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'-f' 8A Tuesday, January 21, 1997 YK Gannett Newspapers "ii Margaret ft FlanneDy, 73; registered nurse Mirgaret C. Flannelly, a for- Delano Roosevelt Veterans Beverly Adolphus Peer, jazz musician, dies at 84 i James Oterlg 70s retired butcher shop oWner 7 1 1 if James Oteri of Yonkers, who help 'someone in need, hia wife? owned a butcher shop in the: said. Bronvdied Saturday, Jan. 18, In addition to his wife, Mr. 1997, at Law- Oteri Is survived by a son, Albia Affairs Hospital Center In.

Mon-' trote. She and tier family lived in Mount 'Vernon and Cortlandt Manor before moving to. Putnam Valley in 1966. She moved to Lake Ariel In 199a A member of St Columbanus Church In Cortlandt she was active in the church community. Survivors Include a son, Leo J.

Flannelly of Indianapolis; a daughter, Rosemary Spano of Schenevus, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. The James Wilson Funeral Home of Lake Arid handled the arrangements. Donations may' be made to. the St Thomas More Building Fund. P.O.

Box. 188, Lake Ariel," Pa. 18436. mer Peekskill area resident and a registered nurse who served In the Pacific during World War II, was buried Friday -in St Ann's Cemetery in Moscow, Pa. She was.73.

She died Monday, Jan, 13, 1997, in Lake Ariel, Pa. She pas born Sept. 16, 1923, in Pittston, to William and Rose Backes Johnson. Mrs. Flan? nelly earned a degree from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Wilkes-Barre, in 1944.

She served in the'Arfoy Nurse Corps in the Pacific from Much 1945 to August 1946. She. married Leo Flannelly on Feb. 23, 1952. He died last year.

For. most of her Career, Mrs. -Flannelly worked at the franklin Seen Webby SiaflWritor Beverly Adolphus 'Peer of Mbunt' Vernon, a jazzbass fiddle player who accompanied such jan stars', as Ella Fitsge-rald and $arah died of Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997, at New York Hospital in He was 84. Peer played his last gig in Decern- Oteri of Rockland County, S' daughter, Grace Tommins of Yonkers; two brothers, John.

Oteri of thqBronx and Plug Oteri of-'Xonkers; two grandchildren, Danielle and-Jamic Oteri, both of Rock-1 land. Three' sisters died earlier. Bridget Oteri in 1937, Lydia Mandani in 1975 and Tally Giaimetta in 1996. Visiting hours are today at' the Burr Davis-Sharpe Funeral 584 Gramatan Ave. in; Mount Vernon.

A foneral serv-; ice is 1030 a.m. Wednesday, at. SL Barnabas Church, 409 East! 242nd. SL in the Bronx. Burial, follows in Woodiawn Cemetery.

-Memorial donations may made to- the Alzheimers and Related Disorders 785 Mamaroneck AveM White) Plains, N.Y. 10005; or to the; American -Cancer Society, 2 Lyon Place, White Plains, N.Y:; 10601. rente- Hospital in Bronx-ville. He was 79. Mr.

Oteri owned Oteri A' Son Inc. at 20 Westchester Square until 1993, when he retired. He was born March 15, 1917, in the Bronx, to Albino and Grazia Oteri. graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx in 1932. On May 11, 1941, he married Susan Capone at Star of the Sea Church in Long Branch, J.

The couple moved from Long Branch to Yonker1Hi948. Mr. Oteri was a parishioner of SL Barnabas Church In the. Bronx. He loved big-band music, playing piano and watching the Yankees.

He was always willing to in New York (Sty to Adolphus and Daisy Peer and began playing piano at the age of 7. At To, he switched to bass- violin. Mr. Peer began playing professionally when he joined the Chick Webb orchestra in 1937. Ella Fitigerald was the bands vocalist, and Mr.

Peer performed on many of her nit recordings for Decca Records, including A Tisket, A TaskeL Later, he worked with '-Vaughn, Lena Horne and, for a short while, the symphony at Radio City Music Hall. For 14 years, he performed at the Blue Angel dub before pairing up with Short Peer left no immediate wife, Beatrice Peer, died wake is tomorrow at Beit-tas Funeral Home, 141st Street 1 Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan. Thftfoneral will be held at Thursday at St Mark's Methodist Church at Street and St Nicholas LRfian Amori Codella, 73: homemaker, retired bartender ber for the Bobby Short Trio. Short, whoVbegan his partnership. with Hr.

