Vincent 'Don Vito' Margera dies; reality-TV star from 'Jackass' franchise was 59
He was fat. He was slow. He was often intoxicated, and/or appeared to have a speech impediment. If it was an act, it didn't seem like it. And if he was in on the joke -- which ended in 2007, when he...
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Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
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Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleJudith Lee Carman dies; retired teacher who traveled world was 74
Judith Lee Carman, a retired New York City kindergarten teacher, world traveler and grandmother, died unexpectedly Nov. 16 after a brief illness. Her first husband was screen and stage actor Brian...
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Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleBernard Spitz dies; civil engineer from Queens who designed nuclear plants...
Bernard Spitz was always the smartest guy in the room.
View ArticleSteven J. Eisman dies; president of the Nassau County Bar Association was 61
Even opposing attorneys said Steven J. Eisman's devotion to family inspired his advocacy for his clients in turbulent divorce and custody cases.
View ArticleGeorge Munnich dies; wrestling coach was 78
George Munnich walked around wrestling rooms with silver dollars jangling in his pockets. The head coach at Grand Avenue Middle School and assistant at Bellmore JFK High School for more than 20 years...
View ArticleNancy Kulp, who once performed on the Manhattan stage as Chickee James, dies...
Nancy James, who once performed on the Manhattan stage as Chickee James, dies at 83
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Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleLong Island obituaries
Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleAllan Wallach, former Newsday theater critic, entertainment editor, dies at 88
Allan Wallach, a longtime Newsday theater critic and entertainment editor who interviewed countless Broadway greats, died Nov. 17 at his home in Manhattan. He was 88.
View ArticleRichard Solo, longtime Stony Brook chemistry professor, dies at 79
Richard Solo had several lifelong loves: Stony Brook University, chemistry, teaching, the Boston Red Sox and chili, to name a few.
View ArticleMelvin Harris, whose career was about service to others, dies at 50
Melvin Harris, a union representative, community leader and a former aide to Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, died at home in Uniondale of a pulmonary embolism on Nov. 22. He was 50.
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Here are some recent obituaries writted by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleLongtime psychiatrist Herbert Perr dies; Navy veteran was 94
Dr. Herbert Perr, a Navy veteran and longtime Rockville Centre psychiatrist who strived for peace on earth and peace of mind for his patients, died Nov. 7 at his home in South Setauket, two days after...
View ArticlePeter Ames III of Little Neck, fishing rod craftsman, dies at 66
Peter Ames III, a Long Island craftsman who hand-built fishing rods for sportsmen from Florida to Canada, died Nov. 26 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. He was 66.
View ArticleTrudy Deschamps dies; 'First lady of LI hockey' was 80
Trudy Deschamps' hospitality and personality persuaded her friends to view her as the First Lady of Long Island Hockey during her 44-year marriage to Buzz, a former Long Island Ducks star, St. John's...
View ArticleGeorge T. Sakato dies; World War II Medal of Honor recipient dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (TNS) - "Roly-poly" is how George T. Sakato described his teenage self. To hear him tell it, he was almost a parody of a heroic figure - small, round and none too fit.
View ArticleElizabeth C. Whitehouse dies; Ex-Sayville school board member was 93
Elizabeth "Betty" Catlin Whitehouse, of Sayville, will be remembered at a funeral mass Thursday at St. Ann's Church -- the same place she met her late husband more than 70 years ago.
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