great niece and nephews. He will be sorely missed by golf partners on Saturdays. Visitation will be on Sunday February 15th from 3-7 pm. A prayer service will be held on Sunday at 6pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave. Bronx, NY 10471. Committal will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would be deeply appreciated.
Felix Bronner
Service Announcement - Felix Bronner passed away February 7, 2015. The family will be gathering at the funeral home Monday February 9th at 11:30am for a Chapel Service scheduled for 12 noon. Foillowing the Chapel Service, the burial will follow at 2:30pm at King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton New Jersey.
Patricia A. Coyne
Death Notice - Patricia A. Coyne passed away on February 6, 2015. Loving sister to: John Coyne (deceased) & his wife, Margaret (surviving), Eileen & Thomas McDougall (both deceased), Muriel Coyne (deceased) and Edward & Audrey Coyne (surviving). Beloved Friend to William Purcell. Dear aunt to: Edward Coyne & his wife, Marie; Jean-Marie Stalzer & her husband, John; Margaret Minogue & her husband, Ray; Michele Piedmonte & her husband, Mark; and Mary Beth Mulry & her husband, Ray. Cherished grandaunt to: Michelle Pacheco & her husband, Ivan; Steven, Thomas & Lisa Coyne; Jack & Shannon Stalzer; Meghan Minogue; Sean, Colin & Ella Piedmonte and Andrew & Lauren Mulry. Great-grandaunt to Abby & Gavin Pacheco. Reposing February 11th from 2-5pm only at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday 9:45am at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Deborah Lerner
Memorial Service Notice - Lerner, Deborah passed away on February 1, 2015. Loving mother of Jessica Drosman. Cherished grandmother of Tess and Eli. Dear sister of Erica Karp and Betsy Graziano. Beloved friend to Ethel Kleinman. A Memorial Service will be held 2pm Wednesday at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx NY. The committal is private.
Anna May Healy
Death Notice - Healy, Anna May passed away on January 28, 2015. Loving wife of Eugene. Beloved mother of Jeffrey and Ellen (Harrigan) and mother-in-law of Michael Harrigan. Adored grandmother of Jenna, Ashleigh, Megan and Michael. Dear sister of Edward, Francis and the late Thomas. Reposing Monday 4-8 at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx NY. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10:00am at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 602 McLean Ave, Yonkers NY. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
José Pereira
Death Notice - José Pereira passed away peacefully at the age of 84, surrounded by his loving family, on January 26, 2015. Beloved husband of Maria (née Diniz). Beloved father of Sofia, Teresa (Neufeld), Paulo, Mario, and Carmela (Stricklett), and father-in-law of Mark Neufeld, Danielle Jackson, and Brandon Stricklett. Loving grandfather of Jacob Neufeld and Anna Neufeld. Also remembered as a dear brother to Joyce (Rasquinha) and Victoria. Reposing Friday 6-9 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx NY. Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, January 31st at 9:45 am at St. Margaret of Cortona Church, 6000 Riverdale Avenue. Parking is provided at St. Margaret of Cortona Church ½ block south of the funeral home for the wake and service. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to Parkinson's Disease Foundation -http://www.pdf.org/
Dorothy (Greer) O'Donnell
Death Notice - Dorothy (Greer) O’Donnell died on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in the Bronx, NY. She was 89. She was preceded by her father and mother, Robert and Clara Greer; her siblings Ethel Roberts, Bill Greer, and Gloria Page; and her daughter Mariann Mullen. She is survived by her siblings, Bob Greer and Betty Casola; her four children, Catherine, Vincent, Charles, and Jean Byrnes; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services Friday 11am at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne NY.
William J. True
William J. (Bill) True of Riverdale peacefully passed away after a brief illness on January 26th, 2015. He was surrounded by close family and friends. Bill was born in New York City on July 13, 1931. He was the youngest child of the late Mary Agnes (Broderick) True and her husband, the late Charles Henry True, Sr. Bill was predeceased by his brother, Charles Henry True, Jr. He leaves behind his beloved sister, Marilyn (True) Wynne; nephew, John Wynne and his wife Mary Ann and their two children, Dylon and Nicholas; nephew, Daniel Wynne and his wife Sarah and their two children, Daniel and Maeve; niece, Anne Marie (Wynne) Lyle and her husband Drew and their son, Evan. Bill also leaves behind his dear companion, Sheila Coffey.
Bill was a member of the St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church, Riverdale, NY. He was a devout Catholic who attended mass daily and was honored and proud to volunteer at his parish church. During his early years, Bill grew up on Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of the Bronx. He honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his return to the states, he briefly worked for the U.S. Postal Service and then spent more than 25 years working for General Electric Corporation in New York City. After his retirement, Bill enjoyed being out and about in his neighborhood, watching sports (especially Notre Dame Football!), eating out and getting together with friends and family. A few years ago, he truly enjoyed a once in a lifetime trip to Italy and the Vatican. He loved gadgets, card games and befriending dogs in need of an extra meal! Bill was a very thoughtful, generous and caring person to all. He will always be remembered with great love. Reposing Friday January 30th 3-7pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave., Bronx. Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, January 31st, 10am at St. Gabriel's Church. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, NY.
Edgar Leon Abrams
Services - Edgar Leon Abrams passed away on January 21, 2015. Beloved husband of Yolanda (nee Manrique). Loving father of Edgar R. Abrams. Reposing Wednesday 5-9 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Avenue Bronx NY. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday 9:45 am at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson NY.