Peer in 1968, said he could-never replace Mr. Peer's deep, foil sound and serious approach to his music. Beverly was my left hand. He never let -me down, Short said from Barbados. The job was the most important thing.1 work was his life A Mr.

Peer was bornjjlcL 7, 1912, Avenue. Mr. survivors. His earlier. The and St United 137th FredciickltE-Randoiph 79: retired communications director Lillian Amori Codella, a retired bartender, died Sunday, Jan.

19, 1997, in West' Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Marrero, La. She was 73. lira Codella was bora March 2, 1923, in New Rochelle to Armando andClaire Imperale Amori. She attended dty schools. 1 On March '9k 1942, she married John Codella in Baltimore.

He died in lgaa. She moved from New RocheQe to Groton, Gpna in the 1950s. A homemaker most of her life, she also worked pert time for more than 25 yean as a bartender, in Connecticut Two years ago, she moved to Louisiana to live with one of her sons. She was a member of the Sacied Heart Church in Groton, the Auxil Richard AJL Pbikhams retired NBC producer, advertising firm executive iary to the Fleet Reserve in Groton and the Groton Eknbtem Chibi Survivors indude two sons, John Codella Jr. of Biloxi, Mias.

and Thomas of New Orleans; one daughter, Irene Milk of Deerfield, NJL; four sisters, Anita Sarti of Brooklyn, Nellie Della Donna and Mary Codella, both of New Rochelle, and Louise Gabbamonte of Yonkers; and eight grandchildren, One brother. Fred Amori, died earlier. Visiting hours will be held Tbun-day at the ByieeGroton Memorial Home' in Groton. A ftmeral Maas will be said at 11 am Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Groton. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charily.

A sister, Margaret D. Pittman, died in 1996. A fiinenl service was held yesterday at New Jerusalem Church in Mount Vernon Interment will be 1 pm. Friday at Isaiah Owens Funeral Home in New York Qty. ta handling the Ettie Taylor, 52s retired laboratory assistant Richard Alt Pinkham, a retired NBC television producer and advertising executive who formerly lived in Rye, died Sunday, Jan .1 19, 1997, at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jhpiter, Fla.

He was 82. He was born in New York City on April 11, 1914, to Edward and Betty Rai Pinkham. He graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford, Cona, and later served oh the board of trustees. He was a member of Yae University's dass of 1936 and later was a member of the University Council of Yale Mr. Pinkham started his career with Time magazine in 1935 wad worked as circulation director and a member of the board of directors for The New York Herald Tribune.

He joined NBC in 1951 as manager of network planning He was appointed the executive producer of the Today" show in 1952 and under his aegis, the program became the tophilled program in television broadcasting. He also launched the Home Show with Arlene Francis and the Tonight Show with Steve. Allen. He served as NBCs vice president of network programming non 1956 to 1957. He then joined Ted Bates A Col Advertising, where he rose to vice chairman before retiring in 1975k In that position, he conducted media negotiations on behalf of dozens of major corporations and tions.

tion as. director of communications and special services for the Battery Park (Sty Authority: in New.York City. Survivors include his with of Pelham and West Palm Beach; two tons, Charles. Fitz-Randolph. of Yonkers and Frederick Fits-: Randolph Jr.

of Pelham; and a sister, Ethel Spellman of New-. York City. The local memorial service, may be held next month, his son Frederick said. Plans have not been completed because some family hiembers are still in-Florida, he laid. A foneral Mass! was held Jan.

14 at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in West Palm Del Lago Funeral Home in Lake Worth, handled arrangements-. LomMoatoS HOTOPlLKart Warn. Jr. (JanZl, mo-MayAWto In brina mamary at wNh you now. Our atonal Nay In our I you Go to pain and no wftotoo.

and flnaHy you 4B to ton and at raw. Your todna dauahto, Gtoiy MOrcniXari OaarOad. Jr. Tha Naw I YPt Yankan won lha Sarto. I know you wauld haua lauad to anflwL Lava, Bath KOONtSatoA.

