When and where
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Rose Hills Memorial Park
100 Mill Street, Putnam Valley, New York 10579
Cemetery office: (845) 528-3516
This is a graveside service, held outdoors at the grave rather than in a chapel. Please dress for the weather, and allow a little extra time to find the gate and to park. The cemetery has entrances on both sides of Mill Street and on Peekskill Hollow Road.
He will be laid to rest in the Bahá’í section of the cemetery. If you are unsure where to go, the cemetery office can direct you at the gate.
[If the family would like to name a particular gathering point, it will be added here.]
Driving directions
From the Taconic State Parkway
This is the approach most people will use, whichever direction they start from.
- Take the exit for US Route 6, signed Jefferson Valley / Peekskill.
- Head west on Route 6 toward Peekskill for about three miles — roughly five traffic lights.
- Turn right onto Mill Street. The Putnam Valley sign is on the right.
From New Jersey
- Take I-287 east across the Governor Mario M. Cuomo (Tappan Zee) Bridge.
- Join the Taconic State Parkway north, then follow the directions above.
- Alternatively: the Palisades Interstate Parkway north to the Bear Mountain Bridge, then Route 6 east.
From New York City and Westchester
- Henry Hudson Parkway or Saw Mill River Parkway north.
- Join the Taconic State Parkway north, then follow the directions above.
From Connecticut
- I-84 west to the Taconic State Parkway south.
- Take the US Route 6 exit and follow the directions above.
Watching from afar
For family and friends who cannot travel, the service will be streamed on Sunday morning. Links go live shortly before 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
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