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After a long battle with dementia, longtime Merrick resident Henrietta “Hetty” Hochberg, daughter of the late Esther and Lewis Solomons, owners of Dawn’s Beauty Salon, died on Feb. 13. more

6/15/17

William Michael Zagarino was the president of Zagarino Realty

Children mourn the loss of William Michael Zagarino

William Michael Zagarino, president of Zagarino Realty, died on May 24 after a two-year battle with a bone marrow disorder known as amyloidosis. He was 84. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/8/17

Merokean Theresa Tomaszewski dead at 90

Theresa “Terri” Tomaszewski, of Merrick, died peacefully at 90 years young on May 25, at Hospice at the Beach in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. more

6/8/17

Ama Patterson was known by her friends and family for her joyful disposition and lust for life.

Ama Patterson, writer and attorney, dies at 56

Ama Patterson turned her morning commute into an exploration of the human condition – using overheard conversations for her short stories, according to friend, Andrea Hairston, 64, of Florence, Mass. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/31/17

Michael Fevola, 96, was a World War II veteran who died on March 1. The Merrick American Legion Post 1282 commemorated him at his wake.

Merrick American Legion honors WWII hero

Michael Fevola, 96, of East Meadow, served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He died on March 1 after years of declining health caused by Alzheimer’s disease. He was 96. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/5/17

Theresa Anselmo, of North Bellmore, dead at 79

It is with a heavy heart that Christine Anselmo-Engeldrum informs the community that her mother, Theresa Anselmo, died on March 13, at the age of 79. Anselmo lived in North Bellmore with her … more

3/16/17

Friends mourn Vilma deVroeg, musician, 82

The first female musician to join the Freeport Fire Department Band, Vilma deVroeg, died at home in North Merrick on Aug. 22. She was 82. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/14/16

Bill Kelly/Herald Life Members of the Merrick Hook & Ladder paid their respects to Robert DeMars Jr. during his funeral services at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Merrick on June 21.

Community mourns Robert DeMars Jr., at 72

Longtime Merrick Fire Department member and former Honorary Chief of Department Robert DeMars Jr. died on June 18 in his hometown of Merrick. He was 72 years old. He is survived by his wife, Grace, his mother, Ellen DeMars, and many nieces and nephews. more

By Stephany Reyes | 7/6/16

Evelyn Mindell, 50-year Merokean, at 95, is mourned

Evelyn Mindell, who lived on Croydon Drive in North Merrick for 50 years, from 1946 to 1996, died peacefully at her home in Cedar Crest Village, Pompton Plains, N.J., on Feb. 22. She was 95. more

3/24/16

Booker T. Gibson, beloved music teacher, has died at 85.

Booker Gibson, beloved music teacher, dies at 85

By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But Gibson could play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/17/16

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