Anna Grieco Obituary

... Funeral mass Wednesday September 14, 2016 10am at St. Joseph Church New Rochelle, NY. Interment Greenwood Union Cemetery Rye, NY. In lieu of flowers donation to Calvary Hospital, 1740 Eastchester Rd., Bronx, NY. Good morning. Here is today's Talk of ...

Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86

Roberta Peters, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours' notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in commercials and on "The Ed Sullivan Show," died Jan. 18 at an assisted living facility in Rye, New York. She was 86. Peters' maiden entrance at the Met, the venerable opera house in New York, could scarcely have been more dramatic, even if it had been scripted by a librettist.

Roberta Peters | Opera singer, 86

Roberta Peters, 86, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours' notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in commercials and on The Ed Sullivan Show , died Wednesday at an assisted-living facility in Rye, N.Y. The cause was Parkinson's disease, said her son Paul Fields. Ms. Peters' maiden entrance at the Met could scarcely have been more dramatic, even if it had been scripted by a librettist.

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... to stardom in her Metropolitan Opera debut - her first public performance anywhere - died on Wednesday at her home in Rye, N.Y. Peters, who would sing with the Met 515 times over 35 vigorous years, was internationally renowned for her high, silvery ...

Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86

Roberta Peters, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours' notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in commercials and on "The Ed Sullivan Show," died Jan. 18 at an assisted living facility in Rye, N.Y. She was 86. Ms. Peters's maiden entrance at the Met, the venerable opera house in New York, could scarcely have been more dramatic, even if it had been scripted by a librettist.

Phyllis Haniotis Obituary

Visiting will be held on Friday July 29, 2016 at Holy Trinity GO Church, 10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, NY., from 11:00am to 11:30am with religious service to follow. The interment will be in Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye NY.

John Lisbon, 85

Born in Rye, New York, the son of the late Antonio M. and Leopoldina Lisbon, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Lisbon served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years until his retirement.

Former Dodger Ralph Branca Dies at 90

... James and Dearie Mulvey. A wake in his memory will be held on Monday, Nov. 28 from 4pm to 7pm at Graham Funeral Home in Rye, New York. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00AM at the Church of Resurrection. In lieu of flowers, the family ...

Ray Copus

... family. He is survived by his son, Matthew (Cassie) Copus of Nelsonville; and his daughter, Laurie (Michael) Zugay of Rye, New York. He is also survived by his brother, the Rev. George (Lucille) Copus of Marion; and his nephew, James (Amy) Copus of ...

Donn Fendler, Boy Scout lost and then found in the mountains, dies at 90

Mr. Fendler, his feet still bandaged, is honored in 1939 in Rye, N.Y., upon his return from his ordeal on Mount Katahdin. Donn Fendler, a Boy Scout who lost his way during a mountain trek in Maine in 1939, embarking on a nine-day survival story that transfixed the nation and inspired generations with its themes of self-reliance and intrepidity, died Oct. 10 at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.

Subject of ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ dies at 90

Donn Fendler, 12, his feet still bandaged from his days alone in the Maine woods, waves from the back of a car in 1939 as he is honored in his hometown of Rye, N.Y. Fendler, who survived nine days alone on Maine's tallest mountain and later collaborated on a book about the ordeal, died Monday, Oct 10, 2016, in Bangor, Maine. He was 90. PORTLAND, Maine - Donn Fendler, who as a boy survived nine days alone on Maine's tallest mountain in 1939 and later wrote a book about the ordeal, has died at 90. Fendler collaborated with Joseph B. Egan on a book, "Lost on a Mountain in Maine," which was required reading for many fourth-graders in Maine.

Hospice of Westchester Celebrates Life with Sixth Annual Memorial…

Children pose with Monarch butterflies that landed on them during HOW's Sixth Annual Memorial Butterfly Release on May 15 in Rye, N.Y. This event provides our families and members of the community a meaningful opportunity to remember and acknowledge their loved ones with a beautiful tribute. Hospice of Westchester , an organization which has provided exceptional end-of-life care to residents of Westchester County for over 24 years, recently hosted its sixth annual Celebration of Life Memorial Butterfly Release.

David Durst dies at 90

David Durst, developer, artist and youngest son of family patriarch Joseph Durst, died Friday in Rye, NY. He was 90. Durst spent 30 years at the Durst Organization, along with his brothers Seymour and Royal.

John R. “Jack” Miller Obituary

... Church of St. John the Divine in New York and as a vestryman of Trinity Wall Street, as well as Christ's Church in Rye, New York. Mr. Miller was a member of the board of directors, Customers Bancorp Inc. and Customers Bank. In 1968, Mr. Miller was ...