All Obituaries

Bonita Allmacher White of Croton -on-Hudson,NY  died on July 10, 2021. She was 76 years old. Bonnie was born on July 4, 1945 in Astoria, Queens to Gustave and Lillian Allmacher. She was raised in Croton and graduated from Croton Harmon High School in 1964. Bonnie was a case worker for Westchester County Department of Social Service where she retired after 30 years of service. Following her retirement, she enjoyed helping to care for her granddaughter Samantha “Momma’s...

On July 4th, 2021, Holly Kay Rucki lost her battle with Bile Duct Cancer. Holly was born on December 14th, 1968 to Vicki and Fred Rucki of Minneapolis, MN. Later, the family moved to New Prague, MN where she would graduate in 1987. Holly’s ambitions proved too big for small town Minnesota, so as a young adult she moved to New York City. As a New York transplant, Holly put her immense organizational and people skills to use working for the Pavillion Agency. She found love and married...

Lucy DiNuzzo of Montrose,NY passed away on May 17, 2021. She was 77 years old. Lucy was born in New York City on April 2, 1944 to Thomas and Olivia Vignola and was raised in the Bronx. She worked for the NY Telephone Company in NYC. On August 16, 1964 she married John Locoparra and moved to Buchanan,NY in 1972 with their three daughters. Lucy was a homemaker and was the manager of Shopwell in Croton, NY before retiring.Lucy married Ronald DiNuzzo in September 1988 and moved to Oviedo, FL in...

John W. Burke,67, of Buchanan, NY,  died on April 30, 2021. John was born on July 23, 1953 to John and Delores (Panek) Burke. John grew up in Yonkers, NY. John married his wife of 48 years, Karen Morrella on July 15, 1972. He retired as general foreman for Asplundh Tree Company after 31 years in 2003. John worked for Hudson Valley Bus Company for 12 years before retiring in 2016. John is survived by his loving wife Karen, children, Anne Marie (Thomas) Dalton, Anthony (Kathleen),...

Anthony John Crisci Jr. was surrounded and physically embraced by his family, when he passed away from diseases that stemmed from 9/11 on April 11, 2021. Just like he dealt with all the experiences in life, Anthony managed his illness with strength and determination and fought until the end.Anthony was born on May 27, 1950 in Manhattan and was raised in the Bronx. Anthony was the first person from his family to attend university. He graduated from Lehman College in 1973 and...

Colleen Ann Murphy of Buchanan, NY left us April 10, 2021.Colleen was born August 16,1967 to Robert C. and Jacqueline (Guyon) Conklin in Cold Spring, New York. Colleen was a cherished dedicated wife to Patrick Murphy, extremely loving and dedicated mother to her sons Kevin and Shawn. She was also a doting aunt to Robert and Brianna DeJesse and Samantha Murphy. Choosing to be a happy homemaker, she was able to create a very loving, caring environment for her family to grow and to form...

Henry “Hank” Goldberg passed on April 8, 2021. He was born in the Bronx, New York on April 15, 1941.   At 18 years old, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the Naval escort Destroyer, USS Kyne, while waiting to be deployed overseas. Hank retired from the NYC Department of Corrections and was also a member of the NYS National Guard. After retirement from NYC Dept. of Corrections, he continued his education to become a Paralegal and Medical Records Coder. Another...

Kathleen M. Calabro,62, of Verplanck and formally of Croton-on-Hudson died on March 26, 2021. Kathleen was born on May 10, 1958 in Sleepy Hollow, NY to Nicholas and Theresa Basso. She was a graduate of Croton Harmon High School. Kathleen was a hardworking person who worked for 15 years at Westchester Tool Rental in Elmsford. Kathleen enjoyed canoeing with her partner Gabe and her dog. Kathleen will be deeply missed by her children, Bernie (Melissa) Calabro II, Brian (Robin) Calabro and...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Dusan Bakala. Dusan entered into rest on March 22, 2021.  He was surrounded by his immediate family and virtually with his family in Slovakia.  He was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Dusan left behind his wife Anne, a daughter Jennifer and her husband Peter, (who was from the same village in Slovakia as Dusan), his son Michael, with his wife, Samantha, his...

Lawrence J. Keefe, lifelong resident of Verplanck, NY died March 15, 2021 at 94 years old. Larry was born October 13, 1926 to the late Lawrence J. and Marilla McCoy Keefe.   He graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17. After training he received his Combat Air Crew Wings as an Aviation Radioman Aerial Gunner flying Navy Patrol Bombers during World War II.  Larry used the GI bill to receive his education in electronics. He...