Joseph J.Burns
Hospital Administrator & CEO
      Joseph J. Burns, a 35-year Rockaway resident coming from Sunnyside, Queens, died September 26. Burns, who was born in Manhattan, is survived by his wife, Audrey Sullivan Burns; sons, Joseph (Dawn) and Brian; grandchildren, Joseph and Owen; and many nieces and nephews.
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Tracy M.Gilchrist
Raised In Rockaway
      Tracy M. Gilchrist, a Parks Department employee and health aide who was raised in Rockaway, died September 13. She was 44.
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Patricia Harlene Grant
Longtime Resident
      Patricia Harlene Grant, a longtime Rockaway resident, died September 17. Grant, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies on March 19, 1934. After coming to the United States, she continued her career in teaching early childhood development. Grant attended Mills College, where she received her B...
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Otino C. Iorio
Retired Letter Carrier
      Otino C. Iorio, a Rockaway resident for 41 years, died September 22. Iorio, a retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, was born in Brooklyn. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. Iorio was preceded in death by his wife, Goldy Andersen Iorio; brothers, Anthony and John; ...
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Joseph Kilbride
Retired NYPD Patrolman
      Joseph Kilbride, a Rockaway resident for 29 years, died September 24. Kilbride was born in Brooklyn. He retired from the 61st Precinct in 1982, where was a patrolman (shield # 104671). Kilbride is survived his brother, William (Patricia); nieces, Tracy McCullough, Erin Kilbride, Meagan Goodwin; ...
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Agnes M.Laskowski
Retired Clerk
      Agnes M. Laskowski, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died September 24. Laskowski, who was born in the Bronx, worked as a clerk at the New York City Parks Department. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otto; and daughter, Mary Kenyon.
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Anthony Manello
Retired Blacksmith
      Anthony Manello, a Rockaway resident for 32 years, died September 22. Manello, who was born in Brooklyn, was retired from the New York City Department of Sanitation, where he was a blacksmith. Manello was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Murray Manello.
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Boris Martynuk
Teacher
      Boris Martynuk, a Rockaway resident, died September 18. Martynuk was born in New York. He first visited Rockaway in 1968, and fell in love with it. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. Martynuk worked as an elementary school teacher at P.S. 151, in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He was also a membe...
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Calvin McMillian
Longtime Resident
      Calvin McMillian, a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 28. McMillian was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on August 3, 1945. He was preceded in death by his father, Farley McMillian and brothers, Farley Jr. and James McMillian.
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Janet M.Neibel
Homemaker
      Janet Neibel, a Rockaway resident for 41 years, died September 21. Neibel, a homemaker, was born in Brooklyn. She was an active participant in many senior clubs and church organizations throughout Rockaway. She also served as a past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of Mayors Committee in Roxbury...
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Valerie Osemwengie
Teacher
      Valerie Osenwengie, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died September 15. Osenwengie was born in Queens on October 14, 1955. She began her teaching career at Mapel Barrette Day Care Center in 1977, where she worked to educate children age 2 to 12, until this year. "She was a loving person to everyone ...
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Mary A.Ritondo
Podiatrist
      Mary A. Ritondo, a 60-year Rockaway resident, died September 21. Ritondo, a podiatrist, was born in Brooklyn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin. Ritondo is survived by her daughters, Deborah Klein and Pamela Ellis; and grandchildren, Tracy and Pamela Klein, Benjamin, Arthur and...
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John F.Sheehan
Retired Printer
      John F. Sheehan, a Rockaway resident for more than 40 years, passed away on September 22. He was 75. Sheehan was born in the Bronx on December 2, 1931 to Patrick and Mary Sheehan, of Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in the early 1950s and served in Germany for two ...
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