Obituaries
Rumi Takahashi Obituary
- November 15, 2025
Rumi Takahashi entered into rest on November 15, 2025. Originally from Kyoto, Japan, Rumi was the eldest daughter of Tokuo Kitamura and Kikue Okada. Her early life was steeped in traditional culture, where she cultivated a love for the arts, including training in the elegant disciplines of Nihon Buyō (traditional dance) and the Koto string instrument. She completed her studies at Kyoto
Melissa “Meli” Ali Simoes Obituary
- November 13, 2025
Melissa “Meli” Ali Simoes died in Allentown, Pennsylvania on November 13, 2025. Melissa was born and raised on Sullivan Street with; her mother, Verona, who passed when Melissa was 14 years old, her father, Jose Antonio, who still resides on Sullivan Street and is an active member of St. Anthony’s Church, and her older sister and only sibling, Ana, who works at St. Anthony’s Church. M
Joseph P. Bari Obituary
- November 5, 2025
Joseph P. Bari passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025. Born on July 12, 1947, in the small town of Bagheria, Sicily, he was a devoted husband to his wife Vickie, and loving father to Santina, Gina, Steven, and daughter-in-law Alana. From humble origins, he became a restaurateur and property owner in Manhattan and Queens for over 60 years. Joseph valued hard work and family over everything.
Remo Antinori Obituary
- November 3, 2025
Remo Antinori of Greenwich Village passed away peacefully Monday morning November 3rd just five months shy of his 100th birthday. He was predeceased by his parents Romolo and Catherine Antinori and his sisters Sylvia and Anna Antinori. He grew up on East 33rd Street in the Murray Hill section of New York City. After graduating Chesl
Anthony Polo Obituary
November 22, 1934 - October 27, 2025
Evelyn Goutas Obituary
- October 16, 2025
Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth” Crynes Obituary
- October 16, 2025
Mary Elizabeth (“Mary Beth”) Crynes, a resident of Christopher Street, NYC and Quogue, NY, entered into eternal life on Thursday. October 16, 2025. Born in Scranton, PA to the late Joseph P. and Anne Marie Lawlor Crynes, Mary Beth received her primary education at Cathedral Chapel School, Scranton, PA; she graduated from Marywood Seminary, Scranton; and received her Bachelor of Arts degree
Philip Epstein Obituary
- October 11, 2025
Thomas (Thom) Fogarty Obituary
May 16, 1955 - October 6, 2025
Thom Fogarty – artist, activist, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend – died in his sleep in the early morning of October 6th, after a two and a half year battle with bladder cancer. He was 70. Thom was born in St. Augustine, Florida, and moved to New York City in 1977 after graduating with a BFA in Dance Performance and History from The Ohio State University. He appeared in
Frances Cattanach Obituary
- October 6, 2025
“Frances Cattanach - daughter, sister, cousin, wife, aunt and friend to many - passed peacefully in her sleep, in the early hours of Monday, October 6. Believed to have went to be with her husband, Jimmy, who passed exactly 35yrs earlier on October 5, 1990. She was born in Jessup, PA on January 8, 1935 to her Mother, Anna Green. She moved to Green Point, Brooklyn when she was 11yrs of age wit