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Obituaries PANKO, JOHN F. SANSONE, ANGELO ANTHONY Train lines could ride on investors OBITUARIES CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE MAIARO (NEE MEDLAR), KATHLEEN Kathleen Maiaro of Tuckahoe, N.Y. and Hague, N.Y. died in her home in Hague on August 7, 2013, after a long struggle with cancer. Everyone called her Kathleen or Kay, except for those who were lucky enough to call her Mom, Mommy, or Grandma.
Kay spent her life caring for children; first her own children, her friends and neighbor's children, and her grandchildren. She loved babies! Kay was born in Eastchester, N.Y. to the late Arthur S. Medlar and Anne Donnelly Medlar. She was raised in Yonkers, N.Y.
She married her husband Robert J. Maiaro, on May 15, 1957. They spent the first years of their marriage in Arizona. Later, she returned to Westchester to raise herfamily in Tuckahoe, N.Y. But where she truly where she really loved to be was at "the Lake" in her home in Hague, N.Y.
Kay and Bob started out in the Adirondack Mountains by camping on the islands of Lake George every year for over twenty-five years in the summertime and eventually realized their shared dream of owning a "fixer-upper" house on the lake. They spent countless weekends fixing up their lake house, carving out their own little slice of paradise. Friends and relatives were amazed that they were willing to drive back and forth, from Tuckahoe to Hague, almost every weekend. Bob and Kay's dream became a reality with a lot of hard work, but they enjoyed it because they were together building something beautiful to share with their children and grandchildren. Kay spent her last days at the lake, in the home that she made with her beloved husband, surrounded by loved ones.
When she died, the Gillibrand hints at funding for high-speed rail By Brian Tumulty Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Gridlock in Washington over transportation funding could be an incentive for states and cities to look to private investors to help finance high-speed passenger train systems. Advocates of highspeed passenger rail see it as a remedy for urban traffic congestion that's more reliable than air travel and environmentally beneficial because it takes cars off the road. The financial success of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service linking Washington and Boston is widely viewed as a signal that Americans will opt for train service as an alternative mode of travel. But paying for highspeed passenger rail has become problematic. The federal commitment reached a high point in 2009, when Congress enacted an economic stimulus package that included $8 billion to financing high-speed passenger rail projects.
But House Republicans eliminated funding for high-speed rail in the 2013 federal budget and rescinded $400 million of the $2.5 billion set aside for projects in 2010. House Republicans also have proposed a 2014 budget that would prohibit the use of previously dedicated federal funds for the California High Speed Rail Authority, which is developing rail service that would carry passengers between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area in less than three hours by 2029. Division among House Republicans prevented a floor vote before the August recess. In the Senate, Republicans blocked passage of a bipartisan 2014 transportation spending bill. The United States trails many countries in the use of private investment to expand highspeed passenger rail.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, said at a recent Senate hearing she's talked to private investors who are interested in "highly trafficked routes that could be very financially lucrative if the investment is done properly." She said those investors would finance the full cost of the routes. She speculated they could include service between New York City and western New York or New York City to Montreal. Gillibrand has declined to identify the investors. Many transportation experts say it is unlikely that entirely privately financed high-speed lines or the sale of existing lines to private investors will become the norm.
Instead, experts say public-private partnerships are the model most likely to succeed in the United States, with state or local governments granting concession rights to private investors for parts of the transportation system. OHANNES, JAMES RAYMOND John Panko, lifetime resident of Yonkers NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 9, 2013. He was born to John and Helen Gabriel Panko. John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII (DE 693) on the USS Bull.
Subsequently, he joined the NYPD where he proudly served as a Sergeant in the Mounted Division for over forty years. Jack is survived by his beloved daughter Janet (Frank) Landi, his granddaughter Kerry (Guy) DiSalvo and his 3 cherished great grandchildren: Ava, Lexi and Guy. Jack is also survived by his sister Phyllis Stein and many nieces and nephews. Jack was predeceased by his dear wife Miriam and sons Jackie and Jimmy Panko. A true gentleman, Jack will be remembered for his quick wit, generous heart and devotion to hisfamily.
