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Obituaries 10/01/12

Albert 'Abby' Curcio, 87, Of Yorktown Heights

by Lindita Lika   Comment

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Albert "Abby" W. Curcio of Yorktown Heights died Sept. 27. He was 87. 

Curcio worked as an assistant superintendent for the Yorktown Water Department before retiring. 

He was born in 1925 in Bronx, N.Y., to Albert and Rose Curcio. He served in the Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart. In 1946, Curcio married ...

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Obituaries 09/18/12

Joseph Gallello, 78, Former Yorktown Deli Owner

by Lindita Lika   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Joseph Gallello, formerly of New Rochelle, died Sunday, Sept. 16. He was 78.

Most recently of Carmel, N.Y., Gallello was the owner of Bon Appetit Deli in Jefferson Valley, N.Y., and Grand Slam Deli in Somers.

He was born May 17, 1934, in New Rochelle to Joseph and Raffaela Rosamonda Gallello. He served in the Army during the Korean ...

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Obituaries 06/21/12

Anthony Orlando, Former Yorktown Iron Worker

by Lindita Lika   Comment

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Anthony Orlando, a former Yorktown resident, died June 19. He was 68. 

He was born May 28, 1944, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Anthony and Anna Ruccia Orlando. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-72 during the Vietnam War. Orlando was an iron worker employed by New York City Transit Authority before he retired in 2000. 

He is survived by ...

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Neighbors 05/18/12

Michael Boccarossa, 85, Yorktown WWII Veteran

by Lindita Lika   Comment

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Michael Boccarossa of Yorktown Heights died Thursday, May 17. He was 85.

He was born April 3, 1927, in Port Chester to Caesar and Agnes Cerone Boccarossa. He enlisted in the Merchant Marines when was 17 and then joined the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division during World War II.

After the war, Boccarossa was employed by Marcella Muezuella ...

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Neighbors 02/09/12

Chester, Ex-Yorktown Heights Veteran, Dies at 88

by Lindita Lika   Comment

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Benjamin "Bernie" Chester, formerly of Yorktown Heights, died Feb. 6 at Arden Courts in Wayne, N.J. He was 88.

He was born Feb. 19, 1923 in New York City and went on to serve in ...

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Neighbors 10/07/11

DiLisio, Yorktown Veteran Dies at 82

by Lindita Lika   Comment

YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Carl DiLisio, a former construction company owner of Yorktown, died on Oct. 6. He was 82.  

After graduating from high school, DiLisio served in the U.S. Army. DiLisio then became the owner of Corlou Construction. He went on to work as a building supervisor for the City of Yonkers. His hobbies included flying, gardening and cooking.

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