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Marlene Lang, 79, Longtime Suffern Resident
SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Longtime Suffern resident Marlene Lang died on Sunday, Feb. 14. She was 79.
Born in Brooklyn, Lang graduated from of Eastern District High School. Later, her family relocated to Suffern in 1972. She worked as a secretary for the Metropolitan Vacuum Company in Suffern for several years.
Lang was then an administrative assistant in the Supervisor's office at the Town of Ramapo for 25 years, until she retired in 2006. After she retired, she volunteered at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Lang is survived by her daughter, Francine Veltidi of Little Ferry, New Jersey, and her son Gar…
Retired English Teacher Dorothy McCord Alton, of Larchmont, Dies At 89
LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Dorothy "Dot" McCord Alton, a longtime Larchmont resident, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12. She was 89.
McCord was a retired English teacher from the Mount Vernon school district. She loved spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Amy Alton-Primrose, and grandsons Bryan Primrose and Shawn Primrose. She was predeceased in death by her husband, Hubert Alton.
As requested by McCord, there will not be any service, and burial of her ashes in Indiana will be done privately by her family at a later time. The John J. Fox Funeral Home i…
Carmela Carrizzo, 68, Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford resident Carmela Carrizzo died on, Thursday, Feb. 11.
Born in Italy, Carrizzo was raised in the Bronx. She was a well-respected business owner of multiple hair salons in Connecticut and New York.
She was survived by her children, Speranza Carrizzo and her husband Paul Soden, and Antonio Carrizzo and his wife Bernadette Carrizzo; grandchildren Danielle, Joseph, Paul, Mia and Jonathan; siblings Guisseppe Federico, Antoinette Iodice, Victoria Cioffi, Vincenzo Federico and Alice Crognale.
Carrizzo was predeceased by her husband, Giovan Guisseppe Carrizzo; parents Fr…
Carmine 'Rocky' Esposito, 87, Fort Lee Resident
FORT LEE, N.J. -- Carmine “Rocky” Esposito -- a Fort Lee resident, formerly of Cliffside Park -- died on Friday, Feb. 12. He was 87.
Esposito owned Quality Meats, in Fairview. Then, with his two of his brothers, Sam and Joseph, he continued that success with Esposito Excavating and Cliff Container Service.
Before he retired, he was a superintendent at the Englewood Cliffs DPW. He was also a member of the Fairview San Paulino Society and the Fort Lee VFW.
Esposito is survived by ex-wife, Marie Esposito; daughter AnnMarie Miranda and her husband Rene of Paramus; grandchildren Alex and Alis…
Antoinette 'Annie' DeLibero, 93, Fairfield Resident
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Antoinette "Annie" Conte DeLibero -- a Fairfield resident, formerly of Trumbull and Bridgeport -- died on Saturday, Feb. 13. She was 93.
Born in Bridgeport, she was a longtime Bridgeport resident. She moved to Trumbull in 1985, where she lived with her sister, Teresa, until she entered The Jewish Home in 2010. DeLibero graduated from the Butler Business School, in Bridgeport. She worked as an administrative secretary at Bryant Electric, which became part of Westinghouse Electric, in Bridgeport, until her retirement.
She was devoted to her sister and brother a…
Robert E. Egnor, 88, Longtime Port Chester Resident
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Robert E. Egnor, a longtime resident of Port Chester, died on Friday, Feb. 12. He was 88.
Egnor was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Doris Rabbitt Egnor; daughter Kellie Muskus and her husband John; grandchildren Martin and Melissa Muskus; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, Walter and Elizabeth Egnor.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Craft Memorial Home, 40 Leicester St., in Port Chester. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the funeral home, with interment to follow at Kensico …
Josephine A. (Lopresti) Piazza, 100, Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Josephine Adele (Lopresti) Piazza, a lifelong resident of Bridgeport, died on Thursday, Feb. 11.
After graduating JoAnn School of Beauty Culture and Bridgeport Hairdressing School, Piazza worked at a number of beauty salons. In 1953 she opened her own salon, "Jo" Piazza's Beauty Salon, which she operated until her retirement in 1984.
Piazza was a communicant of St. Andrew's Church in Bridgeport. She was recently honored on her 100th birthday with a dinner party attended by her family.
She is survived by her siblings, Concetta D'Elia and Thomas Lopresti; sis…
Anna Wilson, 87, Norwalk Resident
NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk resident Anna Wilson died on Wednesday, Feb. 10. She was 87.
Wilson is survived by her children, Jeanne Wilson, Michael Wilson and his spouse Teresa Wilson, Lisa Wilson, and Mary Wilson and her spouse Danielle Schmelkin; grandchildren Megan Wilson, Michael Wilson, Danielle Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Nicole Wilson, Gabriella Schmelkin Wilson, Noah Schmelkin Wilson and Lucas Schmelkin Wilson; and sister Nancey LaValle.
She was predeceased by her husband, Vincent Wilson; parents Salvatore Iorio and Luisa Beccarria Iorio; brothers Daniel, John and Frank Iorio; and sisters…
Fairfield Resident Leads Team On 'World's Hardest Adventure Race'
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- What do you do with collective experience as a U.S. Marine, entrepreneurs, a gym owner, a marketer and a mom?
If you're the owner of Westport's Sherpa Fit or an adventurous Redding man, you form a team to pursue "The World's Hardest Adventure Race," of course, which begins Tuesday.
USA Team Sherpa is one of only three teams from the United States taking part in this 10-day, self-supported race across Patagonia, Chile. After a three-year hiatus, the Patagonian Expedition Race is back, with 20 teams from across the world.
Contestants will cross glaciers and fjor…