Obituaries

Mariano Schirra

- December 27, 2022
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Beloved Mariano Schirra, of New York & Sardegna Italy passed away on December 27, 2022 in New York City. He was 59 years old and is survived by his wife of 30 years, Resham; and his younger brother, Gianfranco. May he Rest in Eternal peace.

Caitlin Sanders

May 22, 1991 - December 21, 2022
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Caitlin Elizabeth Sanders May 22, 1991 - December 21, 2022 Caitlin Sanders, the daughter of Lamar and Veronica Sanders, was a lifetime Greenwich Village resident, although her travels were almost as extensive as her years on this earth.  She received an I.B. degree from the United Nations School in 2009 and graduated with a B.F.A. degree from New York University in 2013.  Caitlin loved to

Elizabeth (Betty) Williams

November 2, 1937 - December 18, 2022
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Photograph courtesy of Dances for a Variable Population Elizabeth (Betty) Williams (85) died December 18, 2022, at her home in New York City. Born to Barbara (Strong) and John Dwight Leggett, Jr., Betty described herself as a real New Yorker. Born in Manhattan, she moved to Connecticut for much of her childhood. She then spent time in San Francisco and Los Angeles with a swift return to her

Claire Toise

- December 15, 2022
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Claire Violet Klein Toise died on December 15, 2022. Claire was 95 years old on her last birthday, August 31, 2022. She was the daughter of Samuel Klein and Beatrice Lefkowitz Klein and the sister of Melvin Klein.  Claire was married for over forty years to Leo Toise, who passed away in 1998. Claire is survived by her three children, Stefanie, Michael, and David.  Her survivors also include many

Jean-Louis Bourgeois

- December 8, 2022
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Lawrence P. Garni

- December 4, 2022
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Lawrence (Larry) Garni passed away on December 4, 2022 in Delray Beach FL.  Prior to his move to Florida seven years ago, he was a Manhattan resident and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from St. Francis College and Fordham University.  A banker by profession, he was talented in many other ways and was your go-to person for anything that needed repairs.  He is survived by his beloved w

Rev. Mary Emma Dryden

November 7, 1939 - December 3, 2022
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Mary Emma Thompson Dryden completed her time on earth on December 3, 2022. She died peacefully at her home in New York City where she has lived since 1973. She was 83 years old.   She was preceded in death by her parents, Marguerite Ethel Young Thompson and Fred Caldwell Thompson; her husband of 42 years, Donald Richard Dryden; and her sister, Fredda Young Thompson Peele. Born in Lincol

Frank E. Spring

- December 2, 2022
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The artist Frank Spring died peacefully in his Chelsea loft on December 2, 2022, three weeks shy of his 74th birthday, following a courageous cancer struggle. Francis Edwin Spring, Jr., was born December 21, 1948, in Boston, MA, and spent his formative years in Pittsburgh, PA. A high school exchange trip to Chile opened his eyes to travel and the beauty of myriad cultures, the start of a lifelo

Arturo Zamora

- November 22, 2022
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Judith Andrea Caporale

January 16, 1951 - November 17, 2022
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Judy was a bright light, a glorious spirit, and the most intrepid, inspiring person imaginable.  -Judith Kelman Judith Andrea Caporale.  Judith lived a kind, inspiring, generous, engaged and extraordinarily broad creative life, as a performer and beloved teacher of extraordinary scope, and as a dear friend.  A devoted & kind sister to Lynn, Barbara & Jill Caporale (Jeff Lape), Aunt