During Albert “Al” Larsen’s Aug. 20 funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church — a place he dedicated much of his life to, as a volunteer — the Rev. Kirk Reynolds asked the hundreds of people gathered there to raise their hands if Larsen had helped them during his life.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/5/19
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Peter A.B. Principe, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, died on Aug. 6. He was 69.
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8/14/19
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An Oceanside man who advocated for those who developed illnesses linked to working at ground zero in the aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, died Saturday of cancer related to his own work at the World Trade Center.
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By Mike Smollins
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7/2/19
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Longtime former Oceanside resident Patricia Veronica Campagne, of Naples, Fla., died on April 12. She was 81.
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4/25/19
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Former Malverne High School varsity football coach and special education teacher Dr. Ken Leistner spent most of his life making others the best they could be. When Leistner spoke to the Herald in the …
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By Nakeem Grant
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4/18/19
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Longtime Oceanside resident Maxine Ruth Ebert died on Feb. 2 at a nursing home in Virginia Beach, Va., of complications from falling twice two weeks after Thanksgiving. She was 94.
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2/27/19
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Longtime Oceanside firefighter and World War II veteran Henry Emilio died on Jan. 17. He was 97.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/31/19
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Edyth DeBaun, a local philanthropist who touched the lives of thousands of children across the South Shore through Camp DeBaun — a summer camp she founded and co-owned with her husband, Joe — and …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/22/18
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Freeporter, Felice Takakjian-Bedrossian a concert pianist and pedagogue with a long and distinguished career, died on Feb. 11 at 91 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Her husband, Paul, …
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2/23/18
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Frank Januszewski — a husband, father, retired basketball coach, mentor and friend — died on Sept. 16 of natural causes at South Nassau Communities Hospital. He was 89.
Januszewski, “Jan” …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/26/17
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