Robert C. Samuels
Age 83, New York
Lost on Apr 26
Award-winning journalist, author and community activist
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
John McKeon
Age 68, Islip, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 24
Enjoyed a 37-year career with the Rockville Centre Police Department
Phil Foglia
Age 69, New York City
Lost on Apr 21
Prosecuted mobsters, drug dealers and corrupt politicians
Richard F. Fenno Jr.
Age 93, Rye, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 21
Political scientist and congressional scholar
John Fusco
Age 68, Rochester, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 19
Loved the grocery business
Arlene Saunders
Age 89, New York City
Lost on Apr 17
Soprano of opera companies in New York and Hamburg
Ferdi German
Age 41, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 16
Subway car inspector in Manhattan
Joseph Feingold
Age 97, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Architect and Holocaust survivor
Henry Grimes
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Jazz bassist who returned to music after 30 years
Sushil Kumar
Age 63, Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 14
Accountant who achieved the American dream by founding a firm
Joseph Migliucci
Age 81, White Plains, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 6
Fourth-generation owner of Mario’s restaurant, a Bronx institution
Kevin John Cahill
Age 83, New York City
Lost on Apr 6
Directed Alba House Cornerstone Bookstore in lower Manhattan
Patricia H. Thatcher
Age 79, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 5
Sang in her church choir for 42 years
Albert K. Webster
Age 82, New York City
Lost on Apr 3
Executive behind New York Philharmonic’s economic growth
Ann Kolb
Age 78, New York City
Lost on Apr 3
Leader in integrating schools
Adam Schlesinger
Age 52, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 1
Songwriter for rock, film and the stage
Martin Douglas
Age 71, New York City
Lost on Mar 31
Maestro of a steel-pan band
Beryl Bernay
Age 94, New York City
Lost on Mar 29
Actress and children’s TV host
Alan Merrill
Age 69, New York City
Lost on Mar 29
Songwriter of “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll”
Louvenia Henderson
Age 44, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 27
Proud single mother of three
Andreas Koutsoudakis
Age 59, New York City
Lost on Mar 27
Trailblazer for TriBeCa
Dennis Alan Bradt
Age 29, Colonie, N.Y.
Lost on May 13
Will be missed at Mad Jack Brewing
Richard C. Schug
Age 83, Syracuse, N.Y.
Lost on May 12
Employed at General Electric for 38 years
Jeanette Gilmour
Age 86, Marcellus, N.Y.
Lost on May 10
Many will remember her half-moon cookies
Steven P. St. Laurent
Age 67, East Syracuse, N.Y.
Lost on May 10
True renaissance man
Elaine Menchel Marcus
Age 75, Syracuse, N.Y.
Lost on May 9
Performed in many productions at the Salt City Playhouse
Cindy Lou Mack
Age 62, Waverly, N.Y.
Lost on May 8
Enjoyed her daily coffee with her mother-in-law
Walter Everett Barton
Age 67, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Lost on May 8
Had a passion for cooking, fishing, skiing and cars
James C. Whittemore
Age 83, Johnson City, N.Y.
Lost on May 8
Served as a deacon and especially enjoyed a mission trip to Peru
Thomas Kevin Milo Jr.
Age 43, Westchester County, N.Y.
Lost on May 7
Avid reader, an accomplished chess player and an exceptional marksman
Jimmy Glenn
Age 89, Manhattan, N.Y.
Lost on May 7
Former boxing trainer who owned a well-known Times Square bar
Deloris C. Traver
Age 79, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Lost on May 5
Entered real estate in 1995 as a second career
Hildur T. Stanton
Age 91, New York
Lost on May 5
Always trying to better herself and family
Gomer Richards Jr.
Age 84, West Hurley, N.Y.
Lost on May 4
All-American athlete
Cheryl E. Petty
Age 67, Columbus, Ind.
Lost on May 4
Loved all animals
Marjorie P. Tabechian
Age 86, New York
Lost on May 3
Retired head nurse who mastered Persian cooking
Shirley Crute
Age 83, Ossining, N.Y.
Lost on May 3
A 27-year career at General Motors
Edna Saikkonen Alve
Age 92, Spencer, N.Y.
