East Upper High School New York Alumni Obituaries

Mary Ann Tufano of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on January 25. She brightened countless lives for over 92 years. She was born in New York City in Manhattan to Andrew and Mary Corrigan and grew up in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Her father was a cash register salesman and her m...

Dan J. Rabbitt 77 of West Lafayette Indiana passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Dan was born on February 10 1948 in Waukegan Illinois. He graduated from LincolnWay High School in New Lenox IL and spent more than 30 years as a machine operator for Robert Williams ...

NOTRE DAME IndRev. James P. Madden C.S.C. 96 died at Holy Cross House Notre Dame Ind. on January 28 2026 after a short illness. Fr. Madden was born to John and Gladys Wells Madden in New York N.Y. on July 15 1929 and is the third oldest of six children. Fr. Madden attended elementary school at St. A...

Diane Elizabeth Rafferty a writer and magazine editor died peacefully at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center with her husband of 44 years Terrence Rafferty at her bedside. She had lived in Princeton since 2021. Diane was born in Los Angeles California to Frederick Peck Williams and Margaret E. Gi...

Diane Elizabeth Rafferty a writer and magazine editor died peacefully at Penn MedicinePrinceton Medical Center with her husband of 44 years Terrence Rafferty at her bedside. Shehad lived in Princeton since 2021. Diane was born in Los Angeles California to Frederick Peck Williams and Margaret E. Gill...

Kellyann Burgt 60 of Niles Michigan passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday February 6 2026. She was born on April 1 1965 in Brooklyn New York to Helen L. Domaso Thomas and the late Charles Marcus Thomas. From an early age Kellys life moved to the rhythm of music. Following...

Tessa Gowen Ader, one of Charlottesville’s leading philanthropists, passed away peacefully at her home in Charlottesville on January 5, 2026 at the age of 92 after a long illness. Her gift in September 2020 of $50 million to establish the Tessa and Richard Ader Performing Arts Center was the largest...

Canaan NH Theodore Lawrence Occhi 91 passed away in the comfort of his home on Saturday December 20 2025. He was born to the late Ementore Theresa Grasso Occhi on new years Eve 1933. He grew up in Berlin CT and graduated from E.C. Goodwin Technical High School where he lettered in baseball. He the...