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for larger version       Obituary Leon S. Locke, age 57, publisher of The Wave of Long Island, died on Friday, February 23 at Peninsula Hospital Center, Far Rockaway, Queens. Locke was born in Brooklyn and resided there until moving to the Rockaways in 1967. Prior to that, he had lived in Brownsville and Canarsie and in the early 50s his parents had a summer bungalow in Edgemere. The family lived first on the beach block of 54 Street and later on the beach block of 52 Street. Locke was active in the community. He was a founding and charter member of the Peninsula Volunteer Ambulance Corps and served as business/executive vice president for three years. He was honored by the Rockaway Health Council in 1980 for "informing the public on the health and welfare needs of the Rockaways"; served on the Board of Directors of the New York Press Association; was the festival chairman for the Rockaway Music and Arts Council for several years and sat on the organization’s Board of Directors; was the driving force behind the creation of the Rockaway Museum, which is housed in The Wave building; was secretary of the Belle Harbor Property Owners Association; a board member of the Gustave Hartman YM, YWHA; a member of Community Board 14; served as a board member of the 100 Precinct Community Council for several years; and was on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways. He was honored by the local Chamber of Commerce as a distinguished member in 1991 and served as a member of the organization’s President’s Club. He was also a long standing member of the Queens County Chamber of Commerce. In 1984 Locke was honored by the Queens County Overall Economic Development Corporation as one of 17 awardees to receive a Business Award for active commitment to the borough of Queens. He was also honored for his outstanding community service by both St. Senator Alton Waldon and Congressman Floyd Flake. He was also honored as a Deputy Grand Marshal of the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1987. Locke also was a founder and charter member of the Conservative Club of the Rockaways and in the early 1970s made an unsuccessful run against State Senator John Santucci. He took ownership of The Wave in October of 1975 when the paper was a struggling 12 page broadsheet. The paper was changed to a tabloid size newspaper and the pages increased over the years to the present 76 to 90 pages. Locke was an avid traveler and after the newspaper was able to hold its own, he traveled extensively with his wife, Susan. Together they saw six of the seven continents, never making it to Antarctica. Their favorite vacation home (outside of the Rockaways) was the cruise ship QE2. Locke served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1960 to 1963 and was stationed on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rockaway, based in St. George, Staten Island. He was in Cuba at Guantanamo Bay during the missile crisis and traveled with the Coast Guard as far away as France, Spain, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. Survivors include his wife, Susan; his mother, Fannie; a brother, Bernard and wife, Sharon; a sister, Susan Hulkower and husband, Leslie; and four nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at Parkside Funeral Chapel in Brooklyn. At the request of the family, anyone wishing to honor Leon’s memory is asked to make a donation in his name to the Rockaway Museum or the charity of their choice. Anselma Casimiro Mass of Christian Burial for Anselma Casimiro was celebrated on Saturday, February 23, 2001 at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church in Far Rockaway. Anselma Casimiro was the third of four children born to Alcreana and Joseph Casimiro on the outskirts of Hopkins Village, Belize in Central America. She moved to Dangriga and later migrated to the United States in 1972. When she arrived in New York she attended school and worked as a home health aide until she was 73 years old. She was an integral part of the Garifuna community in both joyous and mourning times. She died on Saturday, February 17, 2001. Interment under the direction of Chatmon and Benson Funeral Home, Inwood was held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens. Jeanette Devereaux Mass of Christian Burial for Jeanette Devereaux was celebrated on Saturday, February 24, 2001 at St. Thomas More Church in Breezy Point. Jeanette was born in Brooklyn before becoming a long time resident of Breezy Point. She worked in the Bursar’s Office in Long Island College as a clerk. She died on Thursday, February 22, 2001. She is survived by her two sons, James and Paul Devereaux; and two grandchildren. Interment under the direction of Denis S. O’Connor’s Funeral Home Inc., Rockaway Beach was held at Holy Cross Cemetery. Mary Egel Lifelong Resident Mary Egel, 94, died on Friday, February 16 in Forrestal Nursing Home in Princeton, New Jersey. Mary was a life long resident of Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Point before moving to New Jersey two years ago. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara; four grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Interment was held at St. John’s Cemetery in Queens. Monica Joseph Monica Joseph was born on May 25, 1925 in Princes Town, Trinidad, West Indies. She died on Monday, February 19, 2001. She was the daughter of the late Loretta Bain. Monica was a member of the Far Rockaway Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and for 30 years was a preacher. She was predeceased by her mother; her sister, Evelyn Peter; and her daughter, Claudette Bain. She is survived by her husband, Herman; her brothers, Arnim Bain and Rick Bain; her granddaughter, Mashika Bain; two grandsons, Jason and Lantz Bain; great grandchildren, Nigel, Takim, and Vashoun; and her nieces and nephews. Interment under the direction of Chatmon and Benson Funeral Home was held at Rockville Cemetery. Dorothea E. Kearns Mass for Dorothea E. Kearns will be celebrated at St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach on Saturday, March 3, 2001. Dorothea was born in Manhattan before residing in Rockaway Beach for 69 years. She died on Wednesday, February 28, 2001. She worked as a housewife tending to the needs of her home and six children. She was a member of the Saint Camillus Golden Age Club and a past member of the Columbiettes. She is survived by her three daughters, Thea Barnathan, Eileen Daly, and Suzanne Kearns; two sons, John and Thomas Kearns; one brother, Thomas Howley; and 10 grandchildren. She was predeceased by one son, John Kearns; and her sister, Eileen Gully. Private services are being held under the direction of Denis S. O’Connor’s Funeral Home Inc., Rockaway Beach. Irving Ochs Irving Ochs, 83, passed away in Boca Raton, Florida on Saturday, February 24, 2001. Irving was born in Brooklyn and was a resident of the Rockaways for 68 years. He graduated from New York University in June of 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business and finance. He was in the Army during World War II and was a buyer and salesman of fine crystal. Ochs’ mother and father, Frances and Harry T. Ochs, owned and operated the 109 Street Ochs Delicatessen. He was the husband of Jean Sternberg Ochs; husband of the late Rosemary Tabasko Ochs (1920-1988); father of Judy (Kevin) McHale of Cedarhurst; grandfather of Rosemary (Keith) Servello, Kim (Paul) Burg, and Coleen McHale (William Lynch); great grandfather of Christina, Carolyn and Keith; brother of Norman (Betty) Ochs and Ruth (Milton) Benson. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, 17th floor, New York, NY 10016-8804. Interment under the direction of Boulevard - Riverside Memorial Chapel, 1450 Broadway, Hewlett was held at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. Alice M. Seery Mass for Alice M. Seery was held at St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach on Thursday, March 1, 2001. Alice died on Monday, February 26, 2001. She was a resident of Rockaway Park for 25 years and worked as a home health aid for the health care industry. She is survived by her daughter, Joann Ribas; one son, Adam Seery; two sisters, Mary Cotter and Margie Schoell; and four grandchildren, Ryan, Victoria, Joseph, and Melissa. She was predeceased by her father, Michael Gayer; her mother, Nora Sullivan; and her brother, William Seery. Private services were held under the direction of Denis S. O’Connor’s Funeral Home Inc., Rockaway Beach. |
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