Manny Sokol , of Oceanside, a NBA referee who was known for his showmanship on the court during the 1960s and ’70s, died Aug. 14 from congestive heart failure. He was 92.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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8/26/21
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Rockville Centre native Nora Finnegan died on Aug. 6. She was 82.
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8/25/21
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Former Rockville Centre resident Barbara Van Iderstine died on Aug. 14 at the UPMC Hamot medical center near her home in Fairview, Pa. She was 72.
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8/25/21
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Bernard (Bernie) Schwam died on July 25. He was 89.
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8/25/21
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Harry Friesleben spent decades coaching, teaching and helping students develop at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, eventually becoming an icon in the community and on the basketball court sidelines — even when it wasn’t the one the Rocks competed on.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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Former Oceanside resident James York Baldwin died in Hospice Care at UConn John Dempsey Hospital on Aug. 5. He was 83.
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8/18/21
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Lynbrook Atria’s Nathan Schafroth died of complications from kidney cancer on July 25. He was 45.
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8/18/21
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East Rockaway resident Taylor Rose Clarke died on July 9. She was 24.
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7/21/21
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Former Rockville Centre resident Thomas B. Kearns, a.k.a. Buckethead, Tom Tom and Bud Bud, died peacefully in his home in Fort Myers, Fla. on June 30.
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7/8/21
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Whether Dr. Richard Meagher was involved in East Rockaway village politics, volunteering for a variety of local organizations or serving in the school district, he would do just about anything to help East Rockaway, family members and friends said.
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By Mike Smollins
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7/7/21
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