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Irmgard M. Ross, 81, Scarsdale Resident
SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Irmgard M. Ross, of Scarsdale, died on Monday, March 28. She was 81. Born in East Germany, "Irmgard was a loving, caring and devoted mother and grandmother," according to information from the funeral home.
Ross is survived be her children Thomas and his wife Susanna, Peter, Barbara and her husband Joel Landzberg, Mark and his wife Laura and 7 grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Henry, and her parents, Alfred and Alfrieda (Pusch) Krause.
Visiting hours will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at the Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Homes, 824 Scarsdal…
Thelma Ehrman, 89, White Plains Resident
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Thelma Ehrman, of White Plains, died on Monday, March 28. She was 89. Ehrman was an elementary school teacher for over 40 years, who inspired and guided many students.
She is survived by her children, Michael and Nancy; granddaughter Elana; sons-in-law Carlo and Mickey; sister Shirley; and nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.
Ehrman was predeceased by her husband, Elliot, and her parents, Rebecca and Michael Schechtman.
Services will be from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at the Ballard-Durand Funeral Home, 2 Maple Ave., in White Plains. Memorial donatio…
Celtic Folk Band Performs At Fair Lawn Community Center
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club, Bergen County's premier presenter of folk music, will present the pan-Celtic band IONA on Saturday, April 2."Celebrating 30 years, IONA has always been at the forefront of the pan-Celtic renaissance, bringing the music and dance of all the Celtic cultures: Cornwall, Mann, Wales, Brittany, Asturies, Galicia and the Americas, as well as the usual suspects," a news release notes. "Combine this with anecdotes, history, humor and fun, you have a program unlike any other."
IONA's members have traveled throughout the Celtic lan…
Orpheus Spring Concerts Planned For Ridgewood United Methodist Church
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- The Orpheus Club Spring Concerts will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17.The event will feature its "usual diverse mix of music," a news release notes, including
a Jersey Boys Medley, by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
"Blackbird," by John Lennon and Paul McCarthy
"Old Man Noah," arranged by Marshall Bartholomew
"Let All Men Sing," by Keith Christopher
"O bone Jesu," by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
"Hallelujah Chorus," by Ludwig van Beethoven
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturda…
Fair Lawn Library Welcomes Local Author Margie Gelbwasser
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- The Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library will be hosting author Margie Gelbwasser, now a Fair Lawn resident, on Thursday, March 31.Gelbwasser will discuss her writing, as well as her Russian and Jewish roots. The event is a tie-in with the One Book, One Community program of the Jewish Federation of North Jersey, and its selection, "A Backpack, A Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka."
The talk will begin at 7 p.m. Bring in a new teddy bear or backpack to share with a needy child. For more information about Gelbwasser's work, visit her website.
The Maurice M. Pine Free P…
