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The Herald Statesman from Yonkers, New York • 4

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I 1 i AStclton. former chauffeur? Dr. CharlM Wofeotfe pioneer bronchoscopist OBITUARIES and re mi HrtUIa veteran of worw wi John served in the Navy Medical Corps as surgeon aboard the USS Chatta 60-year Mamaroneck resident ceived the Euronean-AfHean-Mid-east Service modal and the Good Conduct Modal, for service in Nor mandy, northern France, the Rhineland, central Europe and the died Thursday at Stamford (Conn.) Hospital after a long illness. He. was 79.

Born Aug. 17. 1907, in Amagan- ett- M.Y ha was the son of Agnes Poccia, a 80-year Mama- "She was a wonderful roneck resident died Tbsu at woman," Marian Mastro of United Hospital hi Part Chester roneck said about her Christopher and Mary McNally after a short Illness She was 17. "Her He attenoea Aasagansen In addition to daughter, Mrs. Poccia is survived by another Sylvia "Sue" Vetera of ihree sons, Loreto He was a fourth-degree taught in the Knights cOiiuauW Greenwich chapter.

Mr. Hunger married Eileen Safch on Jan. 24, 1932, In Manhattan. Besides his wife, be is survived by two sons, Christopher of Stamford and John of Greenwich; and a daughter, Kathleen Nonnenberg of Yonkers. He also is.

survived by five grandchildren. Four sisters died earlier. A chauffeur most of his life, Mr. Hunger worked in that capacity for the lata Henry Gaisman In Hartsdale about 27 years. He lived in Mamaroneck about 11 years, until moving to Greenwich, where be lived until moving to Hartsdale in 1900.

He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Hartsdale, where he was a church usher. Mr. Hunger was a UA Army Bon June IT. ISM la Italy to Sylvester and Sylvia Viola DaLitta. she came to the United States in 190i She married Loreto Pocda in Mount Vernon.

They were married for more than 80 years. Mrs. Pocda was one of the senior members of a large Mamaroneck family and a parishioner of St Vilo's Church, where she was member of the Sacred Heart Sooa-ty. She was also member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wan, David Potts Jr. Post 1156 ta Larcfamont Dr.

Charles Woieott of Bronxville, prominent ear, now and throat specialist aad one of the pioneer bronchoacopists in Westchester County, died Monday at: Lawrence Hospital 'in the village following a short illness. He was 94. Dr. Woieott helped to establish the bronchoscopy department at Grasslands Hospital. Valhalla, in 1932, retiring as consultant in 1955.

The hospital is now the Westchester County Medical Center. He was bronchoscopist in the chest department of Bellevue Hospital, consultant in his specialty at the Hospital for Special Surgery and lecturer in bronchoscopy at the graduate school of Polyclinic Hospital, all in New York City. During his career. Woieott was in private practice in Batavia. Yonkers and Bronxville.

At the tine of his death, he was an honorary staff: number of St John's Hospital. and Lawrence Hospital Dr. Woieott was born in Garfield. the son of Darwin and Ida Mae Clements Woieott He received his bachelor's degree iron Kansas State University and his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1917. During World War I.

Dr. Woieott nooga, which was in convoy service. After the Dr. Woieott entered the University of Pennsylvania graduate school to pursue his studies in diseases of the ear, nose and throat He then attended the University of Vienna for tether trainiiig in bronchoscopy. Dr.

Woieott was active in scientific societies including the American College of Surgeons, the Broocboscopic Society, the International Broocboscopic Society, the American Academy of Otolarynfology-Head and Neck and the Trioiogical Society, He was a diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology and past president of New York Bron-choacopic Society. A member of the Siwanoy Country Club and American Yacht Club, he participated in golf, fishing and shooting. He published scientific "articles, most of them dealing with lung and throat conditions. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Heep Woieott whom he mar-, ried in November 1976. His first win; Pearla.

died in 1975. "Larry" Jr. and Edward, both of Mamaroneck, and Raymond of Deerfieid Beach. 19 grandchildren; ud 18 great-grandchildren- Her husband, who was in the construction huiiaesf and the owner of a machine shop, died July 15, 1982. Two sisters and a brother died before her.