Lost on May 2
Worked beside her husband to transform a rundown dairy farm into a flourishing business
Melita Baker
Age 89, Irvington, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 30
Knew how to make an entrance
Nicholas Modugno
Age 91, New York
Lost on Apr 29
Mainstay of the Valhalla School District
William G. Bennett
Age 84, Waverly, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 27
Worked for over 33 years at Westinghouse
James Mahoney
Age 62, New York City
Lost on Apr 27
Fought against the Covid-19 pandemic to save patients
Alexander Webster Cruden Jr.
Age 87, New York
Lost on Apr 27
Former students will remember his brush cut and dry humor
Ann Bonville Trombly
Age 88, New York
Lost on Apr 27
Accomplished quilter, calligrapher and gardener
Edward A. Masterson
Age 56, Yonkers, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 26
His family was the most important accomplishment of his life
Clarence Robert Ellis
Age 93, Rochester, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 26
Enjoyed gardening, camping and making people laugh
Patricia Rowe
Age 94, Buffalo
Lost on Apr 24
She helped immigrants and refugees get on their feet
Celestino Padilla Sr.
Age 82, Rochester, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, playing pranks and spending time with family
Paul Ronald Joseph
Age 87, Forest Hills, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Served in the US Army in Iran and with the CDC fighting cholera in the Philippines
Joseph J. Angi Sr.
Age 95, New York
Lost on Apr 18
Served in Belgium, France and Germany during WWII
Barry G. Fisher
Age 69, Old Brookville, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup
Andrea Ruth Ludgin
Age 81, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Winner of the art prize at Mt Holyoke
James Merle Weaver
Age 82, New York
Lost on Apr 16
Smithsonian music curator
Stanley Marvin Grossman
Age 83, Nanuet, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 16
Known to many for his amazing Donald Duck impersonation
Ida Esposito
Age 92, Melville, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 15
Worked as a secretary for Grumman Aerospace for nearly 25 years
Lee Konitz
Age 92, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Saxophonist and master of “cool” jazz
Benjamin DiGiovanni
Age 90, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
His “all in the pot” cookies will remain a family tradition
Nancy M. Allen
Age 91, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Loved to read and play bingo
Ellen Spencer
Age 70, Newburgh, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 14
Principal’s assistant
Jeanne Stone Rusnak
Age 84, Endicott, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 13
Classy lady with style and elegance
Michael Giangrande Sr.
Age 78, Bellmore, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 12
“Mayor of Martin Avenue”
Harley E. Acker
Age 79, Troupsburg, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 10
Discovered his true calling when he started driving a school bus
Richard Joseph Lenihan Jr.
Age 55, Pearl River, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 9
Man of faith and a proud Irish-American
Deyrold Arteaga
Age 66, Central Valley, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 9
Made friends everywhere he went
Mary M. Desole
Age 93, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 8
Member of the Literacy Volunteers of America
Joseph F. Kelly
Age 81, New York City
Lost on Apr 7
Did two tours through the Panama Canal to Antarctica
Gerard Rosenberg
Age 85, New York City
Lost on Apr 6
Retired New York Supreme Court justice
Clifford J. Williams
Age 81, Schaghticoke, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 6
Member for over 46 years of the Operating Engineers Union, Local No 106
Robert Barghaan
Age 88, New York City
Lost on Apr 5
Could fix almost anything
Vincent Lionti
Age 60, New York City
Lost on Apr 4
Met Opera violist and youth orchestra conductor
Luke Workoff
Age 33, Huntington, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 4
His relentless passion was for his family and friends
Kyra Swartz
Age 33, New York
Lost on Apr 4
Volunteered for pet rescue organizations
Kevin Masterson
Age 74, New York City
Lost on Apr 3
Joined Goldman Sachs in 1975
Glenn Daniel Bellitto
Age 62, New York
Lost on Apr 2
Town councilman
Bruce W. Sowalski
Age 68, Sand Lake, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 2
Found his special place at Big Bowman Pond
Ralph Plaisance
Age 87, Massapequa, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 1
“we called him the Grand Poobah”
Angelo Piro
Age 87, New York City
Lost on Mar 30
Known for serenading friends with Tony Bennett songs
Maxwell M. Mozell
Age 90, Syracuse, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 28
Founded the Association for Chemoreception Sciences
Dorothy Spanos
Age 90, Orangeburg, N.Y.
