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

James G. Brady, Island Park firefighter, trustee and Santa Claus to the community during Christmas season, died at his home in Brandon, Fla. on Aug. 3. He was 85. Brady, the son of one of Island … more

Richard S. Byers died peacefully at Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community in West Grove, Pa. on Sept. 29. more

Amrit Kakaria, a leading Indian-American journalist in the U.S., and a former resident of Rockville Centre, died on Sept. 26. The cause was a heart attack (he had been battling cancer, but it was in remission). He was 72. Kakaria retired in 2002 after 45 years in the media business, most recently as head of U.S. operations for the India Today group. more

William Girasole, a 24-year resident of Rockville Centre, died on Sept. 3 after a long illness. He was 57 years old. more

Joseph Grieco, a longtime salesman for Park Inn Ford in Valley Stream, died Sept. 20 at Lake Placid near his summer home after a long illness. He was 82. more

Anthony Lawrence “Larry” McCabe, a former Rockville Centre resident, died unexpectedly on Aug. 25 with his wife of 59 years, Betty, at his bedside. He was 81. more

Donald T. Scanlon, a resident of Millbrook, N.Y. (Dutchess County), died on Sept. 18, 2010. He was 74. more

Mortimer B. Pearl, a consummate family man, irrepressible joke-teller, and octogenarian with a full head of still mostly-dark, curly hair died peacefully on Sept. 7. He was 85. more

Local businessman Michael F. Robustello, a lifelong Rockville Centre resident, died in his home on Aug. 27. more