Wantagh Fire Department Ex-Captain Denis Carroll died suddenly on Dec. 21. He was 57.
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By Harry Loud
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1/6/16
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Robert Edward “Bob” Gunther, a longtime Oceanside resident and owner of Gunther’s Greenhouse & Florist, died on Dec. 15. He was 85.
Gunther was born in North Bellmore in 1930. He moved to …
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12/23/15
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The pews of St. Agnes Cathedral were filled with a diverse assembly to honor the life of Jean Brett-Leach on Dec. 5. Old and young, multiple religions, ethnicities and even those of differing …
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By Angela Marshall
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12/16/15
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Bernard Koretz was born to Russian immigrant parents, an only child in Brooklyn.
He loved to participate in sports. He’s an alumnus of Lafayette HighSchool. Married to his lovely wife Judy for …
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12/9/15
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William Madden Sr., known affectionately to his friends and family as Bill, Billy, Dad and Grandpa, died peacefully on Nov. 24. He was 58.
Madden was born on June 19, 1957, in Brooklyn and was …
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12/9/15
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Joan Sheppard, the longtime director of the Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center, died in her sleep on Dec. 4. She was 84.
Sheppard, a longtime Rockville Centre resident, was one of the founders of …
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By Alex Costello
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12/9/15
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Edith Friedman, a longtime resident of Rockville Centre, died on Nov. 21. She was 90.
Her career revolved around nursing after she received her RN from Johns Hopkins University and later …
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12/2/15
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Former Oceanside Fire Commissioner Daniel Galgano died on Nov. 9. He was 95.
Galgano was born on Dec. 18, 1919 to Luigi and Rosina Galgano, Italian immigrants who settled in New York City. He …
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11/25/15
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Benedict J. McAvoy, longtime resident of Rockville Centre, died peacefully on Nov. 8 at the age of 90.
McAvoy was born at home in Plainfield, N.J., a day after the untimely death of his father, …
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11/25/15
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Andreas “Andy” Arnoldt, a San Diego resident for many years, passed away peacefully on Oct. 31, after fighting health issues for many years. He was 69.
Arnoldt was born on Oct. 10, 1946 at …
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11/18/15
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