Ronald E.Vc& retired electronics engineer Ronald E. Vail a retired eke- Corps from August 1942 to Septem ber 1945, serving in among other H. presser at dry-cleaning stores Elizabeth Hall Dukes, lived in New RoeheUe for tronics engineer and a longtime resident of Yonkers, died Wednesday at St John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers after a long illness. He was 65. Mr.

Vail worked for the Sperry Rand Corp. in Great Neck, NX. tor 24 years before retiring about 10 years ago. He was born in Yorktown Heights on April 13. 1922.

to Eari and Sadys Lord VaiL He moved to duty with the armed forces. After the war, she returned to New Ro-cbelle, where her husband worked as a cook. "She was a very cheerful artistic person," said her sister, Gloria Hodges of the Bronx, who noted that her sister's tables invariably won prizes as "most attractive" during the various functions of or places, central Europe, Italy and France. He rose to the rank of technical sergeant and received the Distinguished Unit Badge and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service MedaL On Aug. 18.

1946, in Yonkers. be married Lorna Kristoff. She died May 30. 1982. Besides his mother of Tucson, AriL.

Mr. Vail is survived by three sens, Richard, William and Raymond, an of Yonkers; three daughters, Barbara Vail of Nyack. Ethel Vail of Yonkers and Catherine Spinney of Yonkers; and two brothers. William of Florida and Harold of Irvington pharmacy owner than 55 years, died Thursday at her home in the Bronx after a long illness. She was 66.

Mrs. Dukes worked as a pressor in dry-cleaning establishments in the New RoeheUe area until retiring about eight years ago and moving to the Bronx. She was born Feb. 1, 1921, to James and Dorothy Douglas Hall in New RoeheUe. where she attended public schools.

During World War II. she married Earl Dukes in California, where he was stationed while on ganisations to which she belonged. tVbnkers as aeHId and attended Mrs. Dukes was an active ber oT Holy Rosary Church in the cl, Bronx and was also an active Yoiikon High ScnooL church member while living in Mr. Vail graduated from the NewRocbelle.

RCA Institute in New York City. Her husband died in 1983. He served with the Army Air Brooklyn and graduated from the St John's University College of Pharmacy in Queens. He was a board member and trustee of Temple Emanu-El in Yonkers and a member of the New York State Pharmaceutical Society-He is survived by his wife, the former Sylvia Kessler of the home address; one daughter, Janet Mae Zinman of Irvington; two sisters, Edith Pious of Lauderdale Lakes, and RosabeUe Shalran of La-guna Hills. Calif; and four Irving A- Copeiand of Yonkers, former owner of Court Pharmacy in Irvington, died Wednesday at his home.

He was 72. Mr. Copeiand operated the Irvington pharmacy for more than 30 years. After selling it be worked as a pharmacist at Robert Jacobson Pharmacy in Yonkers. When he died, he was a pharmacist at the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center.

Born Jan. 4, 1915, in the Bronx, Mr. Copeiand was a son of Samuel and Mae Rubin Copeiand. He attended schools in Connecticut and DEATH NOTICES ex-telephone switchman F. Hut- russo.

I M. Aee tor- OUSTAMON, Ret) an June 1H7 at MAmlvorsarv MHaavon fnOflw fjr beYiTffJI 91 Tf psmawjngTW aPJwmj vvmmwi of PaustiriuBS MY. Levins Haw sen el 1 N.Y. Fasted away THeuah veer smashes sent JlbeV a4 band or Frances. Dssr flsllier ssvasM, O.

Father of W. at Jsnwt asms Jr. Bad Manr YonkarUrY and VaMKaaMI Kanaka! AwaaaataaSfaaaw a tiui anjsn I QItbbHOTb. rmjrmj tjgatwamawamBr smj majjmj Bawnjfg, JjfvTi ounwii. Sbo li oiifvtvod by bor poronts tobert end DoNo Koch DX.

fLVWNnt at Nw ADAMS Guetafien or COROOVANO FUNERAL Survtod by 1 and 1 John LCSfyrMM retired Yonkers school custodian Wmk AOBBMOMm Maw aaaai MwaaaMM Of VOUf W9 laWBat MUCfflo MrausanMncksWItaen LavelWerBWtaftTany Jrw as of San Aidanhv Tbhs. Momortal SantcM FA Juna 11 HOME INC IS Owrcn St. Car- nephews. Funeral mat MY (Off Routt Friday held at The Lutttaran Kt 4 7-fwn. Funarat Mass of The Good saaaiwrd.

