Recent Obituaries
Beatrice A. Martin
Sep 19, 2020
Beatrice A. Martin (nee Adduci) of North Babylon entered eternal rest September 19, 2020. Adored wife of Warren (Marty). Beloved sister of Angela. Loving aunt to her niece Gina and nephew Joseph. Stepmother of Freddy, Michael, and Diana.
Alice Marie Santoro
Sep 17, 2020
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy...
Eleanore Williams
Sep 16, 2020
Eleanore Williams of Wheatley Heights, NY at age 90. Beloved wife of The Late Russell C. Williams. Adored mother of Marie G. Leighton, Steve Williams, Mark Williams, The Late Dennis Williams, The Late Russell Jr. Williams, and The Late Diana Manning. Cherished grandmother of 60 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Isidora Richards
Sep 15, 2020
Isidora Richards of Middle Island, NY. Age 89. Beloved wife of The Late Ralph Richards. Adored mother of Steven, Jim, and Jeff Richards.
Thomas Walter Modeen
Sep 13, 2020
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy...
William E. Haverkamp
Sep 10, 2020
Haverkamp, William E. of Centereach, NY formerly of Hicksville, NY passed away on September 10, 2020 at the age of 70. Beloved father of Victoria Arroyo. Adored grandfather of Joseph, Nicholas, and AJ. Dearest brother of Patricia Houghton, the Late Robert, and the Late James. William is pre-deceased by his parents Helen and Edward Dwyer. Reposing at Mangano Funeral Home,...
Marie M. Bradensten
Sep 10, 2020
Marie M. Bradensten of Riverhead, Age 98. Beloved wife to the late George. Adored mother to Caryn (George) Yakaboski and Madalin (Bob) Stankewicz. Cherished grandmother of George, April, Cristin, Lauren and great grandmother of Jacob and Finley.
Steven W. Napolitano
Sep 10, 2020
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy...
Lucia Eudene Esannason
Sep 8, 2020
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy...
Jan Rosowicz
Sep 6, 2020
Jan Rosowicz of Deer Park passed away peacefully on September 6, 2020. Born on August 16, 1932 in Poland, he survived the September 1, 1969 German invasion in his village which marked the start of World War II. He became a merchant marine and stowed away on ship to Germany in his twenties to escape the Communist regime in Poland...
Charles Harold Schaefer
Sep 5, 2020
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy...
Walter O. Taylor
Sep 3, 2020
Walter O. Taylor of Riverhead died Sept. 3, 2020, at his home. He was 93. Mr. Taylor was born May 1, 1927, in Jamaica, Queens. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Formerly of Mastic, N.Y., he owned Taylor’s Auto Body Shop in Mastic. Following his retirement, he and his wife, Margaret, moved to Riverhead. He is survived by his wife...
Denis R. Woodman
Sep 2, 2020
Denis R. Woodman of Deer Park, NY. Age 79. Beloved husband of Carol Woodman (Nee: Lewis). Adored father of Jeffrey (Katherine) Woodman. Adored grandfather of 3 grandchildren. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations may be made out to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
William K. Young
Sep 1, 2020
God saw he was getting tired And a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you And whispered, “Come with me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, And saw you pass away. Although we loved him dearly, We could not make him stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest. God broke our...
Dorothy A. Forstell
Sep 1, 2020
God saw she was getting tired And a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you And whispered, “Come with me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, And saw you pass away. Although we loved her dearly, We could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest. God broke our...
Daniel J. Dresch, Sr.
Aug 31, 2020
Born in Brooklyn in 1925 and raised in the waters surrounding his beloved Broad Channel, in the spring of 1942 Dan’s mother signed a waiver allowing him to leave high school before graduation to enlist in the Navy at 17. From 1942 to 1946 he served as a 2nd Class Salvage Diver where he dove on the USS Arizona in...
Philip Rodriguez
Aug 28, 2020
Philip Vidal Rodriguez was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 9, 1954 to Phillip and Florence Rodriguez. He and his sister, the late Zitta Rodriguez and brother were raised in Wyandanch, Long Island. After graduating from Wyandanch High School in 1971 he began working as a skilled printer and became an avid hunter and outdoorsman. In 1985 he married the...
Kenneth Leon Vandiver
Aug 26, 2020
Afterglow I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of...
Michelle J. Tyler
Aug 24, 2020
We little knew that morning, God was going to call your name. In life we loved your dearly, In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone, For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide...