Mourners gather for Arizona church service for McCain
PHOENIX -- Arizonans began lining the streets and mourners gathered at a Baptist church Thursday for a second day of memorial services for Sen. John McCain, the maverick politician and former prisoner...
View ArticleBiden: John McCain was a brother with 'a lot of family fights'
Sen. John McCain was eulogized as a "true American hero" -- and a terrible driver with a wicked sense of humor and love of a good fight -- as 3,500 mourners crowded into an Arizona church to pay their...
View ArticleJohn Brancaccio of Dix Hills, had heart center named after him, dies at 92
John Brancaccio of Dix Hills thanked St. Francis Hospital for treating him by donating "a sizable gift," a doctor said.
View ArticleJames Mirrlees, Nobel laureate in economics, dies at 82
James Mirrlees, a British economist who won the Nobel Prize for his theories of economic incentives, which have been applied to taxation, insurance and the allocation of public services, died Wednesday...
View ArticleRandy Weston, jazz pianist and composer, dies at 92
For Randy Weston, Africa was the wellspring of music -- the spiritual and rhythmic source of blues, African-American spirituals, samba, bossa nova and above all, jazz.
View ArticlePete Silvestri, Huntington chef who 'loved making people smile,' dies at 66
Pete Silvestri's joy in life was putting a smile on everyone's face. Whether it was through baking one of his famous cheesecakes for friends, creating a satisfying meal of pot roast and gravy at...
View ArticleChristopher Lawford, Kennedy cousin, actor, dies at 63
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Author and actor Christopher Kennedy Lawford, who was born into political and Hollywood royalty, sank into substance abuse and addiction and rose to become a well-known advocate for...
View ArticleElliot Kazan, 90, of Dix Hills, helped develop popular fighter jet
Working out of a Farmingdale aviation company, Kazan led team of nearly 500 designers and engineers in the development of the durable A-10 Thunderbolt II.
View ArticleRuth Wells, mother-in-law of State Sen. LaValle
Ruth Wells, who worked in the war effort while her husband was a prisoner in Germany in World War II and later served as bookkeeper for his contracting business, has died at the Long Island State...
View ArticlePaul Koech, former world half-marathon champ, dies at 49
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Paul Koech, a former world half-marathon champion and long-time teammate of Kenyan great Paul Tergat, has died. He was 49.
View ArticleSteven Walerstein, dedicated doctor, administrator and mentor, dies at 63
Doctors-in-training were always crowding around him, physician-peers trusted his insight and patients were assured that Dr. Steven Walerstein would truly understand their concerns.
View ArticleDennis Holland dies; victims' rights advocate for decades was 53
Dennis Holland poured the grief from his sister's killing into advocating for victims' rights, consoling families and advancing state legislation.
View ArticleAuschwitz survivor Annie Bleiberg used history to fight anti-Semitism
Annie Bleiberg, who jumped off a train on the way to a Nazis concentration camp, regularly told her story at the Holocaust Memorial and was befriended by singer Gloria Gaynor.
View ArticleRoy Chernock, longtime track coach at Oceanside HS and C.W. Post, dies at 90
Track and field was an all-encompassing endeavor for Roy Chernock, and he loved every millisecond of it.
View ArticleJohn Gutleber dies; real estate developer, Long Island advocate was 71
In addition to serving on the board of the Long Island Association, John Gutleber was president and CEO of Manhasset-based Castagna Realty Co. Inc.
View ArticleMonnie Sue Murtha, 84, longtime teacher in the Riverhead school district
Family, friends and students of longtime Riverhead teacher Monnie Sue Murtha described her as someone whose compassion, energy and optimism touched everyone she taught, even beyond the walls of her...
View ArticleRachid Taha, singer who fused Arabic music and rock, dies at 59
PARIS -- Algerian singer Rachid Taha, who thrillingly blended Arabic music with rock and techno and at times wore blue contact lenses to protest anti-Arab prejudice in his adoptive France, has died. He...
View ArticleFenella Fielding, star of two 'Carry On' films, dies at 90
LONDON -- Fenella Fielding, a British actress who was the glamorous, velvet-voiced star of two "Carry On" comedies, has died. She was 90.
View ArticleGeorge Peck, state Supreme Court justice and ex-prosecutor, dies at 75
George Peck successfully prosecuted dozens of homicide cases in Nassau County, but it was perhaps his last trial as an assistant district attorney for which he became best known.
View ArticleAlan Fricke of Bayport, tombstone business founder, dies at 88
The father of seven founded a memorial business that has grown to three locations on Long Island.
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