Every corner of every room lit up when Elizabeth Lynn Antizzo walked in with her boundless energy, her beautiful smile and her contagious laugh. Unexpectedly and suddenly, she died in the early hours of April 7.
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6/20/18
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Leah Napolin, whose adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy” found fame on the Broadway stage, died in her Sea Cliff home last Sunday after a long battle with breast …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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5/24/18
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Stanley Fleishman, a longtime chairman of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, who was known for his community leadership, sense of humor and instrumental role in convincing the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/24/18
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Pasquale Eliseo, a diehard Mets fan, had a skill that he shared with anyone who would listen. “Pat would call all of the pitches,” said his friend of 46 years, Michael Coco, chuckling. “He was …
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By Laura Lane
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5/18/18
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Betty Meier, a longtime Seaford resident and Lioness with the Seaford Lions Club, died on April 5.
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By James Mattone
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4/26/18
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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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Longtime teacher Martin Severino had no children of his own, but he was a father figure to many of his “adopted” students at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/12/18
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He was known as the “firehouse chef,” after he appeared on celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s television show “Throwdown.” When he wasn’t in the kitchen, Freeport High School alumnus Keith …
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By Nadya Nataly
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4/5/18
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“She just brought so much life into the house,” Carol Ruchalski said of her daughter Mary, who died on March 11, two days before her 13th birthday, after a 14-month battle with cancer. “You knew she was in the room.”
“She was always singing,” Mary’s sister Ashley chimed in.
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By Ben Strack
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3/22/18
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Longtime East Rockaway resident Myrtle W. Schatzle died on Feb. 10. She was 95. Schatzle was born in Brooklyn on Sept. 9, 1922, the daughter to Julia and Fredrick Blind. She was the fourth of seven children.
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3/7/18
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