Visiting hours will be at Whalen Ball Funeral Home on Sunday 2-4 7-9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Christ the King Church on Monday August 12th at 10 am. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Donations in Jack's name can be made to the ARC of Westchester, Attn: Elise Fowler, 265 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, N.Y.
10532. Whalen Ball Funeral Home 168 Park Ave. Yonkers, N.Y. 10703 (914)965-5488 www.whalenandballfh.com Honored Provider REBOLLEDO, ILSE Use Rebolledo took her last breath on this Earth on Aug. 7, 201 3.
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and most wonderful friend to many. Join her family in a celebration of her life at the Croton Yacht Club, 6 Elliot Way, Croton on Hudson, NY on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 4-8 pm. OBITUARY NOTICE The Journal News publishes paid Obituaries of people who have lived, worked or have family in Westchester, Putnam or Rockland Counties. All notices and submissions must be received by for the next day's edition.
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Saturday and Sunday: to Obituary LoHud Angelo Anthony Sansone passed away August 7, 2013. He was born October 21, 1918 in Mt. Vernon, NY, the son of the late Samuel and Palma Sansone. He was the fourth born in afamily of six. In 1941, he married his childhood sweetheart, Gilda(nee) DeRubbato whom he was married for 61 years.
She predeceased him on May 13, 2002. He is survived by his son Michael, daughter-in-law Marian, grandchildren Kristin and Michael, and great grandson Jamie; by his second son Samuel and daughter-in-law Rosemari; and by his daughter Jill Warner and son-in-law Peter and grandchildren Cynthia, Emily, and Nicholas. In 1945, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army at Fort Benning, GA. His last duty assignment in World War II was as one of the guards at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. After WWII, Lt.
Sansone joined the Army National Guard and was assigned to the 101st Signal Battalion in Yonkers, NY. With the outbreak of the Korean War, his unit was activated and sent to Korea where he was a Captain. He served a total of 19 years in the National Guard and 6 years on active duty. Mr. Sansone was awarded the Bronze Star, the New York State Service Cross, and Korean Unit Citation Medal along with 12 other decorations.
He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and retired. After returning from WWII, Mr. Sansone held the service franchise at DeMarco's Appliances where he specialized in TV repairs, antenna installation, and air conditioning. After returning from a recall during the Berlin Crisis in 1961, he bought Ardsley Hardware in Ardsley, NY. He owned and operated that business until his retirement in 1981.
He and Gildathen retired to Myrtle Beach, SC. In his earlier years, he played clarinet and saxophone in small bands that played in NYC, Glen Island Casino and other venues. In his later years, he played the keyboard. He was also an avid golfer who played a respectable game into his late eighties. Services were held in the Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial, Berkeley Heights, NJ.
For more information or to send condolences please visit www.ippolitofuneral-homes.com. STROME, AGATHA M. Agatha M. Strome, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died on August 8, 2013. She was 55.
Agatha was born on December 16, 1957 in New Rochelle to Pauline (Civitano) Gasparini and the late Carl T. Gasparini. She was the office manager for Lauren Paul Woodworking and was a communicant of Holy Family Church. She is survived by her husband Charles Strome whom she married on September 22, 1985; her daughter Nicole and her son Carl. In addition she is survived by her mother Pauline, her brother Paul Gasparini and his wife Mary Ellen, her sister Lisa Gasparini-Wilkie and her husband Victor.
She is also survived by her nieces, Lauren Gasparini-Burkhardt, Margaret Hahesy and Jessica Strome; her nephews Thomas Hahesy and Paul Gasparini and her great niece Ava Burkhardt. Visiting will be Sunday 7-9pm and Monday 2-4 7-9pm Lloyd Maxcy Sons Beauchamp Chapel, 16 Shea PI, New Rochelle. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for Tuesday 10 am at Holy Family Church. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in her name.
www.lloydmaxcy.com wind was blowing hard and you could hear the waves lapping against the rocks and beach from her bedroom window. Kay is survived by her husband Robert J. Maiaro; her daughter Kathy Ann and her husband Martin Rego; her daughter Maryann and her husband David Hamel; her son Jim Maiaro and his wife Nancy; her daughter Michele and her husband Gregory Baldwin; and her daughter Arlene and her husband Jose Toscano. She is also survived by her 9 grandchildren, James, Dina, and Rachel Rego; Ben and Rebecca Hamel; Michael and Charlie Baldwin; and Luis and Anna Toscano. In addition, she is survived by her brothers Arthur, Robert, and Donald Medlar; as well as her sister Patricia Barbour.