Lost on May 14
Her authentic Greek cooking and dancing was second to none
Marguerite Peyser
Age 71, New York City
Lost on May 11
Painted Hudson River landscapes, portraits and still lifes
Francis A. Kennedy
Age 95, Clarence, N.Y.
Lost on May 10
Korean War hero and inventor
Nita Pippins
Age 93, Manhattan, N.Y.
Lost on May 10
Mother to a generation of AIDS patients
Mattie F. Adams
Age 89, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Lost on May 9
Admired for her fashion sense, especially her collection of hats
Wilman Sanchez Cabrera
Age 59, New York City
Lost on May 6
Remembered for his successful career as a tango dancer
Lloyd Cornelius Porter
Age 49, New York City
Lost on May 6
Owner of the beloved Bread Stuy coffee shop
Michael Armstrong
Age 79, New York City
Lost on May 4
Onetime publisher of the newspaper The Phoenix
Edward J. Bridgeford Jr.
Age 90, Albany, N.Y.
Lost on May 4
Navy veteran and the proprietor of Ed’s Variety Store in Selkirk
Philip Braverman
Age 87, East Northport, N.Y.
Lost on May 2
“uncannily accurate” in his predictions
Edward Ciocca
Age 62, White Plains, N.Y.
Lost on May 1
Beloved Westchester deputy fire chief
David Bernstein
Age 78, New York City
Lost on May 1
Lifelong political radical
Janet M. Brown
Age 91, Greece, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 30
Hobbies included sewing, knitting, crafts, puzzles, painting, golf, bowling and euchre
Jose Vitelio Gregorio
Age 61, New City, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 30
Helped form an advocacy group for Latino families
Paul Cary
Age 66, New York City
Lost on Apr 30
Paramedic who drove to New York to help fight the virus
Georgianna Glose
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 28
Renegade nun who ran a nonprofit anchor in Brooklyn
Emmy Falta
Age 41, New York
Lost on Apr 27
Staff member at Trinity Elementary School in New Rochelle
Ross L. Saddlemire
Age 87, Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 26
Worked for the FAA as a flight operations safety officer, retiring at 85
Peter J. Brancazio
Age 81, Manhasset, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 25
Scientist who explained the physics of sports
Edith Richemond
Age 88, New York City
Lost on Apr 25
Haitian immigrant with a big heart
Madeline Kripke
Age 76, New York City
Lost on Apr 25
Collector of dictionaries and lover of words
Raphael Kaminer
Age 86, New York City
Lost on Apr 25
Spent his working years in the insurance industry
John Poleon
Age 63, Erie County, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 24
Buffalo front-line hospital worker
Fred the Godson
Age 41, New York City
Lost on Apr 23
Rapper known for sharp wordplay
Lillian Kimura
Age 91, Albany, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 23
Was 13 during World War II when she and her family were incarcerated at Manzanar
Ronald Clark
Age 70, Ballston Lake, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 23
Longtime soccer referee
Mark Schroeder
Age 54, New York
Lost on Apr 22
Skilled cook
Idris Bey
Age 60, New York City
Lost on Apr 22
EMT and former Marine who rushed to the World Trade Center on 9/11
Anna Sternik Warren
Age 100, Binghamton, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Feisty, unique lady to the end
Dawn M. Peryer
Age 61, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Enjoyed bingo, watching TV and spending time with her family
Robert C. Moen Sr.
