Remembering those we lost, 70-74 years old, in the coronavirus pandemic
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Janice Lin Bisley
Age 70, Bristol, Conn.
Lost on May 13

Favorite of all her nieces and nephews


Ellen Elizabeth Fabry
Age 70, Burlington, N.J.
Lost on Apr 26

Enjoyed family dinners and celebrations


Bruce P. Biesenbach Sr.
Age 74, Albany, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 25

Only things he was more proud of than his military service were his children


Jeffrey Stanley Lin
Age 70, Middletown, N.J.
Lost on Apr 23

Tried to make everyone around him laugh


Cynthia Jean Falle
Age 72, Troy, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 19

Teacher passionate about respecting people with different abilities


Nola Kathleen LaBudde
Age 71, Smyrna, Ga.
Lost on Apr 16

Presented quilts annually at the East Cobb Quilting Guild Show


John Prine
Age 73, Nashville
Lost on Apr 7

Country-folk singer who was a favorite of Bob Dylan


Barbara Yazbeck Vethacke
Age 74, St. Clair Shores, Mich.
Lost on Apr 5

She was known to many as Babs


Martin Douglas
Age 71, New York City
Lost on Mar 31

Maestro of a steel-pan band


Frederick Carl Harris
Age 70, Massachusetts
Lost on Mar 25

An exuberant laugh


Alan Finder
Age 72, Ridgewood, N.J.
Lost on Mar 24

Unflappable New York Times journalist


George Freeman Winfield
Age 72, Shelburne, Vt.
Lost on Mar 23

Could make anything grow


Joel I. Sneider
Age 74, Miami Beach
Lost on May 13

A long, successful retail career, primarily at Macy’s


Michael Angelo Church
Age 72, Plainfield, N.J.
Lost on May 9

Long-term shool district employee


Richard Lynn Heggen
Age 72, Des Moines
Lost on May 6

If anyone enjoyed the variety life has to offer, he did


William Jonathan Glenney
Age 73, Vernon, Conn.
Lost on May 5

The presence of Paul Bunyan and the demeanor of a kitten


Eileen Marie Stanton
Age 73, Grand Forks, N.D.
Lost on May 4

Loving stay-at-home mom


Robert Woodward
Age 70, Phenix City, Ala.
Lost on May 4

Raised and trained Labrador retrievers for search and rescue operations


Joseph Angeline
Age 74, Edison, N.J.
Lost on May 3

Talented painter well known for his landscapes


Myra Janet Headley
Age 72, Memphis
Lost on May 2

Loved Jesus, Elvis, Dr Pepper and her family


Anna Marie Lopiccolo
Age 74, Bristol, Conn.
Lost on May 1

Served as a Eucharistic minister and lector


Donald DiPetrillo
Age 70, Florida
Lost on Apr 30

Emergency worker in the Seminole Tribe


Paul Martinez
Age 70, West Covina, Calif.
Lost on Apr 18

Los Angeles sports fan


Laurie Appell
Age 70, Hartford, Conn.
Lost on Apr 16

Worked tirelessly as a mental health advocate


Ellen Spencer
Age 70, Newburgh, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 14

Principal’s assistant


Denise Camille Buczek
Age 72, Bristol, Conn.
Lost on Apr 10

Loved writing birthday and holiday cards, poems and lists


Sharyn Lynn Vogel
Age 74, Aurora, Colo.
Lost on Apr 9

Photographer, gourmet cook, sparkling hostess and traveler


Tommie Adams
Age 71, Chicago
Lost on Apr 8

Moved antiques for more than 25 years


Roger Mckinney-Wagner
Age 73, Lowell, Mass.
Lost on Apr 8

Professor at the Salter School


James O’Brien Johnson
Age 74, Joplin, Mo.
Lost on Apr 7

Pastor of Mt Sinai Church of God in Christ


Kevin Masterson
Age 74, New York City
Lost on Apr 3

Joined Goldman Sachs in 1975


Ronnie Estes
Age 73, Stevensville, Md.
Lost on Apr 2

Always wanted to be near the ocean


John Joseph Reed Jr.
Age 74, Edmonds, Wash.
Lost on Mar 29

Passionate about retaining his town’s small-town atmosphere


Susan McPherson Gottsegen
Age 74, Palm Beach, Fla.
Lost on Mar 27

Loyal and generous friend to many


Marguerite Peyser
Age 71, New York City
Lost on May 11

Painted Hudson River landscapes, portraits and still lifes


JoAnne Katherine Walther
Age 74, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Lost on May 10

