Evelyn George died peacefully at South Nassau Communities Hospital on Aug. 3. She was 101. Born in Seattle, she went to work for the New York Telephone Company at the age of 16, where she met her husband, William George. Before leaving the telephone company, she taught ceramics and arts and crafts. The couple retired to Florida but upon her husband’s death, she returned to New York and worked at the A. & S. Department store in Hempstead. She eventually retired to the Rockville Centre Nursing Center. She is survived by three children, six grandchildren who knew her as “Grandma Maggie,” and seven great grandchildren. more

Long before he shaped the political landscape and influenced an Oscar-winning screenplay, David Garth was a Woodmere resident who was born David Goldberg on March 5, 1930 to Leo Goldberg, a lingerie manufacturer, and Beulah Jagoda, who was national vice president of the American Jewish Congress, according to a 1980 New York Times article. more

Jane Tierman Michaels, a 34-year resident of Rockville Centre, died on July 28 after a long battle with cancer.  more

Mary A. Caparelli-Boltz, a Rockville Centre resident, died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 14. She was 86. more

William H. Howley Jr., a 52-year member of Nassau Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 and the Valley Stream Fire Department, passed away on March 9, 2011. He was 86. more

Long time Rockville Centre resident Terrence M. O’Grady, 77, died on March 7. more

Joseph Daniels O’Keefe died on Memorial Day, May 26th, at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He was 75. The son of Joseph Patrick and Maydene Daniels O’Keefe, he was born and grew up in Rockville … more

Richard D. Siegal of Atlantic Beach died Tuesday, Feb. 9, of leukemia, surrounded by his family. more

Hewlett resident Frank Fiumano, Assistant Superintendent for Business at the Baldwin School District, died at home with family by his side on Saturday, Feb. 13 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. more

Peter T. Corwin, 82, a lifelong resident of Rockville Centre, died on Oct. 4, 2012. more