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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Aug 30, 2020

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...

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...

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...

Aug 23, 2020

Giuseppe Cortina of Dix Hills, Age 86. Beloved husband to the late Luigia. Adored father to Antionette Lancia and Mauro. Loving brother of Angelo Cortina. Cherished grandfather to 5 Grandchildren and great grandfather to 2 great grandchildren. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in...

Aug 21, 2020

David Joseph Okerblom March 30, 1930 – August 21, 2020 David Joseph Okerblom was born in Bloomsbury, New Jersey to Victor Nester Okerblom and Heta Routsalainen. He was the youngest of five brothers and lost both his parents at a very early age. David had a keen intellect, was advanced twice during his school years and graduated high school at...

Aug 19, 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...

Aug 18, 2020

Kenneth C. Ecker of West Islip, NY. Age 90. Beloved husband of Phyllis Ecker. Adored father of Annmarie (Alan) Jenkins, Kathleen (John) Music, Kenneth (Christina) Ecker. A burial will be held on Saturday August 22, 2020 at the Queen of All Saints Cemetery.

Aug 18, 2020

Dolores L. Curley, of Kings Park, age 88. Beloved wife of the late Darrell, Loving mother to Debra Mameli and Marilyn Miller. Cherished grandmother to 4 and Adored great grandmother to 4.

Aug 17, 2020

Karen M. Kraft of Riverhead, Age 50. Beloved child to John (Gloria) and Virginia. Adored girlfriend of Charles Klein. In Lieu of flowers Karen's family asks that donations be made in Karen's name to either The Long Island Game Farm, Paralyzed Veterans of America or Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA). We knew little that morning That God was going...

Aug 17, 2020

Patricio B. Hermosura of Deer Park, Age 77. Cherished husband to Behildes. Adored father to Patrick, Steven, and Michelle Atienza. Cherished grandfather to 8 grandchildren.

Aug 16, 2020

Alexis Gonzalez Sanchez of Melville, NY. Age 22. Beloved Son of Bulmaro Gonzalez Sanchez and Virginia Sanchez. Adored brother of Aldair Gonzalez Sanchez. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:30am at Saint Bridget's Church.

Aug 16, 2020

Dolores “Lola” Esau: February 27, 1930 (Brooklyn, NY) - August 16, 2020 (Jacksonville, FL). Predeceased by her parents Dominick and Josephine Stanganelli, brothers Lou, Peter, Joseph, and Rudolph (Rudy) Stanganelli, husband George Esau. She raised three children in Deer Park, New York, while working for the Town of Babylon. After her retirement, she worked as a legal secretary for attorneys...