Helen Callahan of Mineola: Churchgoer, golfer and mom, always on the go
Longtime Mineola resident said the rosary while walking to church each morning.
View ArticleJoan Heaney of Upper Brookville: Helped establish oil supplier Skaggs-Walsh
She died on April 13, a day typically reserved for her family's annual Tulip party, a celebration of the 10,000 tulips planted in her yard.Â
View ArticleJoseph Marion of Central Islip: Community leader, senior adviser for...
Father of five loved family gatherings, barbecues and was 'the best storyteller.'
View ArticleConnie Conte of Levittown: Dedicated mom who loved to cook
She would host traditional Italian 8-course Sunday dinners and always made her own sauce. Â
View ArticleDavid Maziarz of Islip: Scoutmaster and volunteer firefighter
He retired in 2017 after 27 years as a correction officer on Rikers Island.
View ArticleFlorence Warshawsky, baker supreme for every holiday, dies at 73
"She was an interdenominational holiday baker," said her husband, Ira Warshawsky, the retired Nassau State Supreme Court justice.
View ArticleWilliam Helmreich dies: sociology professor of Great Neck walked more than...
He had a talent for getting people to open up and wrote multiple books about the strangers he encountered during walks around the city.Â
View ArticleJean Lau Chin, Gene Chin: Couple would have celebrated 52 years of marriage...
As the machines in the ICU loudly beeped, nurses pushed together the beds of Jean Lau Chin and Gene Chin. The couple extended their arms past tubing, held each other's hands tightly, their eyes locked.
View ArticleLillian Barbash, Long Island's 'First Lady of the Arts,'Â dies at 92
Lillian Barbash transformed the Islip Arts Council into a musical powerhouse and helped create the now defunct Long Island Philharmonic, died July 4.
View ArticleThe Rev. Ruperto Garcia Gonzalez of Brentwood: Pastor helped churches grow
A role model for many, the father of 10 loved his family, gardening and a good meal. Â
View ArticleJoseph Elowsky of Plainview: Owned a manufacturing company
'He was kind and sweet and good,' said his wife, adding that he hired people with special needs, drove senior citizens to appointments and helped craft wood toys for donation. Â
View ArticleFlora Spinosa of Bethpage: Hairdresser for the Rockettes, seamstress
A religious woman, she twice entered a convent to train to become a nun before eventually settling down to raise a family.
View ArticleAlvin Cohen: Visionary founder of Adventureland
The Massachusetts native, who wanted to be a doctor, was an unlikely candidate to become the Walt Disney of Long Island.
View ArticleJayne Minasy, Woodbury matriach with a love for family and animals, dies
She was "instrumental" in the success of her husband, who invented an anti-theft security tag for clothing.Â
View ArticleFrank Castagna, 91, developer of Long Island's 'Fifth Avenue'Â
The Brookville resident grew a family business into a powerful developer, and with his wife, gave generously to dozens of charities. His portfolio included the luxury Americana Manhasset mall.
View Article Woodmere couple managed real estate properties, died days apart from...
The couple also worked full-time jobs. Dessie Murphy-Passmore was an information agent for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, while Jake Passmore worked as a foreman in a factory in...
View ArticleWai Fong Leung of Wantagh: A 'beacon of light'Â to her family
"She always wanted to learn things on her own. She asked me to teach her how to use Venmo a month before her passing,"Â Wai Fong Leung's daughter said.
View ArticleLeonard Rivkin, founder of LI's largest, most influential law firm, dies at 95Â
"He was a ferocious litigator with an incredible desire to succeed for his clients," said his son, John Rivkin, 64, of Westhampton Beach, a retired partner at the law firm his father founded.
View ArticleFrank Rodgers was a 'workhorse' and 'role model' for his 10 kids
After his first wife died, Frank Rodgers married a widower who, like him, also had five children.
View ArticleJohn Conlon of Massapequa: A gentle, generous husband and father
He was an avid golfer who enjoyed visiting Myrtle Beach so much his family bought a house there.
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