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The Bellmore, Merrick and Baldwin communities are mourning the loss of a longtime community advocate and beloved teacher. Hundreds of people filled the pews of St. Christopher’s Church in …
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By Alyssa Seidman and Bridget Downes
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1/9/20
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Lorraine Poppe was never in charge of a classroom or school — but she was always in command of one, her longtime friend and former colleague Peter Lynch said. “She knew how to work the …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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4/25/19
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Lorraine Poppe, a beloved and transformational educator for 44 years, died on Tuesday after a long period of declining health.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/17/19
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Walter Schacherl’s 101-year life is an encyclopedia of international history and personal strife. As a young man, he escaped Nazi rule in Austria, served in the British Army during World War II and was a star athlete, after witnessing the birth of Israel in the late 1940s — and his legacy does not end there. In the 1950s, he and his wife, Ryfka, moved to the United States, where they raised a family. Schacherl died on March 24, surrounded by his family.
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By Andrew Garcia
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4/4/19
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Vincent J. Gabriele, of North Merrick, was a delegator. Whatever organization he joined, or cause he threw his weight behind, he insisted on taking charge — and the results spoke for themselves, according to his son Michael.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/31/19
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Thomas DeFrancisci, of Bellmore, ran when someone needed help. As a member — and eventual honorary chief — of Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services, he ran through snow to avoid …
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By Andrew Garcia and Erik Hawkins
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4/19/18
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World War II veteran James Forte died suddenly on Nov. 19 in the North Merrick home he built in 1948. He was 99.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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12/7/17
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Bernard Otterman, a child survivor of the Holocaust who went on to become a professor of engineering and head a successful real estate company in New York City, died early on the morning of Nov. 14 at his home in Old Westbury. He was 80.
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11/22/17
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Anna Alberta Hoereth died on Sept. 21, in Raleigh, NC, with her family by her side.
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10/5/17
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Jerome Dolengewicz, of Merrick, died on June 28.
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7/13/17
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