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Antonio Velazquez II, 50, Northvale Resident
NORTHVALE, N.J. -- Antonio Velazquez II, a Northvale resident and formerly of Union City, died Sunday, Jan. 3. He was 50. A U.S. Army veteran, Velazquez also was a graduate of La Salle Academy and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He worked for New York Life as an insurance agent.
Velazquez enjoyed kung fu and collecting comic books, and he was a political science, music, science fiction and sports car enthusiast. He enjoyed supporting his favorite teams, the New York Mets and the New England Patriots.
He is survived by his wife, Anna D’Emilio; brother Carlos Velazquez and his wife Evelyn; s…
Joao Moura Pereira, 67, Of Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport resident Joao Moura Pereira died on Saturday, Jan. 2. He was 67.
He was born in Portugal to Jose Esteves Pereira and Teresa Alves Crespo.
He served in the Portuguese Army. He worked as a foreman with Heim Bearing Company for many years, before he retired.
He is survived by his daughters, Bella Ferreira and Nancy Pereira, both of Bridgeport; grandchildren Steven, Sabrina and Amanda; great-grandson Kevin; brothers Domingos Alves Crespo and his wife, Gloria of Bridgeport, and Antonio Pereira of Portugal; and his sisters Maria Alves Crespo and Gloria Alves Cresp…
Ronald Lawrence Baker, 58, Hartsdale Resident
HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- Lifelong Hartsdale resident Ronald Lawrence Baker died on Thursday, Dec. 31. He was 58.
Baker graduated from Don Bosco Prep in 1975 and Drexel University in 1980. He was a chemical engineer at EcoChem Analytics.
He loved his family, garden and fireplace. He was proud of his Polish heritage and volunteered as the president of the Westchester Pulaski Association.
Baker is survived by his wife, Virginia (Burke); children Barbara, Christina, Alexandra and Anthony; and siblings Bonnie Dubenchiek, Connie Milan, Alice Zimei and John Baker.
He was predeceased by his parents, A…
Philip Buchla, 65, Of Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport resident Philip Buchla died on Thursday, Dec. 31. He was 65.
He was born to Myron and Martha Buchlais in Bridgeport, and worked at SNET as a telephone operator for many years and retired from there.
He is survived by his brothers, Bruce Buchla and his wife, Therese of Estero, Fla., Robert Buchla and his wife, Sylvia of Plano, Ill., and Rodney Buchla of Bridgeport.
Buchla was predeceased by his parents, .
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, at St. Patrick's, 170 Thompson St., in Bridgeport.
Funeral arrangements are being h…
Ana Ramona Encarnacion, 91, Of Haverstraw
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- Haverstraw resident Ana Ramona Encarnacion died on Saturday, Jan. 2. She was 91.
Born in the Dominican Republic, she is survived by seven children and a loving family.
Visitation hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the George M. Holt Funeral Home, 50 New Main St., in Haverstraw.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the New Jerusalem Pentecostal Church, 57 Main St., in Haverstraw. Burial will follow at Haverstraw's Mount Repose Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to United Hospice of Rockland, in New City, by c…
