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September 19, 2025

Marian Rose, 104, Bedford resident, scientist and longtime activist

Marian H. Rose, Ph.D. of Bedford, a scientist and passionate advocate for environmental causes, died Aug. 20 after suffering a stroke. Born Marian Heineman on Oct. 11, 1920, in Brussels, Belgium, to American parents, she had been a Bedford resident since 1973. Rose was the founder, former president and president emeritus, and former board...

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September 12, 2025

John Heller Freund, 93, of Pound Ridge, served on numerous boards

John Heller Freund died at his home in Pound Ridge on Sept. 4. He was 93. He was born in New York City to Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth (Heller) Freund, and grew up between Manhattan and Amawalk. He attended Horace Mann School and Dartmouth College pursuing a business degree at the Tuck School of Business before joining the U.S. Army, where he rose to first lieutenant. 

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August 22, 2025

Robert Gustave Ahrens of Bedford, musician, commodities trader, was 74

Robert Gustave Ahrens died Aug. 13 at his home in Bedford. He was 74.
He was born Aug. 27, 1950, to Frances Hoffee Ahrens and William J. Ahrens. He grew up in Nyack, with his older brother, Billy. He attended St. Ann’s School where he played CYO basketball and was an altar boy.
Ahrens attended Albertus Magnus High School where he met his future wife...

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August 15, 2025

Leonard Tow, 97, formerly of Pound Ridge, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Leonard Tow Leonard Tow, 97, died on Aug. 10.  Born May 30, 1928, in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Estelle and Louis Tow. Tow...

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August 15, 2025

James E. McManus Jr., 72, journalist, recovery counselor

James E. McManus Jr. Was longtime resident of South Salem, Northern Westchester James Edward McManus Jr., a longtime resident of South...

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August 8, 2025

Bette F. Bonné, 81, lived in Pound Ridge for more than three decades

Bette F. Bonné Bette Frankenfelder Bonné, 81, died of natural causes on July 26 in Windsor, Vt.  Bette Jane Frankenfelder was born in New...

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August 8, 2025

Katonah community mourns Mike Berardino

By JEFF MORRIS — When Michael Berardino died on Aug. 2 at the age of 73, he left a community that mourned his passing while acknowledging the indelible mark he left on Katonah. His retirement in 2022 after 40 years as Katonah’s State Farm Insurance agent brought out many of the same sentiments...

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August 5, 2025

Michael Berardino, 73, was active in Katonah civic projects

Michael P. Berardino FACEBOOK PHOTO Michael P. Berardino, a longtime State Farm Insurance agent who spent over 40 years volunteering and...

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August 1, 2025

Lois Reynolds: From the Model T to the Tesla

Lois Reynolds receiving birthday wishes from the Lewisboro Garden Club a few years ago. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) By MAUREEN L. KOEHL It is...

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July 25, 2025

Shashi K. Shah, 90, was Merchant Marine Academy professor

Shashi K. Shah Shashi K. Shah, a longtime New Canaan, Conn., resident and former professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, died at...

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July 18, 2025

Lucille Vigliano, devoted wife and mother, was 87

Lucille Vigliano, devoted wife and mother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 9, 2025, at age 87, after a long...

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July 18, 2025

Jane C. Rae, 89, of Cross River was a biology teacher

Jane C. Rae Jane C. Rae, who had been a biology teacher at Turn of River Middle School in Stamford, Conn., died Friday, July 11. She was...

Houses of Worship

BAPTIST

Antioch Baptist Church 

3 Church Street, Bedford Hills

theantiochchurch.net


BUDDHIST 

Wellspring Zen Monastery

93 Lower Shad Road, Pound Ridge

wellspringzen.com


CATHOLIC

St. Mary of the Assumption Church

55 Valley Road, Katonah

stmarykatonah.com


St. Joseph’s Church

95 Plum Brook Road, Somers

stjosephsomers.org


St. Patrick’s Church

7 Pound Ridge Road, Bedford

stpatricksbedford.org


St. Matthias Church

107 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills

discovermass.com/church/st-matthias


COMMUNITY CHURCH

Bedford Community Church

160 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills 

bedfordcommunitychurch.org


Pound Ridge Community Church

3 Pound Ridge Road, Pound Ridge

poundridgecommunitychurch.org 


EPISCOPAL

St. Francis Episcopal Church

503 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Conn.

stfrancisstamford.org


St. John’s Episcopal Church

82 Spring St., South Salem

stjohnschurchonline.net


St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

68 Bedford Road, Katonah

stlukeskatonah.org


St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

382 Cantitoe Street, Bedford

stmatthewsbedford.org


METHODIST

Katonah United Methodist Church

5 Bedford Road, Katonah

katonahumc.org


PRESBYTERIAN

Bedford Presbyterian Church

44 Village Green, Bedford

bedfordpreschurch.org


Katonah Presbyterian Church

31 Bedford Road, Katonah

katonahpresbyterian.org


South Salem Presbyterian Church

111 Spring St., South Salem

southsalempc.org.


Trinity Presbyterian Church

325 West Patent Road, Mount Kisco

trinitychurchny.com


UNITARIAN

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Northern Westchester 

236 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco

uufellowship.org

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

20 Forest Street, Stamford, Conn.

uusis.org


TEMPLES & SYNAGOGUES 

Bet Torah

60 Smith Ave, Mt Kisco

bettorah.org

Chabad of Bedford

220 South Bedford Road, Bedford Corners

chabadbedford.com


Congregation B’nai Yisrael

2 Banksville Road, Armonk

cbyarmonk.org


Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties

46 Peaceable Street, Ridgefield, Conn.

ourshirshalom.org


Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation

15 Stewart Place, Mount Kisco

mkhc.org


Pleasantville Community Synagogue

219 Bedford Road, Pleasantville

shalompcs.com


Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester

220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua

bethelnw.org


Temple Shaaray Tefila

89 Baldwin Road, Bedford Corners

shaaraytefila.org

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