Reverend Anita “Pat” Sumell died peacefully in her East Meadow home surrounded by family on Feb. 3.
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Shannon Koehle
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2/17/12
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Ex-Chief and Honorary Fire Commissioner Domenick J. DeCarlo Jr., a lifelong Lynbrook resident, a 65-year member of Tally-Ho Engine Company 3 and a former Lynbrook village trustee, died on Jan. 23. He …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/1/12
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Robert G. Morvillo, a prominent defense attorney, died in his sleep in his Rockville Centre home on Dec. 24, where he had been recovering from recent surgery.
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Judy Rattner
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1/4/12
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Victor Nitlow, a longtime Island Park resident and a pilot for Pan American World Airways, died in his home in Naples, Fla., on Dec. 12. He was 91.
Nitlow was born Victor Nittolo in Brooklyn in …
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1/4/12
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Deputy Frank Milano’s friends remember him best for his uncanny impressions of characters from Italian-themed movies like “Good Fellas” and “The Godfather.” He was easygoing, loved making people laugh and didn’t let himself or others get bogged down by stressful situations, despite a career that was full of them.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/20/11
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On Nov. 7, my husband, Dr. Leonard (a.k.a. Len) Schreiber, lost his long and courageous battle against AML leukemia. His funeral service took place at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Rockville Centre, and his military burial was held at Wellwood Cemetery on Nov. 13. Since he was an Air Force veteran, taps was played and I was presented with the American flag that had draped his coffin.
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By Emily Schreiber
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12/14/11
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Everett Janes was known throughout East Rockaway and Lynbrook as “Digger” because of his passion for the bay and for digging clams. “You would always find him tinkering around with an engine whether it was a boat or a car,” said his daughter, Susie Torborg. “He enjoyed having a good time and was often the life of the party.”
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By Mary Malloy
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8/24/11
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Jack Caputo, a 33-year resident of Valley Stream, died on July 31, 2011, just 16 days shy of his 102nd birthday.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/23/11
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Murray Handwerker, a Lawrence native and the former president of Nathan’s Famous, the hot dog fast-food chain based in Coney Island, died on May 14 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was …
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Alex Costello and Ann E. Friedman
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5/25/11
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Seena Weisman, a longtime resident of Lynbrook who was known as a talented woman who loved unconditionally, died on April 20 in the hospice care unit of the Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital in Delray Beach, Fla. She was 82.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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4/27/11
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