All Obituaries

John M. Kiyak, 69, a resident of Brewster and formerly of Port Chester passed away unexpectedly January 18, 2019. He was born June 6, 1949 in Port Chester to the late John and Eileen Sava Kiyak. John was a graduate of Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School in Port Chester, Stepinac High School in White Plains, and University of Dayton with a degree in business.  He was the owner of Port Chester Rug and Linoleum that his parents founded on 220 Westchester...

Mary Summa, 101, a lifelong resident of Port Chester died January 14, 2019. She was born May 22, 1917 in Port Chester to the late Vincent and Maria Lafaro Legato. She graduated from Port Chester High School in 1935 and was married on September 10, 1939 at Holy Rosary Church to Joseph D. "Pepe" Summa. Mr. Summa died January 24, 1990.  Mrs. Summa was a production manager for Kay Chester Dress Company in Port Chester. She was with the company for 50 years until her...

Denis S. Ahearn, Sr.,  68, a resident of Port Chester died January 7, 2018. He was born in New York City on September 21, 1950 to the late Cornelius and Helene Seiz Ahearn. He was raised in New Rochelle, NY and Graduated from Iona Prep and received his Bachelor and Masters degree's from Iona College. Mr. Ahearn was a  Social Studies teacher for many years at Mamaroneck High School retiring in 2006. In retirement he devoted himself to educational advocacy using the online pen...

John M. Grosse, a lifelong resident of the Village of Port Chester, NY died on January 2, 2019, at the age of 94. He was born on July 10, 1924, to the late Domenico Grosse and Domenica Marie Pace Grosse. Mr. Grosse graduated from Port Chester High School and received an associate degree in criminal justice from Westchester Community College. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1946. He joined the Port Chester Police Department on May 5, 1952, and was the Chief of Police...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30AM on Saturday January 5, 2019 at Parish of Saint John Bosco (our Lady of Mercy) 216 Westchster Ave. Port Chester, NY. Interment to follow at Greenwood Union Cemetery North Street Rye, NY.  In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital There will be no visitation 

Carmela "Carrie" Catalano, 85, a lifelong resident of Port Chester died peacefully December 24, 2018. She was born May 6, 1933 in Port Chester to the late Canio and Maria Summa Vaccaro. She was raised and educated in Port Chester, graduating from Port Chester High School in 1951. Carmela was an office manager at Bantam US Toys  in Port Chester for 33 years. She was a parishioner of the Holy Rosary Church in Port Chester, NY. She was a devoted mother and...

Rosemarie Seeley, 75, a lifelong resident of Port Chester died December 23, 2018. She was born July 12, 1943 in Port Chester to the late Anthony and Josephine Cicchiello DeCrescenzo. She was raised and educated in Port Chester and was a parishioner of the Corpus Christi Church. Mrs. Seeley was an switchboard operator at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Mamaroneck, NY. She is survived by her husband Robert Seeley of Port Chester, daughter Josephine Ponteau and husband Frank of Bridgeport,...

Cecelia Ellen (nee Johns) Wiggins, a lifelong Port Chester resident, died Friday at Greenwich Hospital. She was 82. Cecelia was born September 13, 1936, at 241 South Regent Street to the late Paris Clayton Johns and Beatrice Ellen Johns. She was raised and educated in the Port Chester school system graduating with the Class of 1954. On November 6, 1955, she married Richard R. Wiggins. One of her first jobs was waitressing at the Village Inn. She furthered here education by attending...

Sophie T. Kancir, 89, a lifelong resident of Port Chester died December 11, 2018. She was born October 10, 1929 in Port Chester to the late Anthony and Sophie Rupisyewsko Stawicki. She graduated from Port Chester High School in 1947.  She was the owner and operator of Bob's Deli with her husband, Robert A., on Willett Ave. in Port Chester. She was a parishioner of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Port Chester and was active with the Class of 1947 Reunion...

Rita LaBella, of Carmel NY and formerly of Port Chester, NY, died unexpectedly on December 5, 2018 at the age of 91.  Rita was born to Assunta and Frank Garafalo on November 16, 1927 in Braintree, MA.  On June 6, 1948, she married the love of her life, Paul M. LaBella and raised their family in Port Chester.  They were married for over 64 years, before Paul died in 2012. Rita is survived by her children, Janice (Craig) Studwell of Manhattan Beach, CA, Susan (Kenneth)...