Article from the Riverdale Press - Edgar Leon Abrams, who died on Jan. 21 at the age of 77, lived a life of firsts. According to his son, Edgar Rafael Abrams, He was among the first African Americans to attend Stuyves- ant High School. He was also the first in his family to go to college and among the first African Americans to become a Wall Street broker.
It’s not surprising, then, that when he moved to Riverdale in the 1960s he was also among the first to take an apartment in the Skyview on Hudson housing complex that dominates the skyline north of West 256th Street.
Mr. Abrams’ mother, Mattie Abrams, brought him into the world on Aug. 26, 1937 in Shel- by, North Carolina in the midst of the Great Depression. As a single mother, she migrated to Harlem and found a career in administration at Sydingham Hospital.
As a high school student at the time when the Supreme Court issued its historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling on school integration, Mr. Abrams developed a life-long interest in civil rights. At the time of his death he was still an active member of the NAACP.
He was a large man and at Michigan State University, he was a defensive lineman on a football team that played in the most highly rated bowl game in American history, the 1956 Rose Bowl. His team, the Spartans, and their legendary coach, Duffy Daugherty, captured the national championship by defeating UCLA, 17-14 with an audience of 41.1 percent of American households. The game was also notable in that it featured two of the most racially integrated college teams of the era, with six African American star ters for the UCLA Bruins and seven for the Spartans. In contrast, Georgia Tech threatened to boycott the 1956 Sugar Bowl because their opponent, the University of Pittsburgh, featured a star player who was black.
After graduation, Mr. Abrams returned to New York and took a job selling Plaid Stamps to merchants in Brooklyn. The small paper coupons were par t of a loyalty program that predated today’s store loyalty cards.
In the mid-1970s he came to the attention of a recruiter for the E.F Hutton & Co. stock brokerage firm. He became a stockbroker and remained with Hutton until his retirement about seven years ago. “They used to call them stockbrokers,” his son Edgar quipped, “nowadays they’re called financial advisors.”
While in Brooklyn, Mr. Abrams also came to the attention of Yolanda Manrique, an immigrant from Guayaquil, Ecuador. The couple met at a party and their son recalled, “It was pretty much love at first sight.” They made their home in Riverdale, but they developed a passion for world travel, especially European capitals like London and Paris.
Mr. Abrams stayed in touch with his classmates at both Suyvesant and Michigan State and he was active in Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the alum- ni associations of both schools, occasionally participating in raucous reunions with his Spar- tan teammates.
He was an avid fan of New York spor ts teams, notably the Yankees, Giants and Knicks, and a doting father and grand- father.
He is survived by his wife and son, his daughter-in-law Lana Munoz-Abrams and grandchildren Gabriel Edgar Abrams, Ava Marie Abrams and Lia Avery Abrams.
A wake is scheduled at Riverdale -on-Hudson Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. and a funeral mass will be said at St. Margaret of Cortona Church on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 9:45 a.m. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be sent to the American Lung Association.
Santa Preslopsky
Death Notice - Santa Preslopsky passed away on January 21, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Stephen. Loving sister of Albert (Angie), Rosie (Val), Peter (Queenie), Vicky (Dom), Julie (Danny) and the late Jean, Frankie and Mary. Also remembered as a cherished aunt to many. Reposing Saturday and Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, Inc., 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx NY. Mass of Christian Burial 9:45 am Monday at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Interment Kensico Cemetery.
Michael A. Gonoude
Death Notice - Gonoude , Michael A. on January 19, 2015. Loving husband of Georgeann (nee Foley). Beloved father of Meghan and brother of Kathleen Gonoude. Dear son-in-law of Ann Foley. Loved by his chihuahuas Bently, Dena, Tinker & Goober. Reposing Thursday 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Riverdale-on- Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave., Bronx NY. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:45 am at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery .
Juan Dure
Death Notice – Juan Dure passed away on January 18, 2015. Loving husband of Bladdymira “Nina” (nee Galeano). Beloved father of Alice and Jessica. Cherished grandfather of Elena and Caterina. Also remembered as a dear brother to Noelia, Mercedes, Hernando, Benito, Eva, Isidro and Carmen. Reposing Wednesday 4-8 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, Inc., 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx NY. A service will be held Thursday at 11 am at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donation to www.standup2cancer.org would be greatly appreciated. Parking is provided at St. Margaret of Cortona Church ½ block south of the funeral home for the wake and service.
Irma P. Scatliffe
Death Notice - Scatliffe , Irma P. on January 15, 2015. Dear mother of Roy, Florence, Tricia, and Leslie. Beloved grandmother of James, Roland, Shakira, Khadeeja, Shyra, Elijah, Shahiem, Shani, Tajane and Rayvon. Loving great-grandmother of Ayden, Kiera , and Samiyah. Reposing Friday 6-9 pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, 6110 Riverdale Ave., Bronx NY. Service Saturday 11:00 am at the funeral home. Interment Kensico Cemetery.
Anne Leftoff
Leftoff, Anne on January 14, at the age of 93. Loving wife of the late Joseph. Dear mother of Ellen (Daniel) Lee, Lori (Howie) Kaplan and Diane (Allan) Carlin. Cherished grandmother of Amy, Rebecca, Emily, Jennifer and Melissa. Dear sister of Jeanne and Millie and the late Lillian, Sam, Esther, Dora, Freda and Ruthie. Graveside services Thursday 12:30pm at Beth Moses Cemetery - West Babylon NY.