Kay also had another sister, AnneMarie Medlar who died at a young age. Visiting hours will be at Whalen Ball Funeral Home on Monday 4-8 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church on Tuesday August 13th at 9:30 am. Interment will follow at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla. Donations in her memory may be made to this American Cancer Society website: http:main.acsevents.orggoto kathleenmaiaro Whalen Ball Funeral Home 168 Park Ave.
Yonkers, N.Y. 10703 (914)965-5488 www.whalenandballfh.com Honored Provider for fitness training and socializing with friends. His greatest passion was his family. He took pride in his sons and found great joy watching his granddaughter grow. He is predeceased by his wife who died May 1, 2010; and two brothers, John and George Ohannes.
He is survived by two sons, James Ohannes Jr. and his wife Elizabeth McGrady of Portland and John Ohannes and Melissa Beristain of Mount Kisco, New York; a sister in law, Bernice Ohannes of West Bloomfield, Michigan; a sister-in-law, Martha Lopko of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, a granddaughter, Mary Ohannes of Portland; and nieces and nephews. A memorial gathering will be held at noon, Saturday, August 17, 2013, at the Holiday Inn, Mount Kisco, 1 Holiday Inn Drive, Mount Kisco, New York. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery, Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.
Arrangements are by Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland. Online condolences may be expressed at www.ctcrawford.com. In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to www.curesearch.orgdonate or Cure Search for Children's Cancer, 2600 East-West Highway Suite 600, Bethesda MD 20814. BR. CHRISTOPHER Christopher was appointed the local Precinct's Auxiliary Police Chaplain and the first Catholic Chaplain ever named in the City of New York.
From 1987-1988 Br. Christopher joined the friar community of St. Fidelis Friary, Agana Heights, Guam and ministered at San Juan Bautista Parish in Ordot, Guam. Br. Christopher served at Our Lady Queen of Angels, New York, NY from 1986-1987 and again in 1996-2006 where he enjoyed working with the youth, teaching and spiritual assistant to the Secular Franciscans.
He resided with the senior friar community of St. Clare Friary 2007-08; San Souci Rehabilitation Center 2008-09 and St. Joseph Nursing Home 2009-2013 all located in Yonkers, NY. He was recently a resident of the Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, NY. He is survived by his sister Ann Marie Varley-Gilligan and her children and his sister-in-law Ginger Varley.
The Wake will be held at St. Clare Friary, 110 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, 2013 from p.m. and p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, Yonkers, NY on Monday, August 1 2, 201 3 at 1 1 :00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, your generosity would be appreciated in support St.
Clare Friary, our senior friar residence located at 110 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, NY 10703. Whalen Ball Funeral Home 168 Park Ave. Yonkers, N.Y. 10703 (914)965-5488 www.whalenandballfh.com Honored Provider Cuomo to promote upstate tourism on wine country tour James Raymond Ohannes, "Raymond" 82, of Mount Kisco, ZZZZ, New York, died Monday, August 5, 2013, at Maine Medical Center, with both sons by his side. Ray was born in Bay City, Michigan, on March 26, 1931 the son of George and Varsing (Isaac) Ohannes.
His parents were united in an arranged marriage in old world Persia during the Armenian genocide. He grew up with his two brothers in Detroit; graduated from Highland Park High School, class of 1949; and attended Wayne State University. He served in the United State Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He married Flora Lopko on January 17, 1962, in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. He began his long career in the camera industry as a sales clerk in a Detroit Camera Shop; he then rose in positions of responsibility at Honeywell-Pentax, Sankyo, and eventually served as CEO of Ricoh Camera, American Division.
