All Obituaries

Maureen Catherine (Kelly) Waddell, of Fly Creek, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2026 following a sudden cardiac event. Maureen was born May 7, 1957 to Thomas and Anita Kelly, one of six children, and grew up in Valley Stream, NY.  Maureen was irreplaceably special. From her youth on Long Island, her young adulthood working for American Airlines, raising a family in Jamestown, NY, to eventually settling in Fly Creek, NY ...

Theresa DeBlaise Esposito was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 29, 1926.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond. Theresa is survived by her beloved children, Maria, Valerie (Bert),  Anthony (Linda), Raymond (Beth), Lisa (Léopold), and Gina (Kevin).  Theresa was a devoted Nonna to her six grandchildren: Alexandra (Austin), Ben, Marie-Elaina, John, Christopher, and James.  Her funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 10th at 9:45 at St Agnes Cathedral in ...

Barbara was born in September 1934 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. She came to live in the United States with her mom and extended family. As a teenager, she graduated from high school in New York City and worked as an administrative assistant for several companies. Barbara met her husband Earl at the same apartment building where they both lived. They had known each other's families from Jamaica.  They married around 1961 and they had their only daughter, Carolyn, three years later. ...

Robert J. Saunders, 80, of Valley Stream, New York, passed away on March 2026 in Mineola, New York. Born in 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in the San Juan Hill neighborhood of New York City, which is now the site of Lincoln Center, before moving to Hollis, Queens. He met his wife, Nancy, while they were in high school. Their bond grew into a lifelong partnership, and they married in 1965, going on to share more than fifty years together until her passing in 2016. Together they ...

Patricia “Tricia” Dougan (née Hastings) It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Patricia “Tricia” Dougan. She is now at peace with her beloved parents, Ron and Maureen Hastings. Tricia was the devoted wife of William Dougan and the loving sister of Ron (Mary), Danny (Dawn), and Maureen (Joe). She was a cherished aunt to her many nieces and nephews and a proud and devoted great-aunt to all of her grand nieces and nephews, each of whom she ...

Sunrise 2/16/1963 Sunset 2/22/2026 Michael “Uvel” Murdock, as he was affectionately known, was born on February 16, 1963, in St. Mary, Oracabessa, Jamaica, West Indies, to Pearl and Clive Murdock. He was the youngest of seven children. Michael began his early education in Jamaica and often reflected fondly on those memories. In 1969, he immigrated to the United States with his father and sister, Loris. They spent the next two years living with their aunt, Carmelia Coates, and ...

Anthony Rocco was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a long-time resident of Valley Stream, NY. He often told the story that when the decision was made to move the family from Brooklyn to Long Island his wife Theresa resisted the move since she thought she was moving to the country. Turned out that they both loved living in Valley Stream. It met all of their needs for the next 60 years.  They both lived a long life. Anthony often joked that the reason was CVS, meaning medication. ...