All Obituaries

Maria de Lurdes Faustino Ascenso passed away on January 15, 2021.  She is survived by her husband, Joaquim Henriques Ascenso.  They shared 51 years of marriage together. Her daughters, Ines Ascenso Hoerrner and Dinella Ascenso Ayala and her grandchildren Lucian, Ava, Felix and Sebastian will forever remember her love. A memorial mass will be held at St. Anthony's of Padua at 155 Sullivan St. on Friday, January 22.

Josephine (Cookie) Stropoli, of Greenwich Village, NY,  passed away on January 11, 2021 at the age of 93.  Born in Little Italy and a life long resident of Greenwich Village, she will be missed by all. Josephine is preceded in death by her beloved husband Salvatore and son James. She is survived by her sons, Joseph and Steven, grandsons Matthew, Santino and Vittorio and many nieces and nephews.  A graveside service was held on January 16, 2021.  

Teresa (Honey) Sorrento passed away on January 10, 2021. She was 83 years old. Honey resided in NYC for the last 50 years. She was born in East Orange, NJ. Daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Landusco. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Victor Sorrento. Her loving family Valentino and Francine Sorrento of Monroe Twp, NJ, Peter and Nora Sorrento of East Brunswick, NJ. Her treasured grandchildren, Peter, Victor, Dayna, and Matthew.   Predeceased by her sisters,...

John Daniel Lacorazza, 96 of New York, New York, passed away, Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover, New Jersey. A private celebration of his life was held at St. Patrick’s Basilica on Thursday, January 14, 2021. His cremains will be interred at St Patrick’s columbarium, joining his wife Elena (Ellie) of 70 years who had passed away prior in 2017. Memorial donations may be made to the John D. Lacorazza Memorial Fund, Dominican Friars Foundation. Those...

Bertha Chase, 94, of Greenwich Village, NYC, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Born January 30, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Marie (Martines) Fauci. She will be remembered as a generous and kind individual who embodied an optimism and enthusiasm for life that was contagious and she never had a bad word to say about anyone. Upon graduation from Sewanhaka High School, Long Island, Bertha joined the secretary pool at McGraw-Hill. The "McGraw-Hill...

A native New Yorker, Christopher J. Tobin developed a keen interest in broadcast engineering as a teenager while working at Radio Shack. Only a few years later, he was working at ABC Radio Network, WBAB, Westwood One, CBS Radio (1010 WINS/WNEW 102.7FM), CCS/Musicam USA and Jazz 88 WBGO in Newark, NJ. One of his greatest passions in life was also co-hosting TWIRT (“This Week in Radio Tech”) with Kirk Harnack for 11 years. While serving as Chief Technology Officer at WBGO, Chris...

Anthony Ciffo, beloved icon of Mulberry Street has passed away. He is survived by his cousins, Michelina and Danny Pollio, Michelina Bonsignore, Larry, and Lidia Guardino, John Mignone, Camille and Gene Segal, and Laura Asciolla In this time of grief, Anthony’s wish would have been to have his laughter continue on.

It is with great sadness that the family of Vincent J. Bonanno announces his passing on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the age of 52 years.  Vincent will be lovingly remembered by his mother Grazia Bonanno, by his sister, Rosemary (Timothy) Stewart, and his brother Joseph (Jeanne) Bonanno.  Vincent was predeceased by his father, Joseph J. Bonanno and younger brother, Domenick J. Bonanno. Vincent attended Regis High School in New York City. He continued his education at Vassar...

Alfa Cabrera Morales de Alessandrini di Neuenstein passed on December 11, 2020. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on April 19, 1928 to Dorotteo and Giasul Morales. She was the youngest of eight children. In 1950, she married Luigi de Alessandrini di Neuenstein and traveled the globe - settling in Portofino, Italy. In 1956, Alfa and Luigi moved to New York and then to Virginia where they raised their two sons, Paolo and Enrico. In 1969, they returned to Genova, Italy for several years...