Upon retirement from Ricoh, he was managing director of CT Marketing for ten years. Ray enjoyed traveling, including exotic trips to Egypt, an African Safari, the Galapagos Islands, Greece, Russia, Japan, Italy, and Norway. He also liked, reading, skiing, romantic comedy movies, visiting his dear friends at his second residence in New York Citv, and mornina visits to the avm VARLEY, O.F.M. The Capuchin Franciscan friars of the Province of St. Mary mourn the death of their Br.
Christopher Varley, O.F.M. who passed away on August 9, 2013 in Dobbs Ferry, NY at the age of 74. Br. Christopher baptized James, the son of Martin Joseph and Annie Heverin-Varley, was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 22, 1939. He attended St.
Gregory Grammar School 1946-53 and Holy Trinity High School 1954-1957 in Brooklyn. Br. Christopher entered the Capuchin Franciscans on April 30, 1960. He spent his religious formation at St. Pius Middletown, CT 1960-61; St.
Anthony Friary, Hudson, NH 1961-62 and Mary Immaculate Friary, Garrison, NY 1962-65 where he professed perpetual vows on May 1, 1964. His first assignment was at St. Lawrence Friary, Milton, MA 1 967-1970 where he served as cook to the friar community, ministered to the local Secular Franciscans, taught religion and was an active member and chaplain of the Knights of Columbus. For the next fifteen years 1970-1985, Br. Christopher was assigned to Our Lady of Sorrows Friary, New York, NY.
At Our Lady of Sorrows he ministered to the friar community as cook, sacristan, and porter. He assisted the parish community as coordinator of the Legion of Mary, parish Bingo, altar servers, Holy Name Society, ushers, taught religion in the grade school, and organized parish youth and sports programs. A well-known figure of the Lower East Side, Br. Christopher was instrumental in forming the 200 Block Stanton St. Association to address the housing complaints and needs of the local residents and a familiar presence in the lives and service activities of the officers of the Pitt Street 7th Precinct.
In April 1975, Brother To send Flowers, Sympathy Card or Gift to the Family go to LoHud.comobits and follow the prompts. lohud com Trip is part of effort to entice NYC retailers By Jon Campbell Albany Bureau ALBANY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest attempt to draw attention to the upstate tourism industry will take him to Finger Lakes wine country on Tuesday. Cuomo will participate in a motor coach tour of three Finger Lakes wineries as part of the "Governor's Cup Wine Tour," according to an invitation obtained by Gannett's Albany Bureau. The Governor's Cup is a silver chalice awarded annually to the top wine at the New York Wine Food Classic, a statewide competition that begins Monday and has drawn 879 entries this year.
The tour is intended to tout upstate wines to downstate retailers. Members of the Metro Package Store Association, a trade group representing wine and liquor store owners in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island, will accompany Cuomo "The governor is bringing people from New York City wine store owners and restaurants and so forth up to the Finger Lakes for a day," said Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine Grape Foundation, which organizes the competition. "They're going to go to three different wineries to taste the wines, plus we're going to have wines at those stops from Long Island and the Hudson Valley and other regions of the state." Cuomo's bus tour Tuesday will kick off at Anthony Road Winery in Penn Yan, Yates County, before making stops at Glenora Wine Cellars in Dundee and Lakewood Vineyards in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County. Cuomo will hand out the Governor's Cup and the Winery of the Year award at a ceremony at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. Since the end of the legislative session in June, Cuomo has focused on upstate New York as he tries to attract attention to its tourism industry.
Cuomo's poll numbers have lagged upstate since the passage of stricter gun-control measures in January. The region has been hit with recent economic blows, including more than 400 layoffs at Bausch Lomb as its new owner moves the company's headquarters to New Jersey from Rochester. The entries will be judged by a small panel of experts on Monday, with top-rated selections moving on Tuesday, where they'll be rated by all judges. The Governor's Cup has been awarded in some form since 1986. "The more recognition that we can get, especially from events like this, the better it is for the Finger Lakes area," said Sarah Eighmey, manager of Anthony Road Winery.
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