Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel, Inc.

 

Spanning Three Centuries of Service

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Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel was founded in 1873 when David Maxcy started a funeral home on 14th Street and Avenue "A" in New York City. He was one of the first funeral directors to practice embalming and was responsible for many innovations in funeral service. He died in 1900 and his wife, the former Mary Ann Wyse, who helped him get his start, assumed direction of the business.

David and Mary Ann had 13 children. One of them became a priest, the Rev. Joseph Maxcy, and was ordained at Dunwoodie Seminary. He eventually became Assistant Pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church in 1905. He died of peritonitis after an appendectomy in 1911 at 30 years of age. He was deeply mourned by the parish and the community. A memorial window, given by the children of the parish school, was placed in the last carriage. It was an all-day in Blessed Sacrament in remembrance of him.

Two of David and Mary Ann's sons pursued the funeral business. David Jr., was a licensed funeral director in Brooklyn. Another son, Lloyd A.I. Maxcy came to New



Rochelle at the age of 19 and opened a new branch of the family business on Main Street, just west of Centre Avenue.
The business was moved to Centre Avenue and Leroy Place and eventually was a private residence on Shea Place, its present location. The address, formerly known as Beauchamp Place, was changed in memory of the late Monsignor Shea, pastor of the Blessed
Mary Ann joined her son at the New Rochelle location in her later years. She died in 1920. Lloyd A.I. operated the funeral home until his death in 1955. Lloyd A.I.'s son, Lloyd A. and his wife Catherine, owned and operated the funeral home until their retirement in 1980.

The funeral home has since been owned and operated by Stephen P. Tenore and Fred R. DiCarlo. Under their direction, the funeral home has grown to serve communities outside the New Rochelle area and it is now one of the premier funeral homes in Westchester County.

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Stephen P. Tenore
Proprietor

Stephen P. Tenore lives in New Rochelle. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in 1976. Mr. Tenore was a member of the County Legislature from 1984 to 1996, where he served as its Chairman; a member of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, where he served on its Board of Directors; a member of the Casa Calabria, where Lloyd Maxcy & Sons contributes an annual scholarship; a member of the Elks Club; serves on the Business Development Board of Hudson Valley Bank; and serves on the Board of Governors of Sound Shore Medical Center.

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Fred R. DiCarlo
  1941-2007

Fred R. DiCarlo  graduated from the McAllister School of Embalming in 1960 and was a licensed funeral director since 1962. He joined the staff of Lloyd Maxcy & Sons in 1968.He became president of the firm in 1980 and remained in that position until his death in early 2007. He is survived by three sons and seven grandchildren.

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Warren Skelly
Funeral Director

Warren Skelly lives in Cortlandt Manor. He graduated from Amercan Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in 1992. He joined the staff of Lloyd Maxcy & Sons in 2008.

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Bobby Smillie

Robert Smillie is a lifelong resident of New Rochelle. He is a graduate of Iona Prep and attended Iona College. He graduated Amercan Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. He joined the staff of Lloyd Maxcy & Sons in 2008 where he is currently a Funeral Director.