Managed Answer Iowa Answering Service in Waterloo for many years


Geraldine Marie McGovern
Age 72, Massachusetts
Lost on May 5

Artist specializing in pastels and sketches


Edward J. Deasy Jr.
Age 71, Charlottesville, Va.
Lost on May 4

Extraordinary photographer, amateur radio operator and gifted musician


Edward Russell Helfrich
Age 72, West Keansburg, N.J.
Lost on Apr 29

Helped friends and neighbors train their dogs


Georgianna Glose
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 28

Renegade nun who ran a nonprofit anchor in Brooklyn


Jimmy Walters
Age 71, Cudei, N.M.
Lost on Apr 27

Pastor at Navajo Baptist Temple


Russell Aucott
Age 71, Linwood, N.J.
Lost on Apr 27

Had a love of everything automotive


Louise N. Walsh
Age 71, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 25

Loved karaoke, dancing, singing and playing bingo


Rona Iris Gertz
Age 74, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 24

Involved in the early days of aerobic exercise


Charles Willis Alston
Age 74, Seaford, Del.
Lost on Apr 23

Hunted and fished and cooked what he caught


Ronald Clark
Age 70, Ballston Lake, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 23

Longtime soccer referee


Dalma Holloway Torres
Age 73, Uniondale, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 21

A passion for slot machines


Gaetano Lombardo
Age 70, Rockland County, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 20

Exceptional billiard player


Ralph R. Loranger
Age 74, Farmington, Conn.
Lost on Apr 19

Worked in maintenance for the public schools


Steven L. Freedman
Age 71, Syosset, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 18

Always chose to work with the most at-risk students


Allen Joseph Spinner
Age 71, Streamwood, Ill.
Lost on Apr 16

Loved to don Groucho glasses and tell jokes


Philemon Najieb
Age 70, Chicago
Lost on Apr 15

Artist, photographer and mentor


Tom Ferguson
Age 71, Chicago
Lost on Apr 14

Former art teacher


Gwendolyn A. Carmichael
Age 72, Detroit
Lost on Apr 14

Definition of love, loyalty, and the ability to serve others


Shidao Wang
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 14

Taught senior citizens computer and Internet skills


John Watson
Age 73, Philadelphia
Lost on Apr 12

Anywhere he went, he took pictures


Robby Browne
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 11

Realtor and philanthropist who socialized with celebrities


Adam Kovacs
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 11

Cartoonist and an expert on musicals


Rosemarie Franzese
Age 70, Nevada
Lost on Apr 10

Former hairstylist and avid New York Yankees fan


Claudia Obermiller
Age 73, Nebraska
Lost on Apr 9

Deep-hearted country girl


José Torres
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 8

Restaurateur favored by salsa music’s stars


Stuart Cohen
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 8

Brooklyn cabbie who found a home in Buddhism


James David Gewirtzman
Age 72, New City, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 7

Spent some of his happiest hours hiking in the Adirondacks


Monica Maley
Age 74, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Lost on Apr 7

Loved animals, had dogs and cats, and rode horses


Jim J. Wolf Sr.
Age 72, South Holland, Ill.
Lost on Apr 6

Known as “Big Wolf” to the basketball players he coached


John Cassano
Age 70, Palos Park, Ill.
Lost on Apr 5

Family jokester


Antonio Nieves
Age 73, Chicago
Lost on Apr 4

Always seemed to be busy with some home project


Rhoda Hatch
Age 73, Chicago
Lost on Apr 4

First in her family to graduate college


John A. Bailargeon
Age 72, Dennisport, Mass.
Lost on Apr 3

True outdoorsman


Charles Miles
Age 72, Chatham, Ill.
Lost on Apr 3

Retired therapist and mentor


Albert Petrocelli
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 1

Fire chief who answered the call on 9/11


James T. Goodrich
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Mar 30

Surgeon who separated conjoined twins


Jean-Claude Henrion
Age 72, Atlantis, Fla.
Lost on Mar 30

Always rode Harley-Davidsons


William Helmreich
Age 74, Great Neck, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 28

Sociologist who walked New York City


Eastern Stewart Jr.
Age 71, Annapolis, Md.
Lost on Mar 28

Veteran with a gift for peacemaking


Leroy Perryman Jr.
Age 74, Hazel Crest, Ill.
Lost on Mar 26

Ultimate entertainer


Michael Sorkin
Age 71, New York City
Lost on Mar 26

Champion of social justice through architecture


Peggy Rakestraw
Age 72, Matteson, Ill.
Lost on Mar 25

Loved reading, especially mystery novels


John C. West Jr.
Age 71, Camden, S.C.
Lost on Mar 25

Avid observer and participant in South Carolina politics


Susan Rokus
Age 73, Hamilton, Va.
Lost on Mar 25

Reading tutor focused on student success


Arnold Obey
Age 73, San Juan, P.R.
Lost on Mar 22

Educator and marathoner


Donald J. Horsfall
Age 72, Rydal, Pa.
Lost on Mar 22

Co-wrote nine books about computing


Michael Mika
Age 73, Chicago
Lost on Mar 19

Vietnam veteran