Ctajrov Rta.17 Saturday iidSam at St Jamas at CatsnW Rd. New WS7 at lam at Once eaaca- Happy sail BirMty at Atom ax. enure car- Ct an at 1 am. RooTfl NVa laVaWeTMoW 9h 09m WW bO sal lory. Mtw Fairfield.

Cf. rws la The Uiffwran N) Church may be ft Oera- IS7. Funeral Mass, Ceraus maait. I ale I A. OJJW.

On April 22. 1928. Mr. Coyne married Lillian Utkiewicz at St Casimir's Church in Yonkers. In 1977.

he and his wife moved from Yonkers to Cameiot Village, a residential community in Poughkeepsie. He is survived by his wife; one son, John of Camewt Village; one daughter, Lillian Rener of Goldens Bridge; two brothers. James of Yonkers and Charles of Nevada; six grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Another brother, Albert died earlier. John J.

Coyne of Poughkeepsie, a native and longtime resident of Yonkers, died Thursday in Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie after a short illness. He was 79. Mr. Coyne worked in his mother's flower shop on. Yonkers Avenue until he started work for the Yonkers Board of Education as a custodian.

He retired in 1974. He was born April 12, 1908, to John P. and Matilda Roemer Coyne. He attended St Mary's Elementary School and Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers. B1 an May at Arthur WW.

ar of Nancy Naalon. Ronald mTTHSJSSSS: ArtlitirMBfTls.Oreiiowa tsry. Rve Brook NY. VWHoo oraatandmethar af WJ. AT TNI JOSCFH TUTERA -'fSlK nf Marr FUNERAL HOME SeC Than andor, MatMwfiaFloronot 7-fpmlFnMpm.

Laddalr, Robert ft NolnanHI CATO OP THANKS not Laura Thea. Rralhor of Gustaf CJ. Gustafson of New -Fairfield, a retired telephone company switchman and a former Yonkers resident died Saturday at Danbury (Conn.) Hospital after a long illness. He was 87. Mr.

Gustafson wortajd in the Bronx office of the New York Telephone Co. for mora than 45 yean before retiring around Mr. Gustafson was bora in 1900 to John and Bertha Fehrenkamp Gustafson in Germany. When be was a child, his family moved to' the Bronx, where he grew up and attended schools. He moved to Yonkers in 1944 and to New Fairfield in 1971.

A troop organizer in Yonkers tor the Boy Scouts, Mr. Gustafson was also a member of Peerless Masonic Lodge 197. In New Mr. Gustafson was a member of the New Fairfield Seniors Club, the American Association of Retired Persons and the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. He is survived by bis third wife, Helen Becker Gustafson; two sens, John A.

Gustafson of Yonkers and Conrad W. Gustafson of New Paltx; a daughter, Dawn Gustafson of Washington, DC; and a grandson. imuiMuaauui at anaBaroiiwi McCtANAMAN I af SvMa (nee Kawt- ttOMEe SUoawoaV dV4 4V TrMlo mr attayad MNar of Jam moo ana ur. utm unrn umm Church. MS Our Lady Of ML Carmal claaen far aw maw ads af Church.

Elmaterd, NY. ader- Unujss siianjiilsns af ITMnt Gfltt Off HovaaVMI OMtvV orVsTaaaalt'iV 4V CMobMMOM oMI bOTB AafaTIti raW feJOoMof opatlMS AV VAJL. Roaakt E. af Yankars NY landRe- Lk homemaker, Yonkers native wtends Sunday 7-fam at cha- an JthnErtk. Andra Br Flt.1l or mm umm am at Temaw or Lama (net KriaMT) vaa.

De I V. an int af VJ, HS7 af Rye, N.Y. Mftod husband of Eva. DeveMdMe- Najr of eery of Cant and Vol- EMOl Vsaaf oToTott 99kTm AMoAaMl i J. af Garnetst VS nvrnorty of Yonkers an (Catharfew) laainty.

Cha-rttfiad aMBf-Sodyi (not Ltrdl A then ran a real estate business from 1930 until his death in 1944. Mrs. Ogorsaly was a She was a parishioner of St Casimir's Church in Yonkers and a member of St Casimir's Rosary Altar Society. She is survived by two sons, Dr. Stanley Ogorsaly of North Palm Beach, and Henry J.

