Mary Przybyszewski of Floral Park dies at 91; avid gardener was mother of 9
Mary Przybyszewski, a mother of nine who survived early widowhood and illness with faith and love of family, died Friday at Winthrop-University Hospital, almost two weeks after a fall at her Floral...
View ArticleJohn 'Jack' Kelly, ex-Rockville Centre diocese fundraiser, dies at 86
John J. Kelly, known as "Jack," got his first full-time job at age 15 as a pressman in New York City when World War II caused a manpower shortage.
View ArticleState Legislature honors Herbert Sachs, former state assemblyman and defense...
He was a one-term New York State assemblyman who served during a tumultuous session and who later, as a private-practice attorney, went head-to-head with lawyers for comedian Eddie Murphy.
View ArticleJohn D. MacDonald Jr., personified 'spirit of Point Lookout,' dies at 94
John D. MacDonald Jr., a World War II veteran, master plumber, local businessman, fire chief and Republican committeeman, died at home surrounded by family.
View ArticleBarbara Freifeld dies; teacher whose career spanned generations was 89
Barbara Freifeld spent nearly a half-century teaching and reunited with former students everywhere -- from the hair salon in Hewlett to the steps of the Vatican in Rome.
View ArticleRobert Wacker, former Newsday reporter, dies at 92
Bob Wacker got a lot out of his career as a journalist.
View ArticleMelvin Weitz dies; Foodtown Supermarkets pioneer was 91
Supermarket innovator Melvin Weitz, who built a chain of 17 Foodtown supermarkets on Long Island, died of natural causes on June 4 at his home in Boca Raton, Florida. He was 91.
View ArticleOrnette Coleman dies; legendary jazz saxophonist was 85
Jazz legend Ornette Coleman, the visionary Texas-born saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and was one of only two jazz artists to win a Pulitzer Prize, has died.
View ArticleKenneth Anderson, civil rights activist on LI, dead at 86
At a time in Long Island's history when blacks were often steered away from purchasing homes in predominantly white neighborhoods, civil rights activist Kenneth Anderson fought against discriminatory...
View ArticleCorinne Faison-Whitmire, whose work as a volunteer enriched Amityville, dies...
Charlene Shine-Taylor knows that describing a loved one as an "angel" is a cliche, but for her twin sister, Amityville resident Corinne Faison-Whitmire, there's no better description.
View ArticleArmand Soriano dies; last of the Brooklyn Dodgers' razzing Sym-Phony was 87
The Dodgers Sym-Phony, which turned rallying the Brooklyn baseball team while razzing umpires and opposing teams into an art form, has lost its last surviving member.
View ArticleElliott Howard Sylvan, onetime player for NY baseball Giants' farm team, food...
Elliott Howard Sylvan, a former trucking executive and World War II veteran who once played for a New York Giants' farm team, died of lymphoma at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 87.
View ArticlePatrick Kevin Brosnahan, former candidate for Suffolk district attorney
Patrick Kevin Brosnahan, a combative and colorful party elections lawyer and one-time Democratic candidate for Suffolk County district attorney, was found dead Monday in his Babylon Village law office....
View ArticleRichard 'Sugar Ray' Nowicki, amateur boxer, coach, dies at 87
You could say that Richard "Sugar Ray" Nowicki was a lover and a fighter. He loved people, and his passion was boxing.
View ArticleBeth Yanuck-Platt, Smithtown HS West environmental science teacher, nature...
Among the Redwood forests of California's northern coast, Beth Yanuck-Platt felt more at home than in her Centerport residence.
View ArticleTexas A...M's John David Crow, 1957 Heisman winner, dies at 79
John David Crow, the bruising running back who won the 1957 Heisman Trophy with Texas A...M before a Pro Bowl career in the NFL, has died. He was 79.
View ArticlePaul Rubenstein, accounting firm founder, dies at 87
Paul Rubenstein, a founding partner of the accounting firm Holtz Rubenstein, died of natural causes at his Bay Shore home.
View ArticleStephen Reilly, Newsday employee for nearly 40 years, dies at 67
Stephen Reilly, a nearly four-decade Newsday employee and top advertising salesman, died June 17 of renal cancer, family members said.
View ArticleRose Laria dies at 101; child of immigrants embodied American dream
Rose Laria of Coram, a daughter of immigrants who survived adversity to live the American dream, died June 8, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. She was 101.
View ArticleHarold Berger, ex-NY DEC regional director, dies
There was no subject too complicated for Harold D. Berger, former regional director of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In his final years, he taught himself calculus and...
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