Shannon Forde, longtime Mets publicist, dies at 44
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Shannon Forde, the beloved pillar of the Mets' media relations department, where she worked for more than two decades, died Friday night after a long battle with breast cancer....
View ArticleKenneth Bettenhauser, longtime police officer, dead at 72
Kenneth Bettenhauser believed in public service.
View ArticleJohn J. McCann dies; longtime pastor in Manhasset was 76
Msgr. John J. McCann kept the doors of Manhasset's Church of Saint Mary open around the clock in the wake of 9/11 as he consoled congregants who prayed for loved ones feared lost in the rubble of the...
View ArticleEd Dennehy, actor, found dead after wife Sue Anne passes away
Ed and Sue Anne Dennehy, of Huntington, were audience favorites on the Long Island theater scene who shared many memorable scenes together on stage. Their final moments couldn't have been more dramatic.
View ArticleLynn Ann Wosleger dies, math professor and mother of 7 was 62
Lynn Ann Wosleger, adjunct professor of mathematics at Farmingdale State College, was known to solve problems both in and out of the classroom, navigating life with spirit and humility.
View ArticleRichard Capobianco dies; LI flooring business owner was 78
Richard K. "Dick" Capobianco, who went to work in his family's Long Island flooring business after he completed his military service, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in an East Northport...
View ArticleBen Bagdikian, renowned media commentator who helped publish the Pentagon...
Bagdikian died Friday morning at his home in Berkeley, said his wife, Marlene Griffith Bagdikian.
View ArticleCurtis E. Fisher dies; educator, local official was 70
Curtis E. Fisher, an educator, coach, politician and Hempstead Town and Nassau County official, died peacefully in his sleep, his family said. He was 70.
View ArticleCurt Bluefeld Jr. dies; longtime Miller Place doctor was 93
Dr. Curt Bluefeld Jr. made house calls part of his practice, volunteered to treat migrant farm workers and championed heart health, helping establish the first cardiac intensive-care unit at Port...
View ArticleKieran Crowley dies; longtime New York Post reporter was 66
Kieran Crowley, a longtime New York Post reporter who spent his career covering Long Island, died at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, relatives said.
View ArticleLong Island obituaries: Augustus Stevenson, Katherine O'Connor
Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleKenneth Burr dies at 62; helped build BOCES training program
Kenneth Burr of Northport, a top BOCES administrator on Long Island who helped build his agency's career and technical training program into one of the state's largest, has died at age 62.
View ArticleDennis M. Connors, ex-union leader, activist, dead at 64
Dennis M. Connors, of West Babylon, a longtime union leader and steady supporter of labor interests, died March 12 of natural causes at home. He was 64.
View ArticleDavid Burke dies; longtime NYPD cop from LI was 89
In his precious free time, amid a busy police career and raising five children, David Burke enjoyed revisiting the Irish culture of his childhood spent in County Tipperary.
View ArticleRobert W. Tyd, founder of LI shipping brokerage firm, dead at 92
Robert W. Tyd was a businessman who found his niche in the ship brokerage industry, crafting contracts to move cargo across international waters, but his strongest legacy was his unselfish and giving...
View ArticleFormer Northport High School music teacher dead at 76
The most obvious goal of teaching is to educate. But for Walter T. Schneider, the hope was also to inspire.
View ArticleLong Island obituaries: Thomas Farrell, A. Alfred Shapiro, Max Sher, Angelo...
Here are some recent obituaries written by friends, family members, and colleagues of deceased Long Islanders.
View ArticleJoseph Barbaro, Catholic Charities former head, dies at 94
Joseph S. Barbaro of East Meadow spent decades as one of Long Island's most high-profile humanitarians.
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