Ikawj RUiAtou toft ItoMnw npr imihw imvwi AfltoflwttaudwsahaartgoHan toranar. ratanar you wW Rua In aur haarto. AS aur tora akaayft ttonk, Kan, Mary BafluJaa Laurarw PERROTTA, andKalN 171 ijfiHt ih fruwm irm jWtniaa Ettie Faye" Taylor, a retired laboratory assistant, died of a pulmonary disease at' her' home in Mount Vernon She was 52. Ms. Taylor worked as a laboratory assistant for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Institute in Manhattan from 1965 until she retired in 1901 She was bora OcL 12, 1944, to Lucious and Vinetta Dexter Pittmah in Bogalusa, La, where she graduated from Central Memorial High School in 1963.

Shortly after graduation, she moved to Mount Vernon On Aug. 21, 1971, die and Richard R. Taylor were married in Mount Vernon Ms. Taylor was a member of the New Jerusalem Church jbf Christ in Mount Vernon She was a youth adviser. She liked swimmihg, football and basketball, her femfly said.

In addition to her mother, a Bogalusa reddenL and her husband, Ms. Taylor survived by a daughter, Tori Ren Taylor of Mount Vernon; a (brother. James M. Pittman ofNew Orleans; and three sisters, Mattie Campbell and Brenda Gaither, both of Mount Vernon, and Vergie Rodgers of Rogahsa. Cristata Galantet 74: dressmaker Cristina Gaiante, a dressmak-.

er, died of heart failure on Sunday, Jan 19, 1997, at Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco. She was 74 and a Yonkers resident-- Contributions may be made to Mr. Pinkham was active in profcs- University or to the UB. Se-sional and civic activities. He served mar Golf Association, Far Hill, J.

as president of the International 0793L Ann Kathleen Harding fox, 91: retired cosmetologist -f A memorial service is being planned at St. Catharine Church in Pelham for Frederick Fits-Randolph Sr. of Pelham, who died Sunday, Jan 12, 1997, at his second home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 79. Mr.

Fitz-Randolph was horn 28, 1917, in New York City to Charles and Ethel Trehearn Fitz-Randolph. He attended New York City schools. An Army veteran, of World II, he was awarded the American Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Philippines Liberation Ribbon and the World War II Victory MedaL On June 27, 1943, Mr. Fitz-Randolph married Josephine Pi-ombino at Our Saviours Chyrch. in the Bronx.

He lived in Pelham since 1955: About 14 years ago, Mr. Fits-Randolph retired from his posi esuum, wtm. of mattwr af Sw aunt at Datsiw. RJNERAL HOME. Mr of 714 10 SL AM, ML Carmal Churriv.

Mwv'ft ywtattaa Ttiai, 1-4 and 7-f on Jan 17, lfW, NY. Raparina at lha I MAHON, LYON HARTNETT TMHBt 6rl MmnnraOl Ptatna, on Tun 1-4 A 7-4 at OvMfan Burial SL John Churtfi UNdmday anTnwa LYNCH BUS it Am NY an January XL mt. Via tola Arthur Lynch. FU- wMt af mofliar.af Arthur Lyndi. a Kannalh Lvndi to A Rotart A Aancto Schapn.

cawna A Son hour at FtowraT hour af 1-4 A flw Rad MoGrafli 7-fPM Tuatday. Man of Chrtdtin Burial A Rancto at AatM ChapaL Goto at Ilaauan Ownatory at In to at to plW, 117S York Aua, NY. NY MOT Of VA. Sunduad to W. MdCaan and ana Gravtoa, many ntoon and Grand' and marly af Alexarakia -Grand at FUNBIAL DORSEY an Jan Survtwd to No ary SB.

and aurtowd to many to tour Rktwrd and Gaorga Sabmai, two tb-bn, ASoa Qirinea and Blandw Cama-ab. Rnrd aarvtca, AM, at JOSEPH F. NAROONE FUNERAL HOME, 414 Owrch. bo. TUtutov, 3-4 and PM.

SarataA Wadwiday. AM at flw tonaral homa, Wldto Ptobw, Vbft btomant KanNcaClmatory. INMEMORlAMv lA January 31,111 itoitoa ilk to Stotomi nwpr RVeWRogly Wa 'Today men toon any oflwr day af year wa thbk af vaa- A how daaa aarraw ranwbift Wa tow you A tool Gad two a awdal ptoea to to you. Itowrarawr. vv WIN Loratto, ChRdran A Grandchflenan: HOTOPK Rari Dear Kart, WV dkln CM wa can't ael a aemuch.