Ogonah of Summit seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Catherine Nowickl Ogorsaly, a native of Yonkers and resident of the city until 1979, died Monday at the Glenside Nursing Home in New Providence, after a long illness. She was 98. Mrs. Ogorsaly was born to John and Marguerite Nowkki in 1889.

In 1909 sne married Ignad' Ogorsaly. Until 1930 the couple ran a grocery in Yonkers. Her husband jm 11, 1S7. Ba- MoiTMrtBl ShvIoO' fir our OMfOPM irJaWaMrc Dons MO" tfnooTa wrtO to ooM of afio Rnio LjOVftlflj ojfOtfltT Of WNNOfll Olid Harold vaa. Raanlne at WHALEN BALL FUNERAL cent Vstf Dflrttns if Rml LwaafafJ aMVUloV Sf RaMrHaBVofJ if CBTITMla PMIlivV Jrtll IfNoflwV Manes an Thurs 7-f am and Fri 1-4 and 7-e am at aw WILLIAM OftANAM FUNERAL HOME, Wi Feat Rd, Rye.

ajanatsus sorvlca wal be held an Saturday 11 em at Sw (naa Utfciawtcz) and dtvettd af John O. Coyne and MrsJaau (UHan) Ranar. bbwVJIbT Of JWIIM ejWfsf QMflM and ffw lata Attart Coyne. Also HOME INC 1M Fork Ave North (corner at Olsnojssi vamon an Sunday June 14 at survived by Sendee la be hold la the Whs- liJoarn and i Church. b.

ojn Baa Funeral Harne on ral laturday June 11 at laaSent m. former Rye resident CM IM DUCttYNSKI-CHERICO FUNERAL HOME INC. Ill Yonkers Ave, an lahadaii June 11 at Thomas A. DelVal, a RATA Marys Cemetery, vt houre Friday a 7-em ansniV. Vflto ofaf atatl QC0safl)R0lfl0f Of Rye resident who was a mechanic for the city of Fort Lauderdale, for 13 years, died June 5 after a short Illness at the Bennett Humana Hospital in Plantation, Fla.

He was 79 and most recently lived in Sunrise, Fla. He was born Feb. 13, 1908. to Michael and Marietta Gioseffi Del-Vecchio in Rye, where he attended kJSarn. mbm af Chrtatlan urW ai St.

Marys Church at VsWIaa (ntaVITatnt to JOMPtW CiatNtafy. VWIfnislMUapt Frt- OTbtIT oM A T-PITI. BUTTON. Ray N. on June M.

HON LYON A HARTNETT FUNERAL HOME, 41 Marna Wu apURam BJlKka AMI ImnBabH MTfJi lloW I1bWbBo IfJaT on Thurs 7- ia and Fri 1-4 and l-t am Mbm af OvWian Burial laturday IS am Our LajPSTlf 01 SOaTaMM ChUaXll. kafV" IIMfaf Mli CafrsVaaTV GoWtlansjWY T. Jr. af. lurvtvad by wae AHot a OBBSren.

Mary ft Frank Reyiadds. Lucy ft KavkjCai-iio Mofojoiof Tloonioo MlhlOf otaaaoV alBeTotMr POMGat ft can Theater Medal and the Victory MedaL For many years, Mr. DelVal was an attendant at what was then Abel's Gas Station in. Port Chester. He also worked at the Apawamls Club in Rye.

In 1959, he and his wife moved to Fort Iauderdale. He retired in 1978. While in Rye. Mr. DelVal en-Joyed playing golf at the Apawamls Club, his wife said.

"That was what he Used to do most" In addition to his Mr. DelVal is survived by a son, Thomas M. of Sunrise; a brother. Michael of Rye; and two sisters, Phyllis Matturro of Mamaroneck and Anne Costas of Harrison. MMEMOISIAJLt and nrisfaan nMARftL AafatBaBa and braftii.

