Marion Gilbert, 89, source of 'delight and inspiration' to friends and family
To her family, her fellow parishioners, those she coached in track, even to the manager of her local Carvel ice cream store, Marion Gilbert was a source of delight and inspiration.
View ArticleBob Simon, longtime CBS correspondent, dies in car crash
CBS News has confirmed that one of its longtime correspondents, Bob Simon, died in a car crash in Manhattan Wednesday night.
View ArticleBob Simon, '60 Minutes' correspondent, considered among TV's most pre-eminent...
Bob Simon, the "60 Minutes" correspondent, and one of network TV's pre-eminent war reporters over a 30-year span, was killed in a car accident on the West Side Highway Wednesday evening. Simon was 73.
View ArticleDavid Carr, New York Times media columnist, dead at 58
David Carr, an influential columnist for The New York Times who wrote about the changing media landscape and its effect on popular culture, died after collapsing in the paper's Manhattan newsroom,...
View ArticleEdwin David Marks dies at 92; expanded family's Sunrise Oil to LI
Edwin David Marks, who expanded his family's Sunrise Oil heating oil company from Queens into Long Island, where it served thousands of homes and businesses, has died.
View ArticleAnita Darian dies; versatile Broadway, opera singer was 87
Anita Darian sang in operas and Broadway shows while also giving "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" its unforgettable soprano countermelody.
View ArticleWilliam 'Moose' Kennedy, veteran, teacher and sailor, dies at 86
His name was William L. Kennedy, but almost everyone knew him as "Moose." About the only one who didn't call him that was his mother, relatives said.
View ArticleStanley Haberek, innovative military doctor, dead at 90
To those who knew Dr. Stanley Haberek best, the word innovator often comes to mind as they reflect on the longtime Bay Shore resident.
View ArticleRuby Mae Boykins of Roosevelt, retired nurse dies at 77
Ruby Mae Boykins, a retired registered nurse and longtime Roosevelt resident, died Friday at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. She was 77.
View ArticleJeff Schamberry, longtime Newsday photo director, dead at 63
Jeff Schamberry was an island of calm in the Newsday newsroom, where he led the photography department for almost a decade amid the frenzy of fast-moving events and rapid technological change,...
View ArticleLillian N. Gianotti, mother of Newsday food writer Peter Gianotti, dies at 95
Lillian N. Gianotti, 95, of Rego Park, Queens, loved life, dancing, dressmaking -- and her family.
View ArticleNassau Supreme Court Judge Thomas Phelan dies at 69
Nassau Supreme Court Justice Thomas P. Phelan, who was known as a tough but fair judge for more than two decades on the bench, died at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre on Feb. 12 after a...
View ArticleJane Marie Hahn, 89, longtime advocate for Locust Valley kids, dies
Jane Marie Hahn was the friendly face that greeted generations of youngsters who passed through the doors of the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club in Locust Valley, where she worked as executive...
View ArticleSalvatore 'Sam' Macedonio Sr., original member of Suffolk police department,...
Salvatore "Sam" Macedonio Sr., one of the original members of the Suffolk County Police Department who retired as a decorated patrolman and became a Huntington business owner, died at 87.
View ArticleErnest Peace, former Long Island criminal defense attorney, dies at 90
Ernest Peace attended law school on a scholarship while working as an NYPD officer and became a Long Island criminal defense attorney known as a fierce advocate.
View ArticleIgnazio Marturano dead; former Bellmore barbershop owner was 91
Ignazio Marturano arrived in the United States aboard the ill-fated SS Andrea Doria and, despite that unlucky start, he made a life for himself by becoming a barber, owning his own business and raising...
View ArticleJoan Gay Kent dies; former North Hempstead historian was 90
Joan Gay Kent, a former North Hempstead historian, was dedicated to preserving the past in Sands Point and Port Washington.
View ArticleJoel Ratner dead; beloved Brentwood High School music, arts educator was 56
Students cried in the hallways of Brentwood High School this week, and faculty members wondered aloud how they would carry out the ambitious schedule of jazz concerts and other musical events that Joel...
View ArticleRalph Carrieri, former bat boy for Yankees, dies at 84
Just a teenager, Ralph Carrieri literally had a front-row seat for the Summer of '49 -- the legendary season-long baseball battle between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox chronicled in the book...
View ArticleHofstra's Monroe H. Freedman dies; eminent legal scholar was 86
Monroe H. Freedman, a former dean of Hofstra University's law school known as the father of modern legal ethics and "the conscience of law schools" nationwide, died Thursday.
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