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Barbara Cardona, a 37-year Far Rockaway resident, died September 25. She was 97. Cardona was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. She came to the United States in 1949 and moved to the Bronx. She later moved to Far Rockaway in 1971. More ... Louis Cohen, a 44-year Rockaway resident, died October 1. Cohen was born in Brooklyn. He was the proprietor of a taxi service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude. Cohen is survived by his daughters, Meryl (Anthony) Russo and Barbara (Jonathan) Rios; and grandchildren, Alyssa and Lauren. More ... Guillermo Figueroa, a family member of Rockaway residents, died September 6. Figueroa was born in San Durce, Puerto Rico on August 12, 1944. He worked as a gas station attendant. He is survived by his brothers, Alberto, Robert and Jose. More ... Joseph Garafola, a 50-year Rockaway resident, died September 29. Garafola, a hairdresser, was born in Manhattan. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Rose (nee DeLuca); daughter, Pamela Maracina; grandchildren, Corinne (Sean), Paul and Joseph; and great-grandchildren, Ryan and Sarah. More ... Juan Melero, a longtime Rockaway resident, died September 24. Melero, a taxi cab driver, was born in Puerto Rico. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada; and sons, Juan and Gustavo. More ... Harriet Ramage, a lifelong Roxbury resident, died September 29. Ramage was born in Brooklyn. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and Roxbury Community Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; and brothers, Bradley, Theodore and Hoover Whaley. More ... Gordon Ross, a longtime Rockaway resident, died September 21. Ross was born in Linden, Guyana on October 15, 1968. He was the captain of Da-Rock All-Starz motorcycle club. According to family, he was a free spirit with an enormous propensity to give and his philanthropic ideals and charitable contributions were things he was known for throughout the Rockaways. More ... Brian Thomsen, a former Rockaway resident, died September 21 in Brooklyn. Thomsen was born in 1959. He attended St. Camillus, Regis High School and Long Island University. He was an active member in Father William Burke's St. Camillus Band and a longtime weekend employee at Richie Allen's 101 Deli. More ... |
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