Special ftardts fa LovlneMolliwftOraraJriieMw "r- Dr- fachard Fait, Trajwartdsamojattanoiujr Maureen McFtwrtan, Tht Ffac NunalbMatJBBMNst- wBhtuf the amat af ntoiher's aaaLaiidfMNaaaerhanCarn- And waMto olio Mm In pooooM MhoIo SMvo bbbbT BwajBtajaBBTie oaam WMmhrnM aMkAua OHaOl TfO eNeVO ffOnattV mmfmmWY 1W aWafMi OHW1FB AJeafcauTheoils. TMANK YWauaTT JIRM aaOvlno GMMren OranonO thor, lecturer and Bonner secretary Dunayevskaya had four major books to. ber credit, among them, "Marxism and Freedom, from 1778 until Today." The books were trans-lated into Spanish, German, Japanese and French and. circulated underground in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China. In 1937, she went to work in Mexico tor Trotsky, a leader of the Russian Revolution who had split with Josef Stalin and was living in exile.

Dunayevskaya split with Trotsky two years later. Dunayeyskaya was recognized as the founder of a phi-losphy railed Marxirt-hiimimisrn, of Falrlck, B- In 1933. be married ft SMor Baft i Marie SX. of an Juna 11. 1fS7.

af New McCofiYitck OiP- Vts4Nroti bbhCv" WARDS FUNERAL HOME. Dsbbs Ferry, t-4 ft 7-f am, Thurs. ft FrL Funeral Matt HJ. am sal. Sacred Heart Church, Dobbe Ferry, bt Sou af fnaajrs af lOtertoof Masi at Corpus Christi Church in Port Chester.

Mr. DelVal was a motor machinist's mate in the U.S. Navy during World War II. For his service, Mr; DelVal was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Medal, the Ameri- at Our i ta D.Valunhjsr Lady af tie loturoay ft fhony Qrarnl auBtfaaaaBBoaa laBauaai mmm IJRwJobwt loWJTvl in eaWOVIoojm an Sao af Baaors Mass Card or a aajuld bo Bfoforrod. i an June 11, SfOlollOVPi one of a carpenter, Yorktown resident eRALT.

ism Lab) an June IS, Lars T.V. Grantors, a carpenter to Yorktown. Ana Tracer. Aha wrvMns 1 Shear end 1 1 Friday June II at torn St Ja- LYON ft HAarnaTTT FUME-RAoU H0MK INC 491- MOMk Avo VjOjOIo PiMnOr NV OH M- day 1-4 and 7-f am. Mats at Chrajjan Buriaj Jatwday oni SocroO Hoort Gaaiireha Mh aOfflTIOnf GOfO Of H00NraM otory Sou af tajaon' donoNoM to bo ntodo fo ttio HOeWiOO PTOOs'OJIVI Lars T.V.ef York- To Publish: Death Notices Card of Thanks In Memoriams St.

Jude Lodge Notices; Call: 694-5147 M-F pm Sat: ObHuaries CaH Local -Cermett-Wesichesiof Papers LMted in Totophono DVectory tOMM HriOMS OH ahlMt Mkr WOT Husband of bis Wars) Gran- BBBaua EaHBBMBH mmM oMbbbi BoaHauaBHiHaaM xajm, rasWaW aaj kibbj wxaawRBjpaw few people who could play a rare one-airing instrument called psabaodicon, died Wednesday. Ho wasSl. Storhoffplayed the psalmodicon for about 80 years. The instrument once was popular among Scandinavian inmigranta because it was easily transported and could be homemade. The psaJinodicon looks UkeaboUowrby-4withaguitarfret board and is played with a violin bow.

StorhofTs music has been recorded by the Smithsonian Institu-tion and the University of Minnesota. on June 11.1 ono RobaVt Qnhnn, i who had lived in Yorktown for the past 30 years, died Wednesday after a short illness. Grantors, 64, was reported dead on arrival at 1 PeekskiU Community Hospital Mr. Granfbrs was born in Finland on Oct 23, 1922, to Thure and Vera Forsberg Grantors. He came to the United States in 1941 and served the merchant marine during World War II.

He then settled in the New York City area until 30 years when he moved Mr. Grantors was a carpenter and worked out of Local 163 of the Carpenters union in PcekskilL He was an avid baseball fan. He is survived by his wife, the former Iris Berg, of the home address; a daughter, Rita Nehmsow of Yorktown Heights; a son, Robert of Manhattan; two sisters, Brita Schinnars of Kasko, Finland, and Lisa Reynolds of St Lambert, Canada; a brother, Karl-eric of Kasko; and one granddaughter. fhorefUtol The Fondly to af fata I natds and Karl friends on Saturday ft Sunotr 1-4 end Mat the COXE ft ORAZIANO FUNE RAL HOME. 717 I fars.

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