Jr. Kart. Now ISM wlaft 11 MCVto wl nW lW Radio A Television Society, director and member of the Executive Com-' mittee of Educational Broadcasting Corpi, trustee of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a trustee of Outward Bound. He was also a director of the Cadbury Schweppes (USA) beverage' company. Mr.

Pinkham lived in Rye for 40 before briefly relocating to Greenwich, Conn. He moved to Florida about 15 yean ago. fie is tiie past commodore of the Kobe Sound Yacht Chib in Hdbe Sound, FUl, and has been active' in the UJS. Senior Golf Association. April 1941, he married Marry Bumue" Strothers in Rye.

Survivors indude his wife; two daughters, Mary Penny Janeway of Cambridge, and -Elisabeth Betty Anderson of Billings, Mont; twrrsons, Richard AJL Pinkham Jr. of Re -end David Pinkham of Barringtpn, RL; a stepsister, Helen Andrus of Sarasota, FUl; and eight. A and died earlier. A memorial Thursday at pel on Jupiter merits are being made by the Gre-. ham Funeral Home in Rye and the Taylor A Modeen Funeral Home in Jupiter, Fla.

Edward Pinkham Jr, Vincent Andrus, win be held Memorial. Cha-Fla. Arnmge- MacsMioth in New Rochelle: She had akdvworked at Sikorski's Air? craft Fanny, in Stratford, Conn, during Wnk(War H. She was a foogtime parishioner of Blessed Sacramept Church- in New Rochelle. a daughter, Wellesley, a grand- A brother, James Hariling died in 1993.

Family and friends are making contributions to the New Rochelle of Eastchester, a -sister, Maryann Pierce of Tifton; and a brother, Jimmy Pierce of Tifton. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at' Immaculate. Conception Church in Tuckahoe. 32: store cashier was raised and- educated In Greenburgh and was a 1983 graduate of Woodlands High -School He collected comic hooks and baseball cards, enjoyed movies and going out with friends, and was a fen person to be with, his mother said.

In addition to his psutontt, both of Greenburgh, fr. Lucas is sur- vived by two brothers, Paul and Richard, both of Greenburgh. Lees Funeral Home In White Plains is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be tomorrow at the feneral home. Funeral services will, follow.

Ann Kathleen-Harding Fine, a longtime New Rochelle residenL died Saturday, Jan 18, 1907, at the New Rochelle Nursing Homa She was 91. Mrs. Fax was bom SepL 28, 1905, in New Rochelle to James and Maty Murphy -Harding. She graduated from New Rochelle High School and attended Columbia College. She and Thaddeus Burr Fox in New RorfwBeJn They settled in New Rochelle, Mrs.

Fox Kved at the home. DEATH NOTKSS To PlftCt paid (Mh Nonet, CM of Thank. In MwiiortamlLJudB or Lodge Naflcs, please ca4 4P4-S147 prior to too (toy of a puoacanon. now MBnonrTiWf ojn. to 400 Saturday, am.

to 30 pun; Sunday. 1 pm to 400 piM. NEWSOfltTUASNSS Tof an adtor about an aMuary law dory, pwv GSM ww urnmumr mn nuntoar Stfad an lha Our Taaai paoa UmhIh, blia a rnmm RROnDUr WWjgn rfXMv MwV 4 PUVIa On Saturday and Sunday, i S00I baton atm. UST OF DEATHS BIILAflLVaatoft FradKMcCraniAtoinmrallftm -LVNCMnndkMa Frad MoBraft A in Nmtollana IRVINGTON mOMMllMHll EOWMDS-OOWDLE RMEIML NOME. OK.

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GalanteN worked for various dress manufacturers in Yonkers between 155 and 1970. She was bom July 7, 1922, to Salvatore and Carmela Diponte Galante.in SL Croce Del Sannio, Italy. She was educated in Italy. On Aug. 36, she married Sebastino Gaiante in Italy.

