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Tyrone Murphy Brodick
Engineer
      Tyrone Brodick, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 15. Brodick was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies on February 7, 1940. He is survived by his four children and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Jeremiah C. Gaffney Funeral Home, with visitation and ser...
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Ezekial Philippian Douglas
Plumber
      Ezekial Douglas, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 25. Douglas, a plumber, was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, West Indies. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Russell Sage Memorial Church.
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Jack P.Ellis
Supervisor
      Jack Ellis, a 25-year Rockaway resident, died February 28. Ellis was born in Brooklyn. He served in the U.S. Marines. He worked as a fleet maintenance supervisor. He is survived by his son, Jack Ellis Jr.
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Sinclair Walter Jeffers
Carpenter
      Sinclair Jeffers, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 26. Jeffers was born in St. John's, Antigua on August 29, 1946. He worked as a carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Brenda; daughters, Atiba and Opiaah; sons, Tivon and Nigel; daughter-in-law, India; grandson, Izaiah; brother, Gene;...
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Stephany Kane
Resident
      Stephany Kane, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died February 29. Kane, a retail worker, was born in the Bronx. She was an active member at St. Rose of Lima, Catholic Daughters and St. Vincent de Paul Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W.; and son John Kane.
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Ted Manno
Salesman
      Ted Manno, a 33-year resident of Bayswater, died February 16. He was 91. Manno was born in Brooklyn. He served in the U.S. Army with the 8th Air Corps, 446th Bomb Group, and flew 35 missions over Europe during World War II as a Radio Operator in a B-24 Liberator. He worked as an Industrial Scale ...
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Patricia Mehrtens
Resident
      Patricia Mehrtens, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died February 27. She was 82. Mehrtens was preceded in death by her husband, George. She is survived by her daughter, Dolores O'Brien (Daniel); son, George Mehrtens Jr.
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James F.Metz
Retired Firefighter
      James Metz, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died February 28. He was 87. Metz, a World War II army veteran, was born in Arverne. He worked as a New York City firefighter for 38 years before retiring. Most of his career was at the Far Rockaway Fire Station.
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Veronica Jewel Royal
Dietary Aide
      Veronica Royal, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 18. Royal was born in East Meadow on January 24, 1963. She worked as a dietary aide. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Elizabeth Royal; and sister, Donetta.
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Mary Jean Wheeler
Resident
      Mary Wheeler, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 26. Wheeler was born in Brooklyn on March 23, 1918. She is survived by her daughters, Jean Dorthea Wheeler and Barbara Carroll; granddaughter, Christine; grandsons, Vincent and Joseph; and two great-granddaughters.
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