Hiram Aponte, Sr.

November 7, 1933 - February 20, 2021
Service Date: March 1, 2021

Hiram Aponte was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on November 7th, 1933. He arrived in NYC in the late 50's and resided in Hell's Kitchen. He worked as a Chef at La Polpetta and later on at the New York Life Cafeteria. He married his love, Myrtha Rosas in 1961 and they had a son, Hiram Jr. In 1977 he moved his little family to Manhattan Plaza where they resided till the end. Hiram Sr. enjoyed action films and loved watching all baseball...

Niko Mustac

March 24, 1937 - February 20, 2021
Service Date: February 24, 2021

York Kue Chan

- February 14, 2021
Service Date: February 21, 2021

York Kue Chan March 19, 1932 – February 14, 2021 York K. Chan, the former President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), passed away on Sunday, February 14, at age 92. During his extraordinary lifetime, his love for all was evident in his tremendous contributions to Chinese-Americans, the Chinatown community in New York, and others in need. Mr. Chan grew up in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to the United States...

Thomas J. Ahlf

March 15, 1947 - February 11, 2021
Service Date: February 20, 2021

Brandon Michael Russo

March 26, 1992 - February 5, 2021
Service Date: February 10, 2021

Brandon Michael Russo, age 28, passed away suddenly on February 5, 2021 at his home in New York City. Brandon was born in Manhattan to Peter and Holly Russo. Brandon grew up in Westport, CT where he attended elementary school and continued on at Fairfield Country Day School graduating in 2007. He was an active and beloved member of the Southern Connecticut athletic community and played youth hockey for the Mid Fairfield Blues, capturing a USA...

Vada Ann Rosen

- January 31, 2021
Service Date: no services

Vada Ann Rosen, daughter of Curtis Campbell Ferguson and Anna Borzumato, died of complications related to COVID-19 on January 31, 2021. She was everyone's favorite nurse, therapist, family member, and friend. She is survived by her husband of forty-two years, Michael P. Rosen, and her adult children Adam Turba of Pine Hill, NY, and Ashley Fleming of Bryn Mawr, PA. They share this loss with their spouses, Carolina Turba, and Christian Fleming,...

Salvador Lascano-Cruz

December 24, 1987 - January 30, 2021
Service Date: February 13, 2021

Georgina Santana

January 3, 1929 - January 30, 2021
Service Date: February 4, 2021

Brenda P. Ballin

- January 28, 2021
Service Date: services pending

Brenda Phillips Ballin died at her home in Manhattan on January 28, 2021 of an extended illness complicated by coronavirus—what her relatives called a "COVID storm." Her family all agreed that it would take a mighty storm to end the life story of such a fiercely independent and fiery spirit. Always larger than life, Brenda was a well-known figure to three decades of visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a popular docent. At the...

Josephine Civitella

- January 28, 2021
Service Date: no services

November 22, 1920-January 28, 2021 It was a fabulous life, 100 years of Josephine "Josie" Civitella, the last surviving member of her family. If you knew her, you knew her simply as "Grandma" but she was not simply a Grandma. She was a whole lot of woman, all 5 feet of her, with a whole lot of heart. She was a wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She shared one of the greatest love stories with Louie, he was hers and...