Rita Blankstein, a resident of the Five Towns for about 30 years, died in Long Beach on July 12. She was 79.
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By Nicole Kreizel
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7/19/12
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A Five Towns resident for nearly 25 years, Esther Hoffeld, died at her home in Lakemary, Fla. on July 10. She was 91.
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By Nicole Kreizel
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7/19/12
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Though Silver Point Beach Club manager Kenneth Steele died on March 19, family and friends came together for a memorial service at the Atlantic Beach-based club.
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By Ann Friedman
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7/19/12
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An active fundraiser and philanthropist who lived in the Five Towns for more than 50 years, Audrey Reed, died on July 4. She was in her mid 80’s.
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Friends and family said they will miss the caring personality and great humor of Joseph “Joey” Dowling, 58, a longtime Inwood resident and bartender at The Den in Inwood, who died on June 10.
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By Ann Friedman
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6/28/12
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Former Lawrence Junior High School principal Anthony Capobianco died on May 4. He was 76.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/17/12
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Anthony “Tony” Curra, a former Inwood resident, who was living in Port St. Lucie, Fla. died on May 2. He was 55.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/17/12
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A former Cedarhurst resident who grew up in Brooklyn and saw a famous New York City mayor release his mother from jail, then raised himself out of bankruptcy to become a state assemblyman, died in Chiangmai, Thailand of pneumonia and kidney failure on May 10. Edward Abramson was 91.
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Her passion for life didn’t stop when she stopped working or when Virginia Reilly became an octogenarian. Reilly, a lifetime Five Towns resident, was always active.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/3/12
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Family and friends will remember a man who could talk to everybody and was actively involved in several community organizations as the best guy in the world.
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By ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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4/19/12
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