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Georgia Lehman, 84, Mount Kisco Resident
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – Georgia Lehman, of Mount Kisco, died Monday, Jan. 18, of cancer. She was 84.
She was born Feb. 22, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Catherine (Wilchuk) and Michael Boyko, a restaurateur in Brooklyn.
She graduated from Douglas College, now Rutgers University, in 1952, and the New York American Theater Wing in 1953.
A professional theater actress in the 1950s, she performed in summer and winter stock productions in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
After the birth of her children, she had an administrative career, retiring from Swiss Re, a re-insurance com…
Marpe Mourns Death Of Former Westport First Selectman Doug Wood, 85
WESTPORT, Conn. – The town of Westport was saddened by the news of the death of former First Selectman Douglas Wood.
He died Friday, Jan. 8, in Port Charlotte, Fla., after a long illness at the age of 85.
He was born April 17, 1930, in Roslindale, Mass. His family moved to Needham, Mass., and he graduated from Needham High School in 1947.
In 1951, he received a bachelor’s degree from Boston University. He then became a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. After his service, he joined Alcoa and 10 years later went to IBM, where he worked for 25 years. His family moved to Westport in 19…
Mary Herlihy Masullo, 82, Ossining Resident
OSSINING, N.Y. – Ossining resident Mary Masullo died Monday, Jan. 18. She was 82.
She was born Aug. 9, 1933, in Tarrytown, to William and Catherine (Crowley) Herlihy. She was employed at Phelps Memorial Hospital for many years.
She is survived by her sons Joseph P. Masullo Jr. (Diane), John (Rocio), daughters Karen Ramuno (Gary), Patricia Withus (Douglas), Maureen Dykstra (Jeffrey); nine grandchildren, Kathryn Palao, Lauren Dykstra, Allison Ramuno, Brendan Masullo, Kevin Withus, Kyle Dykstra, Colleen Withus, Justin Masullo and Aylen Molina; one great-granddaughter, Olivia Palao; and siste…
Irma (Di Mascio) Del Monaco, 84, Of Tarrytown
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – Irma (Di Mascio) Del Monaco, a longtime Tarrytown resident, died Monday, Jan. 18. She was 84.
She was born Jan. 31, 1931, in Petterano Sul Gizio, Italy, to Frank and Louisa Di Mascio.
On Feb. 16, 1958, she married Raffaele Del Monaco in Italy and they came to the U.S. in 1966. She was a seamstress for John Charles, LTD in Tarrytown for many years.
She is survived by her husband, Raffaele; her children Regina (Joseph) Tucci, Peter (Suzanne) Del Monaco and James (Diane) Del Monaco; grandchildren Ashley Nicole, Peter Michael, John Joseph, Briana, Alyssa, Gabriella and Nich…
Muriel A. Gebhart, 93, Of Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – Muriel A. Gebhart, a longtime resident of Hawthorne, died Tuesday, Jan.19, at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 93.
She was born June 12, 1922, to the late Augusta and William Longernecker in New York City, where she was raised and educated.
She was employed by the Equitable Insurance Co. in Manhattan and retired in 1965. She enjoyed traveling across the U.S. and to several Caribbean Islands. She was also an avid reader of various books, enjoyed music and was a member of the Holy Rosary Parish in Hawthorne.
She is survived by her daughter Geraldine of …
Deacon Christopher Ruffin Sr., 79, Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. – Deacon Christopher Ruffin Sr., of Stamford, died Tuesday, Dec. 29. He was 79.
He was born Jan. 16, 1936, the seventh child of the late Joseph Ruffin Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Peal Ruffin of Williamston, N.C. He graduated from E.J. Hayes High School in 1955 and moved to Stamford. There he married Sarah E. Campbell of Spartanburg, S.C. They had five children.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Ruffin, of Williamston, N.C.; children Janet Whitaker (Joseph) and Christopher Ruffin Jr. of Laurel, Md.; Nathaniel Ruffin (Shirley) and Toni Denise Ruffin of Stamford; Todd Ruffin (Sh…
Concetta Louise Lapolla Delmar, 86, Highland Resident
HIGHLAND, N.Y. – Concetta Louise Lapolla Delmar, of Highland, died Friday, Jan. 15 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. She was 86.
She was born Jan. 16, 1929, in Milton. She had a passion for sports and loved the many times she and her husband went out to watch high school, local and national sporting events. Driving to Boulder, Colorado, to watch a men's national softball tournament was a given. She also was an avid New York Yankee fan, along with the Duke men's basketball team.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Sheldon "Tony" Delmar of Highland; her daug…