Age 83, Schenectady, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Cherished grandfather
Dalma Holloway Torres
Age 73, Uniondale, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 21
A passion for slot machines
Matteo De Cosmo
Age 52, New York
Lost on Apr 21
Art director for the ABC television shows “Emergence,” “Luke Cage” and “The Punisher”
Gaetano Lombardo
Age 70, Rockland County, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 20
Exceptional billiard player
Carol Freedman
Age 88, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 20
Lifelong dedication to family
Patricia McGowan
Age 80, New York City
Lost on Apr 19
Dispensed tough but empathetic love to her students
David Toren
Age 94, New York City
Lost on Apr 19
Patent lawyer who recovered a family painting looted by the Nazis
Noach Dear
Age 66, New York City
Lost on Apr 19
Combative councilman and judge
Willard John Hoyt
Age 87, Schodack, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 19
Active member and leader of the Taconic Hiking Club
Joseph M. Kissane
Age 89, New York City
Lost on Apr 19
Enjoyed the theaters of New York
Raymond Kenny
Age 68, Lindenhurst, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 18
Ticket clerk who rose to lead the LIRR
Barry Webber
Age 67, New York City
Lost on Apr 18
General surgeon who volunteered to treat Covid-19 patients
Gloria Zimmerman
Age 97, White Plains, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 18
Exemplified the women of the Greatest Generation
Steven L. Freedman
Age 71, Syosset, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 18
Always chose to work with the most at-risk students
Conrad Ifill
Age 81, Hempstead, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Bakery owner attuned to the West Indies
Paul Shelden
Age 79, Hewlett, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Clarinetist who wanted music to be easily accessible
Philip Kahn
Age 100, Westbury, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
World War II veteran whose twin died in the Spanish Flu epidemic a century ago
Mario César Romero
Age 78, New York City
Lost on Apr 17
Art historian of East Harlem, NY
Iris Love
Age 86, New York City
Lost on Apr 17
Stylish archaeologist and champion dachshund breeder
Bill Mantell
Age 68, East Meadow, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Optimist
Milena Jelinek
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Film professor and screenwriter
John Pfahl
Age 81, Buffalo
Lost on Apr 15
Inventive landscape photographer
Onielo De Luzio
Age 90, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Longshoreman for New York piers
William H. Gerdts
Age 91, New York City
Lost on Apr 14
Distinguished scholar
Shidao Wang
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 14
Taught senior citizens computer and Internet skills
Michael Wrotniak Jr.
Age 92, Glen Cove, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 13
Brought the family to church every week
Rose Mary Infantino
Age 88, Rye Brook, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 13
Daughter of Italian immigrants
Jerzy Glowczewski
Age 97, New York City
Lost on Apr 13
Last of the WWII Polish fighter pilots
Joan M. Heaney
Age 77, Upper Brookville, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 13
Built the family heating-oil business into a successful company
Orlando Moncada
Age 56, Bronxville, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 12
Left Peru and grabbed hold of the American dream
Fernando Miteff
Age 60, New York City
Lost on Apr 12
Graffiti artist with a generous spirit
Stanley Chera
Age 77, New York City
Lost on Apr 11
Developer and friend of the president
Robby Browne
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 11
Realtor and philanthropist who socialized with celebrities
Wynn Handman
Age 97, New York City
Lost on Apr 11
Acting teacher and a founder of the American Place Theater
Adam Kovacs
Age 72, New York City
Lost on Apr 11
Cartoonist and an expert on musicals
Kerri Ann Kennedy-Tompkins
Age 48, Garrison, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 10
Worked as a special education teacher for many years
Samuel Hargress Jr.
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 10
Owner of Paris Blues, a beloved Harlem jazz joint
Myles Coker
Age 69, New York City
Lost on Apr 9
Freed from life in prison
Rosemarie Amerosi
Age 87, New York City
Lost on Apr 9
Retired bank teller
Ilona Murai Kerman
Age 96, New York
Lost on Apr 8
Featured in multiple Broadway productions
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
Mike Field
Age 59, Valley Stream, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 8
First responder during the 9/11 attacks
James David Gewirtzman
Age 72, New City, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 7
Spent some of his happiest hours hiking in the Adirondacks
Hailey Herrera
Age 25, New York City
Lost on Apr 7
Budding therapist with a gift for empathy
Yaakov Perlow
Age 89, New York City
Lost on Apr 7
Leader of the Novominsker Hasidic dynasty
Reuben Gutoff
Age 92, New York City
Lost on Apr 6
Founded Strategy Associates
Janissa Delacruz
Age 31, Haverstraw, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 6
Known for having a smile on her face
Kamal Ahmed
Age 69, New York City
Lost on Apr 5
Hotel banquet worker and Bangladeshi leader
Raymond Copeland
Age 46, New York City
Lost on Apr 5
Sanitation worker living his fullest days
Lester Eber
Age 82, New York
Lost on Apr 5
Worked for over six decades in the wine and liquor industry
Regina Dix-Parsons
Age 75, Schenectady, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 4
Stalwart church gospel singer
Julie Butler
Age 62, New York City
Lost on Apr 4
Veterinarian who served Harlem
Lila A. Fenwick
Age 87, New York City
Lost on Apr 4
First black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School
Ann Youngerman Smoler
Age 87, New York City
Lost on Apr 4
Had a passion for social justice
Thomas Waters
Age 56, New York City
Lost on Apr 4
Armed the affordable housing movement with data and analysis
Robert Lee Amos
Age 66, Columbus, Ind.
