Annie Ruth Weaver
9/7/1936 – 10/10/2025
Annie Ruth Weaver was the fifth of six children, born on Sept. 7, 1936. Her parents were the late Pretto and Rueben Thomas of Florence, South Carolina. Five siblings preceded her in death; Clara Wilson, Francis Thomas, Fred Thomas, Maurice Thomas (Sunny) and James Lee Thomas.
Later in life, Annie moved to Paterson, New Jersey, where she raised her (7) children. Her children Christopher Jeffrey Weaver, Carolyn Denise Weaver, George Albert Weaver and Joyal Tameka Weaver preceded her in death. She leaves behind her children Pretto Renee Scott, Eileen Patricia Black and Gregory Allen Weaver, along with a host of grand and great grandchildren.
Late Friday evening on Oct. 10, 2025, God dispatched an angel and said, “Come unto me my child and rest.” Annie responded and said, “I love you, Lord.”
Annie will always be remembered. Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching for things that are before. Philippians 3:13
Cremation at Jeremiah Edward’s Funeral Home at 645B Washington Street, Peekskill, N.Y. 10566
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Yvette Mireille Sikorsky
Yvette Mireille Sikorsky (nee Isaacson), 97, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Bronx, New York. Yvette was born on Sept. 9, 1928, and raised in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. Her parents were Reine Bergeron and Benjamin Isaacson, both graduates of the Beaux Arts School.
Yvette was raised by her maternal grandparents in France. She grew up in Paris and enjoyed going to her grandparents’ farm on the weekends and during the summer with her cousins Jean Claude and Lucein.She learned to paint and play the violin. Yvette began her formal education at the age of 14. She excelled in school and was in the top of her class.
Yvette wished to pursue a career as a designer and a fine artist. In 1953, Yvette, along with her grandparents, came to the United States to live.
Yvette’s paintings have been exhibited in France since the 1960s. She was granted honorable mention in 1965 and received a Bronze Medal in 1973 from the City of Paris, France. In 1985, she had an exhibition in Paris at the Le Salon des Nations. In 1986, she had an art exhibition at Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill and many, private shows in homes of friends, family and colleagues.
While pursuing her dreams, Yvette met and married the love of her life, George Sikorsky. They lived in Mohegan Lake, New York. The two were each other’s best friend and soulmate for 60 years. Even though they had no children, she enjoyed her time with George. Yvette considered her paintings her children. She was preceded in death by George and her sister Barbara Silverman.
Yvette will be remembered for beautiful art, and all her accomplishments. Visitation was on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 at Curry Giordano Funeral Home.
- Sourced from John G Crawford Memorial Services, LLC
