Obituaries

Jan
10
Prospect Park Jogger Rynn Berry Has Passed Away At 68

Prospect Park Jogger Rynn Berry Has Passed Away At 68

We’re sad to hear that Rynn Berry, the 68-year-old man who collapsed while jogging in Prospect Park on New
1 min read
Oct
23
Former Brooklyn Representative Major Owens Passes Away At Age 77

Former Brooklyn Representative Major Owens Passes Away At Age 77

Major Owens, who served Brooklyn — including parts of our area — in Congress from 1983-2006, passed away Monday night at the
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Jul
18
Remembering Patricia Ngozi Agbim

Remembering Patricia Ngozi Agbim

When 73-year-old Patricia Ngozi Agbim of Ditmas Park was struck and killed while trying to cross Ocean Parkway at Church
3 min read
May
16

Coney Island Hospital, Local Artists’ Group Dedicate New Exhibit Space To Recchia Staffer’s Late Husband

Roz Cohen with a portrait of her late husband, Norman.Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway) and the Brooklyn Streetcar
2 min read
Mar
02

Remembering Ric Menello

When many people in Ditmas Park think of what “neighborhood” means, about how it’s the people who make that
5 min read
Jun
12

Warner Fusselle, Cyclones Announcer, Passes Away

Source: Brooklyn CyclonesWarner Fusselle, the only man to have ever called the play-by-plays for the Brooklyn Cyclones [http://www.brooklyncyclones.
1 min read
Nov
01

Neal Lauro, Last Surviving Founder Of Stella Maris, Passes Away At 86 Years Old

Courtesy of NewNewYork2010 via FlickrNeal Lauro, the last remaining member of the six brother team that founded Sheepshead Bay-staple Stella
1 min read
May
19

Brooklyn Mourns The Loss Of Rabbi Abraham Abraham

Rabbi Abraham Abraham. Source: The Village VoiceSouthern Brooklyn has a lot less spirit this morning, as a kindly Herculean rabbi
2 min read
Feb
14

Mary Powell, 91, Leaves Behind Legacy Of Local Activism

[/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/powell.jpg] (l. to r.): Mary Powell, Pastor Ron Weinbaum of the King's Chapel,
3 min read