Obituaries | The Riverdale Press | www.riverdalepress.com

Obituaries

Most recent Alphabetically

292 results total, viewing 211 - 220

Riverdale Country School teacher Matilda McEwen Mendez dies at 78

Matilda McEwen Mendez, a longtime resident of Riverdale, died on Oct. 20, just four days after her 78th birthday. The cause was cancer. “Tilly,” as she was known, was three years … more

11/5/15

Emma Friedman led Spuyten Duyvil Infantry with passion

Emma Friedman, a longtime leader and teacher of Spuyten Duyvil Infantry, a nursery school, died in Ithaca on Oct. 10 at the age of 95, her family said. She was born Emma Pelavin in Detroit, … more

10/29/15

Tracey-Anne Sokoloff was a nurse with a vision

It is with overwhelming sadness that the family of Tracey-Anne Sokoloff shares the news of her untimely passing after an 18-month heroic battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 62. The … more

10/23/15

Art Rabin was beloved at Liebman’s

Arthur “Art” Rabin, known to friends as the “Jewish Cowboy,” died of a heart attack on Aug. 31, only days after his retirement party at Liebman’s Delicatessen. The … more

By Anthony Capote | 9/25/15

Al Goldbaum was teacher, community leader

Al Goldbaum died peacefully after a brief illness and nearly 103 years of an extraordinary and meaningful life. He will be most remembered for his welcoming smile and sparkling blue eyes that brought … more

9/24/15

Edward Hearne was Boy Scout leader

Edward “Ned” Hearne Hitchcock passed away after a brief illness on July 31 in Bloomington, Indiana. He was a leader at Riverdale’s Boy Scout Troop 240 during his time in New … more

9/2/15

Isalen Goldman dies at 76

Fifty-year Riverdale resident Isalene Frieda Goldman died at the Schervier nursing home on May 6, at age 76. She was a professional guidance counselor and talented singing guitar player. Ms. … more

5/13/15

Bessie Bronstein Opolen worked for ed board

Bessie Bronstein Opolen of Riverdale passed away on Feb. 24. She was born in the Bronx and lived there for her entire 103 years. Ms. Opolen worked for the New York City Board of Education, where she … more

5/7/15

Roskind was engineer, chess player, Riverdalian

David Roskind, Jr., a longtime Riverdale resident, died on Monday at the age of 91. By profession, he was a civil engineer, but he had a wide range of interests including chess, bridge and table … more

5/7/15

Globetrotting grandmother dies at 98

Millie Diamant Silverstein passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 22. She was 98. Born on Dec. 7, 1916, in the middle of World War I, a Cockney from the east end of London, England, she … more

4/1/15

« Prev | 1 … 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 … 30 | Next »

Tweets by @riverdalepress

50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

Riverdale Press