In Memoriam — 2021

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Our Riverdale Press community lost some great friends, neighbors and family members over the past year. We wanted to take a moment to pay tribute.

Carnig Ajamian
Korean War vet
Feb. 8, 1927-Feb. 12, 2021
tinyurl.com/CarnigAjamian

Marc Attar
Former health store owner
March 5, 1933-July 14, 2021
tinyurl.com/MarcAttar

Kathleen Benjamin
School teacher
Oct. 6, 1935-Oct. 28, 2021
tinyurl.com/KathleenBenjamin

Ruth Bozzone
Known for her Bronx wit out west
May 22, 1923-Jan. 6, 2021
tinyurl.com/RuthBozzone

Mireille Buckner
Firsthand witness to World War II history
Oct. 8, 1925-Aug. 29, 2021
tinyurl.com/MireilleBucknerObit

Gioia Cipriani
Loved her work at Methodist Home
Oct. 3, 1927-May 10, 2021
tinyurl.com/GioiaCipriani

The Rev. David Cockcroft
Never feared speaking, acting from heart
Aug. 30, 1931-June 3, 2021
tinyurl.com/DavidCockcroft

Elizabeth Ann Creaney
New York Botanical Garden docent
Dec. 12, 2021
tinyurl.com/ElizabethCreaney

Sandy Diaz
Beloved teacher
May 18, 1949-June 25, 2021
tinyurl.com/SandyDiaz

Arnold Eisen
Bronx Jewish Community Council director
Dec. 27, 1928-Jan. 20, 2021
tinyurl.com/ArnoldEisen

Leona Epstein
South Bronx educator, modern woman
Jan. 16, 1923-March 12, 2021
tinyurl.com/LeonaEpstein

Faye Fein
Beloved teacher
July 23, 1933-Aug. 16, 2021
tinyurl.com/FayeFein

Elsbeth Fleischman
Escaped Holocaust on Kindertransport
Aug. 1, 1929-May 1, 2021
tinyurl.com/ElsbethFleischman

Charlie Gilbert
Sought the joke in every moment
April 12, 1944-Feb. 6, 2021
tinyurl.com/CharlieGilbert

Samuel Goldman
Teacher and Boston Red Sox fan
March 6, 1931-April 21, 2021
tinyurl.com/SamuelGoldmanObit

Carl Grant
Lit every room
June 5, 1982-Jan. 29, 2021
tinyurl.com/CarlGrant

Richard Graske
Really loved the Mets
July 12, 2021
tinyurl.com/RichardGraske

Robert Hoffman
Youth baseball treasurer
Oct. 25, 1929-April 4, 2021
tinyurl.com/RobertHoffman

Rita Karig
John F. Kennedy English teacher
Oct. 1, 1936-March 16, 2021
tinyurl.com/RitaKarig

Tilda Landovitz
Innovator for women at CSAIR
Aug. 11, 2021
tinyurl.com/TildaLandovitz

Brian Lavin
Former 50th Precinct chief
April 6, 2021
tinyurl.com/BrianLavin

Glenn Leahey
Family, friends say ‘bye for now’
May 17, 1963-Feb. 13, 2021
tinyurl.com/GlennLeahey

Jeffrey Lee
Music lover, proud Clinton grad
April 14, 2021
tinyurl.com/JeffreyLee

Doris Lyons
Fair, equal educator
Nov. 14, 1935-June 30, 2021
tinyurl.com/DorisLyons

Georgette Malik
A life from NASA to the Mets
July 11, 2021
tinyurl.com/GeorgetteMalik

Solomon Marin
Loved family, salsa
Feb. 8, 1951
tinyurl.com/SolomonMarin

Robert ‘Big Bob’ Moll
Family was his heart and joy
Sept. 9, 1940-Aug. 9, 2021
tinyurl.com/RobertMoll

Evelyn Morgenstern
Always volunteered with senior citizens
March 22, 1943-Dec. 1, 2021
tinyurl.com/EvelynMorgenstern

Ruth Mullen
Political activist and so much more
June 1, 1953-Sept. 7, 2021
tinyurl.com/RuthMullen

Terence Mulvey
His greatest gift? A generous heart
Jan. 13, 1959-Dec. 1, 2021
tinyurl.com/TerenceMulvey

James O’Connor
Great friend to so many
July 26, 1937-Jan. 11, 2021
tinyurl.com/JamesOConnorObit

Eileen O’Shea
Brought touch of Ireland to Riverdale
Aug. 29, 1932-Jan. 21, 2021
tinyurl.com/EileenOShea

Catherine Puryear
Social worker, longtime active neighbor
Jan. 10, 1941-Oct. 3, 2021
tinyurl.com/CatherinePuryear

Emma Schlossman
Who will live in our hearts forever
Jan. 1, 2021
tinyurl.com/EmmaSchlossman

Sandy Shalleck
Always giving
Oct. 21, 1943-Sept. 18, 2021
tinyurl.com/SandyShalleck

Rita Pressman Shaw
Set out to brighten the world with art
1925-Oct. 22, 2021
tinyurl.com/RitaPressmanShaw

Joseph Sheridan
New York Police Department officer
Feb. 16, 2021
tinyurl.com/JosephSheridan

Vivienne Skloot
Spanish, French teacher
1925-Jan. 10, 2021
tinyurl.com/VivienneSkloot

Eleanor Squadron
Lifelong Bronx resident
Jan. 29, 1935-Jan. 1, 2021
tinyurl.com/EleanorSquadron

Mark Stuart
Mayor of Riverdale
Sept. 2, 1925-July 3, 2021
tinyurl.com/MarkStuart

Jerry Sullivan
One of Chase Bank’s best
June 21, 1940-Dec. 9, 2020
tinyurl.com/JerrySullivan

Albert Thompson
Dentist and star athlete
Oct. 6, 2021
tinyurl.com/AlbertThompson

Pearl Tytell
Document expertise exposed fraudsters
Aug. 29, 1917-Sept. 26, 2021
tinyurl.com/PearlTytell

Murray Vogel
Longtime resident
Oct. 19, 1941-Oct. 22, 2021
tinyurl.com/MurrayVogel

Judith Willig
Escaped Nazis and immigrated from Paris
July 13, 1927-May 24, 2021
tinyurl.com/JudithWillig

Frances Yedlin
Champion bridge player, confidante
June 8, 1938-March 7, 2021
tinyurl.com/FrancesYedlin

Gloria Zambetti
Riverdale Neighborhood House chair
Sept. 22, 1924
tinyurl.com/GloriaZambetti

Carnig Ajamian, Marc Attar, Kathleen Benjamin, Ruth Bozzone, Mireille Buckner, Gioia Cipriani, David Cockcroft, Elizabeth Ann Creaney, Sandy Diaz, Arnold Eisen, Leona Epstein, Faye Fein, Elsbeth Fleischman, Charlie Gilbert, Samuel Goldman, Carl Grant, Richard Graske, Robert Hoffman, Rita Karig, Tilda Landovitz, Brian Lavin, Glenn Leahey, Jeffrey Lee, Doris Lyons, Georgette Malik, Solomon Marin, Robert Moll, Evelyn Morgenstern, Ruth Mullen, Terence Mulvey, James O'Connor, Eileen O'Shea, Catherine Puryeaer, Emma Schlossman, Sandy Shalleck, Rita Pressman Shaw, Joseph Sheridan, Vivienne Skloot, Eleanor Squadron, Mark Stuart, Jerry Sullivan, Albert Thompson, Pearl Tytell, Murray Vogel, Judith Willig, Frances Yedlin, Gloria Zambetti,