Lost on Apr 3
Expert marksman and firearms instructor
Anita Fial
Age 87, New York City
Lost on Apr 2
Marketing expert who brought exotic foods to green grocers
Patricia Bosworth
Age 86, New York City
Lost on Apr 2
Actress who wrote biographies of famous friends
Azade Kilic
Age 69, New York
Lost on Apr 2
Two-time cancer survivor
Jesus Roman Melendez
Age 49, New York
Lost on Apr 1
Famous in family circles for his birria beef stew
Tarlach MacNiallais
Age 57, New York City
Lost on Apr 1
Belfast-born fighter for LBGT and disability rights
Antonio Checo
Age 67, New York City
Lost on Apr 1
Social worker
Albert Petrocelli
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Apr 1
Fire chief who answered the call on 9/11
Florencio Almazo Morán
Age 65, New York City
Lost on Apr 1
One-man army
Jennifer Robin Arnold
Age 67, New York City
Lost on Apr 1
Broadway costume dresser
Sandra Santos-Vizcaino
Age 54, New York City
Lost on Mar 31
Beloved public school teacher
Cristina
Age 64, New York City
Lost on Mar 31
Downtown New York singer with a cult following
Frank Gabrin
Age 60, New York City
Lost on Mar 31
Emergency room doctor who died in husband’s arms
Lorena Borjas
Age 59, New York City
Lost on Mar 30
Transgender immigrant activist
James T. Goodrich
Age 73, New York City
Lost on Mar 30
Surgeon who separated conjoined twins
Joseph Micajah Thomas II
Age 88, New York City
Lost on Mar 29
Represented theatrical, TV and movie personalities
Sidney Siegel
Age 92, Woodbury, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 29
Pioneer in the promotional products industry
Robert M. Weintraub
Age 96, New York
Lost on Mar 29
A long career in the import-export business
Marie Caronia
Age 84, Inwood, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 28
Iconic figure in the Inwood community
Cedric Dixon
Age 48, New York City
Lost on Mar 28
Police detective in Harlem with a gift for interrogation
Harvey Bayard
Age 88, New York
Lost on Mar 28
Grew up directly across the street from the old Yankee Stadium
Freda Ocran
Age 51, New York City
Lost on Mar 28
Nurse with a zest for travel and knowledge
Michael Sorkin
Age 71, New York City
Lost on Mar 26
Champion of social justice through architecture
Ricardo Castaneda
Age 64, New York City
Lost on Mar 25
Caricaturist and psychiatrist who served his patients until the end
Mark Blum
Age 69, New York City
Lost on Mar 25
Obie Award-winning stage and screen actor
Kious Kelly
Age 48, New York City
Lost on Mar 24
Nurse in the Covid fight
Romi Cohn
Age 91, New York City
Lost on Mar 24
Saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo
Dez-Ann Romain
Age 36, New York City
Lost on Mar 23
Innovative high school principal
Dave Edwards
Age 48, New York City
Lost on Mar 23
College basketball assist wizard
Walter Robb
Age 91, New York
Lost on Mar 23
Former General Electric Co executive
Mike Longo
Age 83, New York City
Lost on Mar 22
Jazz pianist, composer and educator