George H. Roberts, age 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, died peacefully on July 12th. Born on January 26th, 1936, in New York, NY to Phoebe (Frank) and Harry Roberts, he was an only child, but had a large extended family throughout Massachusetts where he would often spend his summers. He attended Manhattan College, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1959. He went on to obtain his Doctor of Jurisprudence from New York University School of Law in...

Peter Orlando Albano died June 22 in his home, surrounded by family. He was 83. Born Jan. 10, 1943, in the Bronx, the son of Mario and Ida Albano. He spent his entire life in one home in Bedford and graduated from Fox Lane High School, where he met Beverly Ann Hackert. They were married in 1963, and shared nearly 63 years of marriage. The family said they built a life “centered on love, devotion, respect and family.” Albano was the founder of Albano Carpentry, a family business he later...

Faith Ann Bleasdale of Katonah died June 23 with her family by her side. She was 93. Bleasdale was born April 9, 1933, in Woodlawn, N.Y., one of six siblings. In her high school and college years she excelled in academics and sports, and in her 20s she married Frederick Donald Bleasdale. They raised four children and attended Mass at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Katonah. Bleasdale participated in book clubs, bible studies, and the Women’s Civic Club of Katonah. Her family...

PETER T. MICHAELIS PHOTO By JEFF MORRIS “Legendary music executive,” “hitmaking titan,” “Grammy-winning record producer,” “genius mega music mogul with golden ears” — these are some of the descriptions making the rounds about Clive Davis, who died on Monday at the age of 94. Locally, he is perhaps most prominent as the namesake of the Clive Davis Arts Center at the Bedford Playhouse. He made a substantial financial gift to help transform the former movie theater into a nonprofit arts center....

Pamela J. Young of Mount Kisco, died June 5 after a battle with cancer. She was 69. Born June 4, 1957, to Philip E. and Dorothy J. Young, she attended Pelham Memorial High School and graduated from Wesley College, now part of the Delaware State University. Her professional career included administrative and customer service positions in health care, pharmaceutical marketing, insurance and food ingredient sales and distribution. She previously also had her own house cleaning business and was...

Eric L.B. Breuning died May 16 in Fort Myers, Fla., at the age of 84.Born on Dec. 10, 1941, he grew up in New York and graduated from Pleasantville School District. Breuning was a Navy vet who played soccer during his enlistment in Europe. He also was a machinist for major organizations and helped create models for projects including the Empire State Plaza in Albany and the Lunar Landing Vehicle. He later became a dockbuilder and helped build the Tappan Zee and Newburgh-Beacon bridges. After...

Michele Louise DuRivage, who spent much of her adult life in Katonah, died May 27 at a nursing facility in Danbury, Conn. She was 72. Michele was a mother, sister, friend, gardener, teacher, photographer, and admirer of everything beautiful. She will be remembered for her unique sense of humor, style, and devotion to her spiritual path. DuRivage was born Sept. 9, 1953, in Detroit, Mich., to Robert DuRivage and Kathryn Lehnerd. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in...

Wendy Warnecke, a retired Katonah-Lewisboro School District elementary teacher, died at the Meadow Ridge Senior Living in Redding, Conn., on May 15. She was 76. She was born on Jan. 23, 1950, in Mamaroneck, to Warren and Mildred Warnecke. She taught first grade and some second grade at Lewisboro Elementary School under her then-married name, Wendy White, for over 20 years. She had been diagnosed with inoperable bile duct cancer just two and a half months earlier, and decided to forego the...

Paul W. Mlinar, Jr., a longtime Pound Ridge resident, died on May 3. He was 80. He was born on Dec. 27, 1945, in York, Pa., to Paul W. Mlinar and Mildred Mlinar. He attended the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a degree in restaurant and hotel management. He was a commercial pilot, flying for Seaboard World Airlines, Flying Tigers and Federal Express over a span of more than 44 years. He loved flying, his family said, and had an adventurous spirit. He completed the 10-day,...

Andrea (“Drea”) Russo, Recreation Department superintendent for the Town of Pound Ridge, died on Friday, May 15, in Hartsdale. She was 41. Her death was announced Monday, May 18, by Pound Ridge Town Supervisor Kevin Hansan. Visitation was held Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20, at Edwards Dowdle Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry. Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, May 21, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart, 10 Lawton Ave., Hartsdale. She was born on May 12, 1985, in...

Francis Patrick Riordan died at his home in Pound Ridge at the age of 88. He was born in Bellmore, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 1937, to the late Thomas Riordan and Roseanne Tomany Riordan. He grew up in Lawrence, N.Y., with four siblings, John, Tom, Rosemarie and Pat. Riordan was the first in his family to attend college and graduated from St. John’s University in Queens, and began a career in publishing. He worked at Chilton Company and ABC Publishing before starting his own business, which he ran...

Noel Martin Douglas Rae, acclaimed historian, author and former Reader’s Digest executive, died April 16 in Cross River at the age of 93, a victim of the fire that destroyed the Rae family home. He was born in London, England, on Nov. 21, 1932, the second son of Douglas Rae, a journalist, and Loretta Ardizzone Rae. His mother and her brother, Edward, were born in Haiphong, Vietnam, then known as French Indochina. To escape the chaos of World War I, they were moved to England and were raised...