Joan J. Barker
Barker, Joan J., age 78, a 38 year resident of Brewster, NY, died at her home on Thursday, May 7, 2009. She was the wife of the late Ronald S. Barker. Mrs. Barker was a cashier for Kobacker's Supermarket in Brewster, NY. She was an avid Mets fan and supporter of numerous charities. Mrs. Full Story
Philip "Bucky" Presti
Philip "Bucky" Presti, a 38 year resident of Putnam Lake, NY, died Saturday May 9, 2009, at the age of 78. Mr. Presti was born April 6, 1931 in New York City, son of the late Frank and Adeline (DeFini) Presti. He married his childhood sweetheart Carole Viscusi, to whom he was married for 54 years. Mr. Full Story
Richard Lawrence Grasso
Richard Lawrence Grasso age 51 of Brewster, NY died suddenly on May 7, 2009 in Patterson, NY. Mr. Grasso was born Aug. 25, 1957 in Bronx, NY son of Armand Grasso of Yorktown, NY, and the late Dorothy (McGrane) Grasso. He graduated from Mahopac High School in 1975 and received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice, from Iona College in New Rochelle. Full Story
Gus Conrad
Gus (Augustine) Conrad of Brewster, NY, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Danbury, CT, at the age of 71. Mr. Conrad was born in Ashville, PA, on Jan. 20, 1938, son of the late Patrick J. and Mary G. (Illig) Conrad. His family mooved to Brewster in 1952 and he graduated from Brewster High School in 1957. On July 2, 1961, he married Joyce Eastwood in St. Full Story
Elizabeth Pinckey
Pinckney, Elizabeth, age 90, of Patterson, NY, wife of the late Philip L. Pinckney, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Beacon, NY. Mrs. Pinckney was born August 5, 1918 in Nelsonville, NY to Ernest and Estella (Daniels) Allen. She graduated from Haldane High School in Coldspring, NY. Full Story
Susan L. Zwarych
Susan L. Zwarych, a 22 year resident of Putnam County, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 6, 2009. Susan was born in Stamford, Connecticut on December 31, 1963, to S. James and Evelyn (Alexander) Brown. On September 13, 1986, she married her loving husband Brian P. Zwarych. Susan was a devoted mother to her son Tyler and her daughter Kelsey. Full Story
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