Whether he was spending time with his family, playing golf with friends or working, Gregory Francis Murphy who was known as the “The Murph,” lent his easy-going manner and common sense touch to every situation.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/7/15
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Robert W. MacFadden, who lived in Meadowmere Park for 60 years and was a member of Meadowmere Park Fire Department for 53 years, died on Aug. 1. He was 71.
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By Nicole Kreizel
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8/16/12
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/24/14
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Anthony Montilli, a longtime resident of Cedarhurst and chief of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, died on Dec. 30. He was 70.
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By Vanessa Parker
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1/7/15
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Bernard Malamud, a resident of the Five Towns for 44 years, died on Aug. 2 at his home in North Woodmere. He was 80.
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By Nicole Kreizel
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8/16/12
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A self-cultured woman with a self-deprecating sense of humor, Elaine Ruth Brust (née Wieseneck) left her family a gallery of stunning sculpture and a trove of memories. She died in Denver, Colo. on Nov. 14. Brust was 89.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/3/14
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Salvatore ‘Sal’ DeRosa died in his Lawrence home on Feb. 27. He was 86.
Born on May 22, 1925, DeRosa lived his entire life in Lawrence and was born and died in the same house.
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JEFFREY BESSEN
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4/2/12
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Obituaries that appeared in the Oct. 22 issue of the Nassau Herald.
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10/22/09
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Richard D. Siegal of Atlantic Beach died Tuesday, Feb. 9, of leukemia, surrounded by his family.
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2/17/10
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He was the cool father. The one who could talk to all his children’s friends. Arnie Levey was known throughout Atlantic Beach. He was the incorporated village’s first parks commissioner, who hired the lifeguards and gate guards.
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JEFF BESSEN
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2/23/12
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