Gloria Sinisi, 79, Great-Grandmother

Mineola resident passed away on March 29, 2013.

Ralph G. Pomponio, 86, Retired Police Captain

Honorary lifetime member of Garden City Park Fire Department passed away on Jan. 12, 2013.

Robert G. Swanson, 67, Attorney

Chaminade High School graduate passed away on Dec. 29, 2012.

Patricia A. Robinson, 54, former Mineola Resident

Former Mineola resident passed away on Jan. 8, 2013.

Mary Zoffranieri, Mineola Fire Department Secretary

Former Mineola Fire Department secretary passed away on Jan. 7, 2013.

Vivian C. Manuta, 83, School Nurse

Mineola resident passed away on Jan. 9, 2013.

Mary Carullo, 86, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother

Mineola resident passed away on Jan. 5, 2013.

Roger Castro, 20, Car Accident Victim

Mineola resident died after losing control of car on Jan. 5, 2013.

Glen Charles Chichester, 59, Real Estate Worker

Former Mineola resident passed away on Dec. 30, 2012.

Joan Becker Gerhard, 81, Cultural Arts Council Founder

Former Mineola resident passed away on Dec. 29, 2012.

Filomena Eleanore Salerno, 93, Secretary

Former Chaminade Parents CLub secretary passed away on Dec. 25, 2012.

Lillian “Pat” Kalberer, 83, Mineola School District Employee

New Hyde Park resident passed away on Dec. 12, 2012.

Nancy J. Geyer Schwarting, 59, Grandmother

Former resident of Mineola and Massapequa passed away on Dec. 28, 2012.

Edwin Joseph “Bud” Marx, 83, Army Veteran

Former General Motors salesman passed away on Dec. 27, 2012.

Lee Jaffe Swartz, Winthrop Secretary, 88

Former Veterans Administration worker passed away on Dec. 23, 2012.

Donna Castano, Former Mineola Resident

Former Mineola resident passed away on Dec. 20, 2012 after nine month battle with cancer.

George C. Dagher III, Former Chaminade Teacher, 59

Investment company owner passed away suddenly on Dec. 19, 2012.

Wayne G. Baylis, Barnwell Auto Repair Owner, 64

Mineola businessman passed away on December 10.

John J. Cosenza, Former Grumman Employee, 90

Veteran of WWII and Korea passed away on Dec. 14, 2012.

John Breslin, Army Air Corps. Veteran, 89

Mineola High School graduate passed away on Nov. 20, 2012.

Dorothy Marie Burkard, Piano Teacher, 85

Former Mineola resident passed away on December 16.

Dorothy Ann Jirinec, Antique Store CEO, 85

Former Mineola resident passed away on December 4.

Edward John Krach Sr., WWII Veteran, 85

Tank battalion and Chaminade alumni passes away on December 7.

William Sokol, Ex-Marine, 61

Former Mineola resident passed away after battle with cancer on November 25.

Robert J. Moylan, Chaminade Alumni, 82

Navy veteran and Chaminade graduate passed away on November 27.

Caroline Melton Sayre, 1927 Mineola Salutatorian, 102

Sayre was a stenographer at Valentine Insurance Co. in Mineola before moving to Black River.

Frank Pintauro, NBC Executive, 61

Williston Park resident and former television executive was also avid fisherman.

Thomas E. Carey, Chaminade Alumni, 80

Graduate of Chaminade and Fordham University passed away on August 11.

Donald Petrie, Chaminade Alum, 90

WW II veteran from Great Neck passed away on August 30.

Lawrence Baldwin, Civil Engineer, 81

Former U.S. Navy Lieutenant passed away on August 27.

Fred John Laux, Phillip Morris Vice-President, 77

Sewanhaka alumni born in Mineola passed away on August 16.

Williston Park Hit and Run Victim Identified as Grimaldi’s Pizza Manager

Garden City restaurant manager Dean LaLima struck and killed in an hit and run early Sunday.

John D. Clemen, Vietnam Veteran, 67

Former U.S. Air Force Captain passed away on July 30, 2012.

Richard T. Gerstner, Lyme Disease Activist, 73

Chaminade High School alumni was former vice-President at IBM.

Carroll Freeze, Ex-Newsday Assistant, 80

Mineola High School Class of 1949 member passes away.

Thomas J. Backel, Ex-Long Island Motor Service Owner, 60

Former owner of Jericho Turnpike car shop passes away on July 20.

Michael Harmon, Chaminade Alumni, 91

Former Flyer worked as LIRR ticket clerk for 33 years.

Joseph DiGiorgio, Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Founder

Mineola Volunteer Ambulance founder passes away at 91, 35 years after start of organization.

Robert E. Bill, Ex-New York Giant, 72

Mineola native played for Big Blue for one game in 1962.

Dr. William A. Mahon, Chaminade Alumni, 62

Former Oswego State men’s hockey team physician, orthopedic surgeon passes away.