Jack Olchin dies; Liberal Party leader was 92
Jack Olchin, a Liberal Party member for nearly seven decades and state and Nassau County Liberal Party chairman who most recently helped Edward P. Mangano win Nassau County executive, died Friday of...
View ArticleEdwin J. Kliegman, co-founder of accounting firms, dies at 89
It wasn't enough for certified public accountant Edwin J. Kliegman to co-found Marcum & Kliegman -- an accounting firm now called Marcum LLP -- in a small office space in Flushing, only to see it...
View ArticleFormer Long Islander Blaise Ognibene dead at 102; was jack-of-all-trades
In his 90s, Blaise Ognibene enjoyed working long days with his grandson installing sprinklers across Long Island. When he was 100, he would still walk a mile to his son's house every morning for coffee.
View ArticleAldo Ciccolini dies; Italian-born pianist and instructor was 89
Aldo Ciccolini, a pianist who combined virtuosity with elegant reserve in more than six decades of performing, has died at his home in Asnieres-sur-Seine, outside Paris. He was 89.
View ArticleEdward J. Saylor dies; member of Doolittle's Raiders team was 94
Edward J. Saylor, one of the four remaining Doolittle's Raiders who bombed Japanese cities in a bold daylight attack four months after Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 94.
View ArticleMartin Gilbert dies; historian and Churchill biographer was 78
Martin Gilbert, who documented the life of Winston Churchill and the events of World War II and the Holocaust in more than 80 volumes, died Tuesday in London. He was 78.
View ArticleLawrence Adelman dies; top stock analyst from Great Neck was 75
Lawrence Adelman, a repeat "all-star" analyst of food, beverage and tobacco companies as director of research for Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., has died. He was 75.
View ArticleWilliam Woestendiek dies; journalist who helped start Newsday's D.C. bureau...
William Woestendiek, an award-winning journalist who helped launch and run Newsday's first Washington, D.C., bureau in the late 1950s, has died.
View ArticleRobert H. Spergel dead, Nassau County Court judge was 55
An NYPD officer turned lawyer who helped Latino officers win a job discrimination suit before becoming a Nassau County Court judge, died.
View ArticleLidian Rose, retired Plainview-Old Bethpage school librarian, dies at 89
Lidian A. Rose, a retired librarian from Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School and a proud, card-carrying liberal, has died of complications of Alzheimer's disease, her family said.
View ArticleDr. Jerome Lehrfeld dead, longtime physician with ties to Plainview Hospital...
A beloved family physician unexpectedly died of pneumonia on Jan. 7.
View ArticleEd Sabol dies; NFL Films founder was 98
Ed Sabol, the founder of NFL Films, died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, the NFL announced. He was 98.
View ArticleJoseph Dwyer, retired NYPD officer and boxing official, dies at 76
Joseph Dwyer, a retired New York City police officer and union representative, as well as a professional boxing official in the state, died Sunday of heart illness at Winthrop-University Hospital in...
View ArticleAndrew J. Parise, Cedarhurst mayor and World War II vet, dies at 90
Cedarhurst's Andrew J. Parise, who served the village for more than 43 years, first as a trustee and then for nearly the past two decades as mayor, died at his home Sunday of natural causes. He was 90.
View ArticleWilliam T. McElroy dies; longtime Freeport educator was 89
William T. McElroy, a longtime Seaford resident, Freeport educator and former high school principal who was devoted to his students and to his family, has died.
View ArticleFuneral arrangements set for East End paramedic Ralph Oswald, who died while...
Funeral arrangements have been announced for an East End paramedic remembered for his gift of gab and his effectiveness as a teacher of emergency lifesaving techniques.
View ArticleJohn J. Ramacciato, Korean War vet, East Islip school board member, dies at 79
John J. Ramacciato always regretted leaving high school early to serve in the Korean War.
View ArticleEx-UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dead at 84
Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV but was defined more by his decades-long battle with the NCAA, died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84.
View ArticleMae Miller dies; retired teacher always eager to learn was 104
Mae Miller, a retired teacher and matriarch of an extended family, lived life to the fullest by traveling extensively, enjoying hobbies, such as singing and playing bridge, and always looking to learn...
View ArticleLouie Dahl, 53-year Northport firefighter, dies of cancer
After five decades with the Northport Volunteer Fire Department, Louis "Louie" Dahl died Saturday of cancer. He was 74.
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