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Obits June 5, 2009  RSS feed
Brenda Catherine Brennan
Homemaker
      Brenda Catherine Brennan, 61, a longtime Rockaway resident, died June 3. Brennan was born on April 16, 1948 in Rockaway Beach. Brennan is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Margaret Brennan and brothers, Raymond and Thomas.
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Geraldine Butler
Minister
      Geraldine Butler, 53, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 26. Butler was born on October 16, 1955 and served as a Minister. She and her husband founded Souls For Christ Ministry. Butler is preceded in death by her brother, Quinsin Cannon; daughter, Raquel Cannon and stepfather, Bernard Hunt.
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Cassie Lena Doze
Homemaker
      Cassie Lena Doze, 93, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 17. Doze was born in Glen Cove, New York on July 10, 1916. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Glen Cove, a member of Easter Stars and also the Lady Auxiliary of V.F.W.
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Irvin Anthony McMillan
Cook
      Irvin Anthony McMillan, 43, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 21. McMillan was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 28, 1965. McMillan is preceded in death by his father, James McMillan; sisters, Cecilla, Eugenia and Olga; brothers, Louis, Glenn, Michael and Jr. and nephews, Joseph, Glennis and Alex.
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Henry Michaelsen
WWII Veteran
      Henry Michaelsen, 89, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 24. Michaelsen was born in Brooklyn, New York and served as a merchant marine in World War II. He worked as a merchant seaman for Mobil Oil Company. Michaelsen is preceded in death by his wife, Helen.
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Margaret E. Scanlon
Former Resident
      Margaret E. Scanlon, 84, a former Rockaway resident, died May 29. Scanlon was born in New York, New York and worked for AT&T. She was also part of the United States Naval Reserves and United States Department of Interior. Scanlon is preceded in death by Dorothy McGinnis and John Scanlon.
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Richard Anthony Prillman
Laborer
      Richard Anthony Prillman, 46, a lonngtime Rockaway resident, died May 3. Prillman was born in Far Rockaway on August 25, 1962 and worked as a laborer. Prillman is preceded in death by his parents, Litton Gumby and Joan Moore; aunt, Aundrey Williams; brothers, William Prillman, Robert Gumby and Bubba Gumby and great-niece, Aaliyah Joann Smith.
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Juanita Segars
Homemaker
      Juanita Segars, 75, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 26. Segars was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 29, 1933. Segar is preceded in death by her sons, Lonnie, Carl and Yancie; sisters, Rosetta, Lucille, Helen and Mamie Lee; brothers, Gary, Clavon, Curtis, Robert and David and one grandson, Cory Albritton.
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Mary K. Trotta
Homemaker
      Mary K. Trotta, 75, a longtime Rockaway Point summer resident, died on May 22, 2009 in Lenox Hill Hospital. Trotta was born in Manhattan and spent her childhood summers in Rockaway, eventually working as a locker girl at Curly's Hotel. She became a summer resident of Rockaway Point in 1973 and was a member of the A. O. H., Catholic Daughters, and St.
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