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Matthew Spetter sits in his study at the Ethical Culture Society in 1994.

Ethical Culture leader was mental health pioneer

Dr. Matthew Ies Spetter, founder of the Riverdale Mental Health Association and longtime leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Ethical Culture Society, died on Dec. 30. He was 91. Dr. Spetter … more

1/9/13

St. Margaret’s Janet Devereux enjoyed the opera and Austen

Lifelong Riverdalian Janet M. Devereux died on Dec. 24. She was 75. Ms. Devereux grew up on Delafield Avenue and was a longtime parishioner at St. Margaret of Cortona Church. She … more

1/2/13

Barbara Jean Kaplan was 65 years old

Barbara Jean Kaplan (nee Goodfried) of Oakland, Calif., died on Dec. 20 after a long battle with cancer. She was 65. Ms. Kaplan was born in Manhattan to Edward J. Goodfried and Jean … more

12/26/12

McGonagle, fixture at Gaelic Park, was 72

James McGonagle, a popular bar owner, Gaelic Park regular and longtime Riverdalian, died of natural causes on Nov. 26. He was 72. Mr. McGonagle was born in Glencolmicille Village in … more

12/5/12

Timothy Kelly, Irish Army vet, was 90

Timothy Patrick Kelly, a longtime Kingsbridge resident, died on Aug. 7. He was 90. Mr. Kelly was born in Eyeries, Beara, County Cork, Ireland on April 23, 1922. Orphaned by the age of 4, Mr. … more

12/5/12

Sedgwick Avenue resident was 76

Anna Baumgartner, a Sedgwick Avenue resident, died on Nov. 21. She was 76. Ms. Baumgartner is survived by cousins Frieda Hyland, Linda Bowe, Karen Leahey-Betten, Glenn E. Leahey, as well as … more

12/5/12

Marjorie Winslow was an author and editor

Marjorie Shreeve Winslow, a former Riverdale resident, died in her Duxbury, Mass. home on Nov. 30. She was 89. Born in Muncie, Indiana, Ms. Winslow moved to Phoenix, Arizona when she was 3 … more

12/5/12

McGonagle, fixture at Gaelic Park, was 72

James McGonagle, a popular bar owner, Gaelic Park regular and longtime Riverdalian, died of natural causes on Nov. 26. He was 72. Mr. McGonagle was born in Glencolmicille Village in … more

12/5/12

Timothy Kelly, Irish Army vet, was 90

Timothy Patrick Kelly, a longtime Kingsbridge resident, died on Aug. 7. He was 90. Mr. Kelly was born in Eyeries, Beara, County Cork, Ireland on April 23, 1922. Orphaned by the age of 4, Mr. … more

12/5/12

Murry Lewin, WWII vet, enjoyed life until 101

Longtime Riverdalian Murry Lewin died in his sleep on Nov. 22 after celebrating Thanksgiving with his wife, children and grandchildren. He was 101. Mr. Lewin lived in Riverdale with his wife, … more

12/5/12

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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.

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