Yonkers High School Alumni Obituaries

Evelyn D. Jones affectionately known as Pumpkin was born on April 10 1947 in Savannah Georgia. She was the youngest and only girl among three children born to the late Rosalee Coles. Evelyn was later adopted by Emily and Rufus Jones. She departed this life on Wednesday November 5th 2025 at St. Johns...

Sister Marie Miller Enders was born to the late Margaret Alice and Thomas Lee Miller on August 13 1938 in Rice Virginia. She entered into eternal rest on August 14 2025 at The Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Farmville Virginia. At an early age Marie accepted Jesus Christ as her personal...

CUNDYS HARBOR Patricia J. Watkins was born 17 September 1948 to Eugenia and Joseph Cussano in Yonkers New York. She attended parochial and public schools in Yonkers and Pleasantville New York graduating from Pleasantville High School in 1966. In 1971 Patricia earned her undergraduate degree at East...

Ken Bedder 71 of Freeport passed away at home on March 10th with family by his side . He had endured a year long battle with cancer. Ken was born in Yonkers New York. At age 20 he traveled to Maine with high school friends and never looked back. Ken was in awe of Maines forests coastline and wildlif...

ORRS ISLAND Sandra George Stewart 81 died peacefully in her home on Orrs Island surrounded by family on September 25 2017. Sandy was an artist teacher and singer who noticed and loved beauty in all its forms in art in nature and in those around her. Sandy was born on July 29 1936 in Yonkers New Yor...

After graduating high school she moved to Kansas City where she lived with her parents and her beloved maternal grandmother. From an early age Lela demonstrated a deep sense of compassion and responsibility qualities that were especially evident in the loving care she provided to her grandmother. me...

Pasadena MD Clarence Bonnett Riggs a beloved father grandfather educator and community servant passed away peacefully on Friday January 23 2026 at the age of 86. Born on May 27 1939 in Yonkers New York Clarence lived a life rich with purpose and passion leaving a lasting impact on everyone he encou...

Robert Leonard Bob Nitti 69 passed away peacefully on Saturday January 17 2026 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington New Jersey surrounded by his loving family. Born in Yonkers New York to the late Leonard and Ann Nitti Bob spent his early years in New York and New Jersey before his family settl...

Donald W. Hamilton 89 of the town of Halfmoon passed away on Tuesday January 13 2026 at the Delmar Center in the Town of Bethlehem NY. Donald was born in 1936 in Hawthorne New Jersey the son of the late Nicholas Hamilton and Harriet Wagoner. In addition to his parents he is also predeceased by his s...

Edwin R Simonsen Ed devoted husband father and grandfather passed away Saturday January 17th 2026 after complications from a fall last October and will be dearly missed. Ed was born on July 6th 1936 in Mt Vernon NY. He attended public school in Mt Vernon and then Martin Van Buren High School in Kind...

Harriet Birrittella was born on April 28 1938 in Yonkers NY. She grew up in the Park Hill section of Yonkers with her mother Dolly her father Harry and her two sisters Connie and Maryann. After graduating Commerce High School in 1956 she worked as a bookkeeper at Dellwood Dairy. She married the love...

Janina (Nina) Iannucci Waitzman passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. She was born on October 5, 1931, in Yonkers, NY. Nina was the daughter of Salvatore, an Italian immigrant, and Genevieve, the daughter of Polish immigrants. Her Italian and Polish heritage formed the foundation of he...

Calypso Toumanios 85 of Bethlehem PA formerly of Yonkers NY passed away on July 17 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was the wife of Andreas Toumanios they were married 28 years until his passing in April of Michael J. Schlegel 75 of Danielsville passed away on July 17 2025. Michael was b...

Richard Myron Vesper 49 a lifelong resident of South Royalton passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday November 7 2025 after a long battle with cancer. He was born to Roger and Cheryl Clark Vesper on August 11 1976. Hell long be remembered as a quintessential family man beloved ...