Wayne Taylor Warnecke, a noted musician and audio engineer, died Oct. 6 in Mount Kisco after a four-plus-year struggle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). He was 67. He was born on Nov. 9, 1958, in Bronxville to Warren and Mildred (nee Lucks) Warnecke. The son of avid sailors, Warnecke grew up spending summers on Long Island Sound, swimming off the family boat, aptly named “Recess.” He and his father, a physics teacher, also loved to stargaze together. This piqued an interest in science...

Silvano Panizzut died on Oct. 14 at Danbury Hospital. He was 92. He was born on April 2, 1934, in Italy to Luiga and Valentino Panizzut. He came to the U.S. when he was 18 and began working in restaurants as a waiter. He met Julia Genovesi and they married in 1956. They remained married until her death in 2009. In 1967, Panizzut opened his own successful restaurant in Bedford Hills, Ristorante Silvano. He was known for his warm personality and knack for never forgetting a customer’s name,...

Sherman Brayton Durfee of Bedford, NY died peacefully on May 6, 2026 in Vero Beach, FL at the age of 90. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Ruth Brayton Durfee and Nathan Barry Durfee. Sherman spent his early years in Providence, R.I., with summers down the coast in Little Compton. He graduated from The Westminster School and Yale University in 1958, where he was a member of Wolf's Head Society and the a capp ella singing group the Whiffenpoofs. After college, he served in the...

Anthony (Buzz) Joseph Buzzanco, 82, of Bedford, NY, died Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Craneville Place in Dalton, MA. He was born in Pittsfield, MA, on February 18, 1944, a son of Anthony Sam Buzzanco and Josephine Laura (Stockley) Buzzanco. He graduated from the former St. Joseph's Central High School and Nichols College. For over 40 years, Anthony owned and operated Buzz Tree Service in Westchester County, NY. Prior to that, he spent 15 years as the director of Westmoreland Nature...

Richard Warner Clarke Jr. died Sept. 18, 2026. He was 95. The son of Richard and Catherine (Cartan) Clarke, he was born in Katonah. He lived there 58 years before moving to Somers, and then Mystic, Conn., with his wife of 67 years, Lua (Whitaker). He spent every summer since 1959 in Weekapaug, R.I. Clarke attended the Rippowam School in Bedford and graduated from Canterbury School and, in 1952, Amherst College. He then served in the U.S. Navy as first lieutenant and gunnery officer on the ...

The songbirds of Pound Ridge went briefly silent on Thursday, September 17, 2026, when Teresa Christina (Murphy) Whelan died peacefully after a brave fight against cancer. Should a goldfinch or cardinal come sit upon your windowsill and sing a song you recognize, it may be Tess, telling the story of the beautiful life she lived with her loving husband Cahal, her devoted children Grainne and Damien, their spouses Mark Bellotti and Kara Hartigan Whelan, and her cherished grandchildren...

Anne Bittner passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026 at the age of 92 of natural causes. She was as bright, strong and quick witted as ever until her passing. She was born on January 1, 1934 to John Wink and Catherine O’Halloran and raised in Baldwin, Long Island. She went on to marry her beloved Paul Bittner and they shared nearly 70 years of marriage together. In their newlywed days they enjoyed boat rides and freshly caught blue crab sandwiches with friends on Long Island. Shortly...

Virginia Bouton of Pound Ridge, 90, died July 8, 2026. The Bronx native was born on June 2, 1936. Bouton dedicated more than 40 years to working for the Bedford Central School District. She started out as a lunch aide at Pound Ridge Elementary School, before becoming an assistant teacher on the same campus. Outside of the classroom, Bouton provided care to local families before and after the school day. Bouton will be remembered for her deep kindness and generosity, which had an impact on...

Waclaw Murdoch Maliszewski, known to most as Willy, died Aug. 16. He was 78. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sept. 22, 1948, he immigrated to the U.S. aboard the Queen Mary and grew up in Westport, Conn. He graduated from Staples High School in 1967 and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the former Silvermine College of Art in New Canaan, Conn., alongside studies at Cambridge University. A skilled “ébéniste” and antique furniture restorer, he owned and operated London Joiners in Pound...

Evelyn (Gallagher) FitzGerald, 91, died Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Brighton Gardens, Stamford CT. She was born in 1934 in Eastchester, NY where she grew up the youngest of six children. She graduated from Eastchester High School, where she was a standout athlete and was voted "Most Carefree." After moving to Katonah, NY, to raise her family, she received a Bachelor of Science from Mercy College and a Master of Psychology from Long Island University, which led to a very successful career as...

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...