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...

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. 

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...