The couple moved to Yonkers in 1955. 1 Mrs. Gaiante was a parishioner, of Our, Lady Of Mount Carmel Church in Yonkers. She survived by a sister, Antonia Gaiante of Yonkers; and a niece. Rose Delflno, and a nephew, AnthonyGalante, both of Yonkers.

Her husband died and a son, Anthony Gaiante, died in 1974. The wake is' today at Flower. Maaaai 1 Funeral Home, 714, Yonkers Yonkers. The foneral serv-ice will be held at 10 a.m. tomor- row at the foneral home.

Inter- Bruno, Elmaft Bruno, and aurybod at Caiblwibr, Maw Thura, Canowflan 00PP0LA, Baach, PL Janurary Tudbca and Judy Danbl, City CaurcHman FUNERAL rnnai an EROELAN.nM MeMMftn. Lw IRNNi Many BMXAROOURAND kMORAiEHMi WESTCHESTER EALAWTa. Otolia FLOWER BRUNO, at Yonkars. 'John abaft AAIfiAl fRiBili Nursing Home, 31 Lockwood Ai New Rochelle, N.Y. 1080L Lloyd Maxty Sons Beauchanq) Chapd lnc.

in New Rochelle handled the arrangements. Army veteran -i- ww Mr. Pierce was an orderly at New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center before moving to Tifton i 1984. In addition to his parents, both of Tifton, he survived by four daughters, Robin Pierce of East-chester, Dana Pierce of Mount Vernon, Amy Pierce of and Emily Pierce of Brewster; a son, Thomas Pierce FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN Swat. Eadi day you.ara mtoad mora A TImaa may aa to.

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'HMband at Cbaner Coppola. Fblhar at kflchaiai A. 1 caN Tuasday 1-4 A 7-fpm. M. Capnela.

GrandtoRwr of 1 Nkhetoi and Tbnafliy. Yarkpri SUBEUH M. in VWi ward at I tomb. Batarad mnlhar at Gtodra Goto BuriM Thuraday Jaw -Scully OaBon and Suaar OwTClLInNnnant UYtoddrambnatharafESrabafl. alXpaachar TiwHlay anti AAaran and Snancar Martbt at 4 A 7 -f PAL ChrWton Burial MAM.

IhuridBV, ment is at SL- Marys Cemetery in Yonkers. Mw Jofwi mar uuBtmu GrandMMr i 1 ERnbafli and Rabaoca OSNaN. BraSwr. 'MAMARONEac HC. 4H E.

of John-and raHIna bourn RiL Matttotanacfc. fttwra -m, at Prod- McGrath A Son Rpiaral Watotoidw only Homa, BramnARa bakaaan ihaura af t-ITM. S. ZAA40RA, EaaUa an January ri. 1W.

at unman birhi sl jdmpik enurot, Mpobna at ttw MC MAHON, LYON Ar HARTNETT FUNERAL HOME, Obituarypolicy GannettSuburhan Newspe-' petspubfisAiwIheobKuarieBOf atM am.) nursiiig Previously. Mrs. Fox had livecL'in Vernon and in Florida. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Soon afterward, he developed multiple sclerosis, which he attributed to wartime exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange, his family said.

Edmund Ja Lucas Jr Edmund J. Eddie Lucas Jr. of Greenburgh, a- cgshier and clerk at Marshalls department store in Hartsdale, died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, at his home. He was 32.

Mr. Lucas worked at Marshalls -since 1986. SN He was a friendly guy and very well-liked, said co-worker Walter Yee, who worked with Mr. Lucas since 1990. He had a lot of friends atwork.

Mr. Lucas was born July 27, 1964, to Edmund and 1 Martha I Rine Lucas in North Tarrytown, now known aa Sleepy Hollow. He A- Pierce, 48: Thomas Anthony Pierce of ton, a former New Rochelle died of lung cancer SundayJan. 19, 1997, at Osceola Nursing-Home in Ocilla, Ga. He 48.

Mr. Pierce was born March 23, 1948, ip New Rochelle to John and Pierce. He attended New Rochelle public schools. people who have lived or wdrked In Waslchaftor or Putnam cout-gea. ObituRrlos maiy be submitlsd foroughfonarglhomaaordiraclty forough foekmily of of obftuRrtoB, ail information niuat basubmitiad lor publication within fora days of a paraon'sdaaih.

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