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Florence Ann Grahamer, 95, Clifton Resident
CLINTON, N.J. — Florence Ann Grahamer died Tuesday, May 3. She was 95.
Grahamer is survived by her daughter, Dale DeFino and her husband Frank DeFino; son, William Grahamer and his wife Susan Grahamer; grandchildren Randi Bauernshub and her husband Brad Bauernshub, Adam DeFino and his wife Laura DeFino; five great-grandchildren Zack, Molly, Juliana, Savannah, and Bradley.
She was predeceased by her husband, Rudy Grahamer in 2005.
The family will celebrate her life at a private luncheon Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1373 Broad Street…
Patrick White, 89, Pearl River
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — County Cavan, Ireland resident Patrick White died Wednesday, May 4. He was 89.
White was a retired sergeant of the Fighting Irish 69th Regiment.
He is survived by wife, Rose (Brady); children, Margaret, Julie, Patricia, Mary, John, Aileen and Patrick; daughters-in-law, Tina and Cathy; and sons-in-law, Eamon Lynch and John Small. White also is survived by his siblings Kathleen, Margaret, Bea and William; and 13 grandchildren.
There will be a viewing from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home, 100 Franklin Ave., Pearl River.
The funeral Mass wi…
Dorothy Shirley Kraemer, 90, Wyckoff Resident
WYCKOFF, N.J. — Wyckoff resident Dorothy Shirley Kraemer died Wednesday, Feb. 3. She was 90.
A native of Newark, Kraemer grew up in East Orange and spent 59 years in Wyckoff.
She was a multi-decade member of the Church of the Good Shepard in Midland Park, where she served on the vestry numerous times and was a perennial member of the Altar Guild.
She was an avid member of the Wyckoff Women’s Club, serving as president for six years.
As a volunteer with the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, she spent more than 1,500 hours in the kitchen of Kurth Cottage Café at the hospital, preparing meals tha…
Winifred Vera Marshall, 91, Sparkill Resident
SPARKILL, N.Y. — Sparkill resident Winifred Vera Marshall died Wednesday, May 4. She was 91.
A native of Castlerea, Ireland, Marshall spent 45 years in the hotel industry, first as a bookkeeper at hotels in Ochos Rios on the Island of Jamaica and later as an assistant comptroller at hotels in the San Francisco area.
For the past eight years, she has been a resident of Dowling Gardens, an assisted living facility in Sparkill, where she enjoyed the activities and had many good friends.
Vera was predeceased by her husband of 20 years, Steven J. Marshall, as well as siblings Agnes O'Rourke, …
Jean A. DeSimone, 87, Longtime Cortlandt Resident
CORTLANDT, N.Y. — Cortlandt resident Jean A. DeSimone died Monday, May 2. She was 87.
DeSimone graduated from Peekskill High School in 1946 and was a business office representative for New York Telephone for more than 36 years, working in the Peekskill office for 25½ years and the Carmel office for nine years before retiring in 1982.
She is survived by her son, Joseph DeSimone; daughter, Paula Beman; nephew, William Hardy; and grandchildren, Jessica DeSimone and Chelsea Beman,
DeSimone was predeceased by her first husband, Walter Beisser in 1970; second husband, Domenic DeSimone in 1991;…
Robert Duffy, 63, Clarkstown Resident
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. — Clarkstown resident Robert "Bob” Duffy died Wednesday, May 4. He was 63.
Duffy worked as a chief electrician for many years in the New York City Hospital System.
After retiring, he became a bus driver for the Clarkstown Central School District.
For many years, he was an active member of the New City Rams Youth Football Organization, as well as West Nyack Little League.
Duffy is survived by his wife of 38 years, Annette; children, Jaclyn and her husband Nelson, Bobby and his fiancé Amanda, Brian and his wife Kristen, and Alison and her husband Christopher; and gra…
