Mona Lee Brock, 'angel' who counseled suicidal farmers through crisis, dies...
In 1985, Mona Lee Brock and her husband lost their farm in Oklahoma. A combination of factors -- low prices for cattle and grain, high interest rates on loans, falling land values -- led to the most...
View ArticleAlice Patricia Hsiu-Yun Liu Szema, former teacher whose family fled China, dies
A twist of fate may have saved Alice Patricia Hsiu-Yun Liu Szema's life as the teenage girl and her family escaped war-torn China.
View ArticleDaniel De Francisco dies; WWII vet was 94
Daniel De Francisco, a church usher and former Garment District worker, had been one of only two World War II veterans remaining at Riverhead Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2476.
View ArticleGuy Ladd Frost, 85, architect and motor sports enthusiast, dead
Guy Ladd Frost, a Roslyn and East Hampton architect and preservationist who had fought on behalf of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit auto track, died March 14 at age 85.
View ArticleFinkelstein's public service career in education spanned more than 50 years
Sydney Finkelstein believed public education was the cornerstone of democracy and spent more than half a century giving back through public service in the field.
View ArticleMother of 9/11 victim, honored by George W. Bush, dies at 95
Deeply devoted to her Roman Catholic faith, her country and first responders, her family says, Arlene Howard remained friends with the president after he left office.
View ArticleEugene Murray dies;Â longest-serving mayor of Rockville Centre was 93
Eugene Murray was first elected to a four-year term as mayor in 1987 and ran unopposed until 2007, a record 20-year stretch.
View ArticleWilliam J. Johnston dies; Farmingdale educator, historian was 86
William J. Johnston didn't drive the streets of Farmingdale, but he may have known them better than anyone else.
View ArticleDominic Pascucci, retired LIU Post carpenter from Glen Cove
Dominic Pascucci was a natural builder -- of homes, furniture, customized tomato planters, a grandfather clock for each of his children. In the same way, he built strong and lasting ties with community...
View ArticlePatrick Vecchio dies; former Smithtown supervisor had record tenure
Patrick Vecchio's political career began with the 1977 election and ended by losing the Republican primary to current Supervisor Edward Wehrheim by 83 votes in September 2017.
View ArticlePaul Kushner dies;Â rabbi in Bellmore and Merrick was 81
Paul Kushner, a past president of the Long Island Board of Rabbis and a longtime rabbi of Reform Jewish synagogues in Bellmore and Merrick, has died. He was 81.
View ArticleDr. Louis Riina dies; well-known Long Island plastic surgeon was 56
Louis Riina was the assistant director of the burn center at NUMC in East Meadow for more than 10 years and a partner at the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group.
View ArticleKim Hardwick dies;Â Clayton Huey Elementary School principal was 50
Kim Hardwick, the principal of Clayton Huey Elementary School in Center Moriches, died unexpectedly Monday after complications from surgery. She was 50.
View ArticleIrish-born LI nun who taught for decades dies at 102
She moved to the United States as a teen during the Great Depression after the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk visited Ireland looking for recruits. She said, "We decided that's a good thing to do ... to...
View ArticleOfficials: Former Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer dies at 79
Former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer died at his home in Northport surrounded by family after a three-year battle with cancer, his son Michael Dormer said. He was 79.
View ArticleMaria Hartman, co-founder of group supporting Down Syndrome children, dies at 83
Fifty three years after co-founding what's now the Association for Children with Down Syndrome in Plainview, Maria Hartman died April 14 following a long struggle with Alzheimer's, her family said.
View ArticleServices set for former Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer
There will be a wake for former Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer Thursday and Friday and funeral services are scheduled for Saturday.
View Article'Defender of the house' Barbara Harrington, 82, instilled strong work ethic...
Barbara C. Harrington, a Bay Shore mother of seven, was considered the "center of the ripple" and the "common denominator" of the family.
View ArticleFinal farewell to Marine Sgt. Robert Hendriks
More than 100 members of his Garden City-based unit, the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines reserve infantry, waited in line to pay their respects.
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