Obituaries

Karen Shaw, Islip museum curator and conceptual artist, dies at 83
Shaw's Islip shows were "widely regarded as among the most exciting and cutting-edge to be found in the region," Newsday wrote in 2008.
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Physics professor and environmentalist Donald Cotten, of Bayville, dies at 942m read

Retired Smithtown teacher Kathleen Newill dies at 882m read
Sondra Bachety, trailblazer in Suffolk County politics, dies at 933m read

Longtime Farmingdale podiatrist dies at 932m read

Former teacher, nature groups devotee dies at 793m read

Melissa Argueta, award-winning media marketer at Newsday, dies at 513m read
Ridge Elementary School teacher dies at 562m read

Manhasset Hills teacher, artist, mother dies at 1023m read

Father of eight and 'wonderful storyteller' dies at 812m read

Patti Seal, of Patchogue, former village clerk, dies at 682m read

Christopher Revere Sr., 9/11 first responder, dies at 663m read

Frank Murdock, former engineer of Hauppauge, dies at 933m read

Ex-LIRR supervisor Joe Keyes, of Patchogue, dies at 732m read

Chris Stickney of East Islip, car dealership GM, dies at 662m read

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Gracy Thomas, Queens resident and Indian immigrant, dies at 823m read

Jerry Seckler, wrestling star and coach from Valley Stream, dies at 872m read

Dive boat captain Frank Persico dies at 823m read

Frances Yates, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy grad, dies at 682m read

Mary Jane Layton Lippert, part of centuries-old Oyster Bay family, dies at 992m read

Charles Lauer, educator and WWII vet, dies at 982m read

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

Dominican nun who dedicated 80 years to religious life, including on LI, dies at 982m read

'She gave everything'

Carol Yannacone, who led fight against DDT that started on LI, dies at 903m read
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