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Luigi 'Gino' Pate, 82, Longtime Yonkers Resident
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Luigi "Gino" Pate, a longtime resident of Yonkers, died on Thursday, Feb. 4. He was 82.
Pate was born in Belmonte, Calabro, Italy and is survived by his wife, Josephine; children Frank and Anthony; grandchildren Erica, Louis, Alex, Christopher and Isabella; and siblings Joseph Pate, Giovanna Suriano and Teresa Bonanno.
Visiting hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, at F. Ruggiero & Sons, 732 Yonkers Ave., in Yonkers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, at St. Ann's Church, in Yonkers, with entombment to follow at…
Edna Mae Fadem, 88, New Rochelle Resident
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle resident Edna Mae "Sunny" Fadem died Tuesday, Feb. 2. She was 88.
Fadem graduated with honors from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. Her passions were family, gardening, music, world affairs and travel with her husband.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Leroy "Lee" Fadem; children Steven Fadem and Laurie Baskin, Barbara and Jeff Hayden, Kathy Ivrey, and Diane and Jeff Kennedy; brother Roy and his children Jill and Robert Serling and David Raizen and Bettina Daloia and their children; and grandchildren Rachel and Chloe Fadem,…
Michael John Sullivan, 73, Lifelong New Rochelle Resident
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Lifelong New Rochelle resident Michael John Sullivan died Wednesday, Feb. 3. He was 73.
Born in New Rochelle, Sullivan worked for many years as an orthopedic technician.
He is survived by his sister, Mary Ellen Sullivan Brick and her husband Maurice; niece Eilis Siobhan Krick and her husband Michael; and grandnephew Declan and grandniece Meghan.
Sullivan was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Manning) Sullivan.
Visiting hours were scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel, 16 Shea Place, New Rochelle. A Mass…
Betty Grey, 77, Norwalk Resident
NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk resident Betty Joyce Grey died Sunday, Jan. 31. She was 77.
Born in Belfast, Maine, Grey and her husband moved to Norwalk decades ago. She worked for Lavender Laundry in Norwalk for many years. She was also a cook for clergy at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Norwalk, where she was a parishioner.
Grey is survived by her children, Barbara Louise Grey of Redding, Richard Grey of Seymour, William Grey and his wife Dana of Monroe, and Robert Grey and his wife Jan of Bridgeport; stepdaughters Deborah Grey Rhodes of Rockland, Maine, and Donna Grey Diamond of Danvers,…
Jennie Rice, 84, Mount Kisco Resident
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Lifetime Mount Kisco resident Jennie P. Rice died on Thursday, Feb. 4. She was 84.
Rice was deputy registrar in Mount Kisco for many years, before retiring several years ago.
She is survived by her children, Perry and Dean Rice; sisters Rose Leonardis and Antoinette Whalen; and six grandchildren.
Rice was predeceased by her husband, Norman Rice.
Visiting hours will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Oelker-Cox & Sinatra Funeral Home, 262 East Main St., in Mount Kisco. A funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the funeral home, with…
Salvatore Pepe, 87, Eastchester Resident
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastchester resident Salvatore Pepe died Wednesday, Feb. 3. He was 87.
Pepe was a self-employed truck driver. After he retired, he worked part time at CVS.
He is survived by his children, Peter Pepe, Salvatore Pepe and Joseph Pepe; grandchildren Mark, Trina, Jennifer and Samantha; great-grandchildren Noah Joseph, Evelyn Rose and Amelia Sophia; niece Cira Marie; sister Pauline Tedesco; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Pepe was predeceased by his wife, Rose Pepe; parents Peter and Anna Tortoricci Pepe; and sister Anna Sclafani.
Visiting hours were scheduled for 2-4…
Elizabeth Goldfarb, 93, Longtime Former Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Longtime Stamford resident Elizabeth Goldfarb died Wednesday, Feb. 3. She was 93.
A Holocaust survivor, Goldfarb escaped from Nurenburg, Germany in 1939 on the Kindertransport, arriving in England, where she lived prior to immigrating to the United States, taking up residency in New York City.
Trained as a draper and pattern maker, she was employed in the haute couture industry, working for Mainbocher and then Castillio with Elizabeth Arden. Goldfarb and her husband also were business partners for more than 44 years, operating a women's clothing store, The Fashion Post,…
