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Rosemarie Campbell, 67, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 3. Campbell was born on June 30, 1941 in Tuscumbia, Alabama and worked as a nurse's aide. She also ushered at and became a member of First Church of God. Campbell is preceded in death by her father, Frank Echols. More ... Alexandra Mesard Davis, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 15. Davis was born in New York and moved to Belle Harbor more than 50 years ago. She was a member, and past president, of Philip Port Memorial Unit of the American Cancer Society. More ... James T. Donnellan, longtime Rockaway resident, died May 15. Donnellan was born in New York and worked as a carpenter foreman. He was a veteran of World War II and member of the Seabees. Donnellan is preceded in death by wife, Catherine Barrett Donnellan; son, James; sister, Sheila (Emmitt); brother, Patrick and brother-in-law, Ed Barrett. More ... Fannie Dykes, 73, longtime Rockaway resident, died May 4. Dykes was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on June 23, 1935. Dykes is preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Carie Dykes; daughter, Sonia Knight; brothers, Jim and Lee; three sisters, Marion, Mattie and Annie. More ... Janet A. Fewer, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 18. Fewer was born in Brooklyn and moved to Rockaway 40 years ago. Fewer is preceded in death by her son, Douglas and sister, Anna Smith. More ... Yvonne Clair Harper, 57, longtime Rockaway resident, died May 1. Harper was born in Kingston, Jamaica on August 13, 1951 and was a member of the Community Church of the Nazarene where she served as an usher and coordinator for the feeding program that served several hundred meals monthly with her devoted church sisters. More ... Clint M. Jones, 36, a Rockaway resident, died May 16. Jones was born in Kingston, Jamaica on June 17, 1972. He moved to Rockaway in 1987, graduated from Beach Channel High School and worked as a refrigerator technician. He also served in the U.S. Army for eight years. More ... Marie C. Rieger, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 14. Rieger was born in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania and moved to Rockaway 52 years ago. She was a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Church. Rieger is preceded in death by her husband, John and brother, Frank. More ... Derrick Reeder, 42, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 8. Reeder was born in New York on December 9, 1966 and worked as a nurse's aide, electrical assistant and doorman. He is survived by his mother, Dollie Harrell; two sons, Anthony Johnson and Derrick Reeder, Jr. More ... Melissa Irene Williams, 28, a lifetime Rockaway resident, died April 25. Williams was born in Far Rockaway on April 19, 1981, worked as a counselor at A.H.R.C. Birchwood House and was a parishioner of St. John's Baptist Church. More ... Vivian Denise Williams, 60, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 4. Williams was born in Brooklyn on April 14, 1959 and worked as a nurse and was member of the St. John's Baptist Church Choir since age 15. Williams is preceded in death by her grandmothers, Iris Martin and Dorothy Williams; Ernest Stephens, Milton Brown, Joseph E. Bunyan and Justin Burch. More ... |
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