Dolores B.Doheny
Retired Assistant Principal
      Dolores Doheny, a 25-year Rockaway resident, died February 13. Doheny, born in Brooklyn, was an Assistant Principal at PS 47 in Manhattan. After retiring she volunteered at the school. She was a lector at St. Thomas More Church and a member of C.S.J. Associates.
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Richard Edward Fields
Plumber
      Richard Fields, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 9. He was 50. Fields was born in the Bronx on February 25, 1957. He served in the United States Army, where he was trained as a telephone technician. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maria Bryan and James Fields; and siblings, ...
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Lillian Herman
Homemaker
      Lillian Herman, a 33-year Rockaway resident, died January 23. Herman, a homemaker, was born in the Bronx. She was preceded in death by her husband, Murray Herman. Herman is survived by her sons, Bennett and Stuart; and niece, Sherry Eaker.
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William E. Johnson
Firefighter
      William Johnson, a 13-year Rockaway resident, died February 8. Johnson was born in Brooklyn. He served his country in the United States Navy Reserve from 1954 to 1958. He retired from the FDNY, where he was a fireman with Engine 248 in Brooklyn.
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Patricia F.Nolan
Homemaker
      Patricia Nolan, a 40-year Rockaway resident, died February 14. Nolan, a homemaker, was born in Brooklyn. She is survived by her husband, Gerard F. Nolan; children, Jerry, Faith, Sean, Kent, Keith and Kevin; grandchildren, Olivia, Breanna, Jack, Meaghan, Gene, Justin and Kaitlin; great-grandchild...
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Vernal G.O'Meally
Hospital Housekeeper
      Vernal O'Meally, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 29. O'Meally, a hospital housekeeper, was born in Mount Hermon St. Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies on December 9, 1928. He is survived by Tessa Anita, Christopher George Jr.
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Leonard Perlmutter
Veteran
      Leonard Perlmutter, a former Rockaway resident, died February 3. He was 88. Perlmutter was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. He worked for the United States Postal Service, in the Far Rockaway office, for 30 years before retiring in 1979.
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Harry D.Kerner
Resident
      Harry Kerner, a Far Rockaway resident, died February 13. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola. Kerner is survived by his children, Jim, Mary, Walter and Diane; grandchildren, Rachel and Michael; and siblings, Phyllis, Murray and Louis.
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Ruby King
Retired Housekeeping Specialist
      Ruby King, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 4. King was born in Crawfordville, Georgia on November 21, 1927. She retired from Rockaway Vendor Housekeeping Services Inc., where she worked as a housekeeping specialist for more than 25 years. She was the president of the Nursing Ministry...
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Pauline McNeil
Homemaker
      Pauline McNeil, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 30. McNeil was born in Rowland, North Carolina on May 1, 1916. She was a member of St. John's Baptist Church.
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