Obituaries

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. - Robert D. “Bob” Loreto, of Mission Viejo, Calif., a long-time resident of New Rochelle, died May 13.  He was 96.

Loreto was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Schenectady, to Paul and Mary (Bucci) Loreto, and later moved to New Rochelle and graduated from New Rochelle High School.  He joined the Naval Reserve in 1939. After working in ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Michael V. Summa, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died May 15. He was 64.

Summa was born June 11, 1948, in New Rochelle, to Leonard and Carmela (Pace) Summa. He graduated from Iona College and received his Masters from Queens College, after which he taught 6th grade at Roosevelt School in New Rochelle. He retired from PepsiCo four years ago. ...

CYPRESS, Calif. - Thomas R. Kohl, of Cypress, Calif., formerly of New Rochelle, N.Y., died Jan. 24. He was 80.

Kohl was born Jan. 12, 1933, to Frank and Elizabeth (Bergin) Kohl, and raised in New ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - J. Kevin Coffey, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died May 14. He was 75.

Coffey was born Aug. 31, 1937, in New Rochelle, to James S. and Nora (Carey) Coffey. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, The Buttonwood Club and the Larchmont Shore Club as well as a longtime member of Holy Family Parish.

Coffey is survived by his ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Diana “Dee” Spafford, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died May 9. She was 83.

Spafford was born Oct. 20, 1929, in New Rochelle, to Salvatore and Grace (Martorano) Guiliano. She worked for many years in retail sales for several local stores including the former Craftform. 

Spafford is survived by her husband, Ralph; ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Eugene A. McLeer, a longtime resident of New Rochelle, died May 9. He was 82.

McLeer was born Oct. 22, 1930, in the Bronx to Edward and Catherine (Carroll) McLeer.

He was ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Andrew G. Coviello, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died May 8. He was 76.

Coviello was born June 20, 1936, in New Rochelle to Andrew and Edna (Peacock) Coviello. He worked as a letter carrier for the Pelham Post Office for over 30 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Coviello is survived by his wife, Joan Godfrey; daughters, ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Larry M. Costa, a longtime resident of New Rochelle, died May 2. He was 87.

Costa was born May 8, 1925, in Nardo di Pace, Italy, to John and Stella (Tassone) Costa. A plumber for many years he was a member of the local union # 1 for over 50 years.

Costa is survived by his six children, Stella (George) Smith, Maria (Louis) Mosiello, Bianca ...

NEW YORK CITY - Mildred (Marcia) Spitz, of New York City, and formerly a resident of Eastchester and New Rochelle, died April 29. She was 83.

Spitz was born March 5, 1930, in the Bronx, to Anna and Leon Nozick. She married Howard Spitz Feb. 17, 1951, in the Bronx. She was a homemaker for much of her life but also worked for over a decade in the Westchester County Family ...

ACTON, Mass. - Nancy Idone, of Acton, Mass., and formerly of New Rochelle, died April 23. She was 95.

Idone was born Jan. 1, 1918, in New Rochelle, to Francesco and Francesca Barresi Cassone. She was married to Antonio Idone at St. Joseph Church in 1954.

Idone is survived by her son, Vincent (Rosanne) Idone; daughter, Catherine (Robert) Jackson; and six ...