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Beloved Deputy Lewisboro Supervisor From Cross River Dies: 'Quiet, Strong, Real, Solid'
A beloved former town employee, husband, and father from Northern Westchester is being remembered for his ever-caring nature despite his stoic outward appearance.
Leo P. Masterson of Cross River, who worked as Comptroller and Deputy Town Supervisor for the town of Lewisboro, died on Thursday, Aug. 24 at the age of 66 after an 11-month battle with peritoneal mesothelioma, according to his obituary.
Born on Staten Island in 1957, Masterson was both a standout student and athlete and played football and baseball in high school. He then went on to continue playing baseball during hi…
Former Pennsylvania Pastor Used $30K In Parish Funds For Personal Expenses, DA Says
A former Pennsylvania pastor admitted to stealing over $30,000 in parish funds, which he spent on a beach house on the New Jersey shore, and men with whom he had sexual relationships, authorities said.
Monsignor Joseph McLoone, 58, was spared prison time and sentenced to five years of court supervision, the first nine months completed on electronic home confinement, restitution, and other conditions, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
McLoone, of Bryn Mawr, began his service as pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in Downingtown in 2011 after the removal of Msgr.…
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer
The Delaware County community is mourning the loss of a woman known as "Delco's Mom," who died on Aug. 13 after a valiant fight with cancer.
Born in Collingdale, Mary Theresa Ellis' 30-year journey in emergency services began when she was a volunteer at Collingdale Fire Company Ambulance followed by Darby Fire Company Ambulance before moving on to the Mercy-Fitzgerald Paramedics. She also worked with Sharon Hill, Lansdowne, Folcroft, Yeadon, Briarcliffe, Darby, and Clifton Heights Fire Companies, according to her obituary.
"Chances are probably pretty good you met her in one fashion or ano…
Dr. Donald Faust Buckley, Lover Of Animals, Owned South Salem Animal Hospital For 22 Years
Dr. Donald Faust “Don” Buckley, 93, of Winchester, VA and beloved father and “abuelo,” passed away at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 24 surrounded by his six children.
Dr. Buckley was born at home in Far Rockaway on Nov. 23, 1927. He was a longtime resident of North Salem and a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Church in Croton Falls.
Dr. Buckley entered the Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine at the age of 16. Upon completion of his degree, he entered veterinary practice in Newburgh. During the Korean War, he served as a practicing veterinarian in the U.S. Air Force.
After his service…
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Sestella Ferreira, 46, Of Bloomfield, Owned Nutley's Montevideo Café
Sestella "Mayda" Ferreira of Bloomfield, died Monday. She was 46.
Born in Uraguay, she moved to the United States nearly 20 years ago and lived in West Orange before moving to Bloomfield. She owned and operated Montevideo Café in Nutley.
She is survived by her husband, WIlliam Lago; son Fabrizio Lopez of Bloomfield; and siblings Fernando, Silvia, Adriana, Marie Jose and Alejandro.
Arrangements were by Shook Funeral Home, Clifton. A memorial service was held Friday at St. Joseph's Church, East Rutherford.
Cremation will be private.
Pizza Town USA Closes To Honor Death Of Founder Raymond Tomo, 93 Of Upper Montclair
Pizza Town USA will be closed Friday, June 14 to honor the passing of its founder Raymond Tomo. The restaurant will reopen Saturday.
Tomo, a military veteran, died on June 11 at 93 years old.
The Brooklyn native moved to Upper Montclair in 1969, 11 years after opening Pizza Town USA on Route 46.
The restaurant, recently named to the Daily Meal's list of greatest old school pizzerias in America, was being run by Tomo's children, Michele Ginter and Bruce Tomo.
Visitation is being held at the LaMonica Memorial Home in Livingston on Friday, June 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. A funeral Mass will …
Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Partner, WWII Vet James G. Houlihan, Longtime Bronxville Resident, 95
James G. Houlihan, a longtime resident of Bronxville and Palm Beach, Florida, died on Saturday, March 2 at the age of 95.
James G. Houlihan was born in Manhattan in 1923; he was the only child of James A. Houlihan and Genevieve McConnell Houlihan.
His grandfather, Dan Houlihan, came to Scranton, PA from County Kerry, Ireland in 1874 at 19 and became a laborer in construction. He married Margaret Lynch Houlihan and their family grew to include nine children. Dan and his family moved to Manhattan and started what was to become a very successful real estate business that survives to…
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