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Anthony Dusenbury Sr., 71, Port Chester Resident
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Anthony Dusenbury, Sr., a lifelong resident of Port Chester, died Monday, Feb. 29. He was 71.
He was a son of the late Arthur and Marie Dusenbury.
He was a retired milkman who was previously employed by Smith's Dairy and Dellwood Dairy. He served in the U.S. Army. He was involved with the Boy Scouts and was an active member of Port Chester Fire Department Fire Patrol and Rescue Company 1.
He is survived by his son, Anthony Dusenbury, Jr. of Port Chester; two daughters, Jennifer A. Scheedel and her husband, Chris, of Mahopac, and Lisa Emma Santarsiero and her husband, …
Frank A. Calabrese, 93, Ossining Resident
OSSINING, N.Y. – Frank Anthony "Sonny" Calabrese, died Monday, Feb. 29 at The New York State Veterans Home in Montrose. He was 93.
He was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., in 1922, to Emily Liebelt and Frank Calabrese.
He graduated from Edison High School in 1940 and worked at Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford, Conn., until 1942.
He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942 and during World War II, he served active duty as an electrician's mate, first class, aboard ship in the Pacific. He received the American Area Campaign Medal, Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ar…
Maria Martin, 84, Yonkers Resident
YONKERS, N.Y. – Maria O. Martin, of Yonkers, formerly of Mount Vernon, died Monday, Feb. 29. She was 84.
She was born in Spain on Oct. 1, 1931.
She is survived by her husband, Frank; daughter Vicki (Mitch) Merber; and grandchildren Adam, Kyle and Casey.
Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Yannantuono Burr Davis Sharpe Funeral Home, 584 Gramatan Ave., in Mount Vernon,
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 4, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Mount Vernon.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in her memory.
Rosemary C. Jewell, 92, Mount Vernon Resident
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Rosemary C. Jewell, of Mount Vernon, died Monday, Feb. 29. She was 92.
She was born March 21, 1923, to James and Mary (O'Hare) Hart in Yonkers. She married George W. Jewell on Jan. 7, 1949, in Yonkers.
She is survived by her children, Susan (Alan) Caler of North Berwick, Maine, Joan (Richard) Frusciante of Pelham and Kelli (Michael) Bochnik of Mount Vernon; grandchildren Richard, Nicholas, Kevin, Timothy, Mallory and Michael; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Pelham Funeral Home, 64 Lincoln Ave., Pelham.
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Mary Kessler, 99, Fairfield Resident
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Mary Kessler, of Fairfield, died Monday, Feb. 29. She was 99.
She was born Aug. 16, 1916. She was a mother and grandmother who was talented in gardening, sewing and designing furniture for her husband to build, and was extremely creative in decorating her home.
She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Kelly (Larry) of Texarkana, Texas, and Janet Christie (Tom) of Fairfield; nine grandchildren, Donny Kessler of Oxford, Craig Kessler of Round Rock, Texas, Erin Kelly of Chicago, Shawn Kelly of Dallas, Janet DeJesus of Kensington, Md., Colbert Christie, Logan Christie, Eliz…
Barbara McDougall-Castro, 53, Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Barbara McDougall-Castro, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, after battling lung cancer. She was 53.
She is survived by her husband, Elias Castro; mother, Patricia McDougall; sisters Mary, Cheryl and Lisa; brothers Robert and Christopher; her children, Samuel, Jennifer and Michael; and six stepchildren and 28 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at her church, TLC, 857 Howard Ave., Bridgeport.
Angelina Kraisky, 91, New Rochelle Resident
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Angelina Kraisky, of New Rochelle, died Sunday, Feb. 28, at Calvary Hospital. She was 91.
She was born Dec. 11, 1924, to Giuseppe and Leonarda (Mandracchia) Cappellino.
She married John Kraisky in June 1946 at St. Joseph Church. She worked at Kraisky Brothers Millinery.
She is survived by a brother, Thomas Cappellino.
Her husband, John, died in 1982; and she also was predeceased by two brothers and five sisters.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the N. Cancro Inc. Funeral Home, 104 4th St., New Rochelle.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held T…
