INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT NEWS FOR BEDFORD, LEWISBORO & POUND RIDGE, NY
Alvah (Al) Jakola, 85, of Katonah, died on Oct. 27 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on June 14, 1939 to Alvah Uno Jakola and Karrin Johnson Jakola.
He was a mathematics teacher at Fox Lane High School in Bedford for many years. He was musically inclined and enjoyed attending opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House and was a pianist for the Pleasantville Music Theater. He enjoyed traveling to many European countries and the Caribbean. He also enjoyed playing tennis and spending time with his friends at a local bagel shop.
He was married in 1974 to Concetta (Connie) Aucello Jakola. Survivors include his sister, Sandra Davis of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; his wife, Dolly, of Norwalk, Connecticut, and other family members.
Interment will be private at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital at stjude.org.
Alvah (Al) Jakola, 85, was Fox Lane math teacher and musician
Houses of Worship
BAPTIST
Antioch Baptist Church
3 Church Street, Bedford Hills
BUDDHIST
Wellspring Zen Monastery
93 Lower Shad Road, Pound Ridge
CATHOLIC
St. Mary of the Assumption Church
55 Valley Road, Katonah
St. Joseph’s Church
95 Plum Brook Road, Somers
St. Patrick’s Church
7 Pound Ridge Road, Bedford
St. Matthias Church
107 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills
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Bedford Community Church
160 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills
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82 Spring St., South Salem
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68 Bedford Road, Katonah
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382 Cantitoe Street, Bedford
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Katonah United Methodist Church
5 Bedford Road, Katonah
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Bedford Presbyterian Church
44 Village Green, Bedford
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31 Bedford Road, Katonah
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111 Spring St., South Salem
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325 West Patent Road, Mount Kisco
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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236 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco
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20 Forest Street, Stamford, Conn.
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Bet Torah
60 Smith Ave, Mt Kisco
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Chabad of Bedford
220 South Bedford Road, Bedford Corners
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2 Banksville Road, Armonk
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Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties
46 Peaceable Street, Ridgefield, Conn.
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Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation
15 Stewart Place, Mount Kisco
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Pleasantville Community Synagogue
219 Bedford Road, Pleasantville
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220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua
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89 Baldwin Road, Bedford Corners
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