Obituaries

Charles Lauer, educator and WWII vet, dies at 98
Lauer had a 50-year career in Long Island schools, as a teacher, administrator and superintendent.
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Kenneth Burwell, retired Nassau police officer, dies at 802m read

Frank Palamara, of Riverhead, ex-COO of NYSE, dies at 993m read

Teacher, health advocate, dies at 342m read

Longtime NYPD mail clerk dies at 722m read

Carol Yannacone, who led fight against DDT that started on LI, dies at 903m read
Civil rights leader Hazel N. Dukes, president of NAACP New York, dies at 925m read

Hazel Dukes, trailblazing civil rights activist and longtime Long Islander, dies

Retired Great Neck public school teacher dies at 94 2m read

Former cantor at Temple Beth El in Huntington dies at 813m read

Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor in the world, dies at 1133m read

Al Trautwig, longtime MSG Networks broadcaster, dies at age 684m read
LI man who emigrated from Colombia dies at 822m read

Peter Amoruso, of Huntington, builder, dies at 903m read

Jon Dolecki, longtime Glen Cove baseball and basketball coach, dies at 773m read

Gary Stevens, last surviving WMCA 'Good Guy,' dies at 843m read

East Hampton caretaker for several estates dies at 902m read
Howard DeMartini, former Suffolk County Republican chairman, dies at 823m read

Publicist and pediatric health care advocate Michelle Pinto dies at 712m read
Norma Gonsalves, former presiding officer of Nassau Legislature, dies at 903m read

William Lauder, open space advocate, dies at 1023m read

Owner of long-standing nuBest Salon dies at 843m read

Barbara Suter, of Halesite, East Meadow, SCCC teacher, dies at 78 2m read

Mort Künstler, America's prominent historical artist, dies at 974m read

Larry Penner, transit manager and letters to the editor writer, dies at 713m read

John A. Strong, of Southampton, professor, historian, dies at 893m read

Rosa Asaro, hardworking mother of 4, dies at 862m read

Leo F. McGinity, former chief Nassau judge, lawyer, councilman, dies at 973m read

World-renowned guitar luthier from East Northport dies at 753m read
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