Obituaries

Miguel Ripol

Miguel Ripol

Aug 22, 2026

Miguel Ripol Martínez lived a life that often felt like five. He crossed countries, survived revolutions and exile, built and rebuilt homes and families, argued passionately with nearly everyone he met, and remained convinced that people were more complicated, more redeemable, and more deserving of grace than society tends to allow.

He was idealistic, stubborn, generous, proud, endlessly curious, occasionally maddening,...

Benigna Ochy

Benigna Ochy

Aug 22, 2026

In Memory of Our Beloved Mother, Nina Ochy

Nina was born in Panama, in the providence of Darien, district of Chepigana, on April 3, 1928. She is the daughter of Ana Gazca and Alejandro Ochy and the third of eight siblings.

Throughout her life she had several professions. She was a teacher, a business administrator, and an accountant. She eventually found her...

Magaly Derival

Magaly Derival

Aug 20, 2026

Magaly "Maggie" Derival was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Suffolk University and dedicated her career to healthcare administration. She was driven by a sincere desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Later, she moved to Margate, Florida, to be with her...

Alberte Jean Paul

Alberte Jean Paul

Aug 17, 2026

Alberte Jean-Paul was born on April 27th, 1952 in Les Cayes, Haiti to Antoine Victor and Alberonie Raton.

In the late 1960s, she entered the United States, setted in Brooklyn, NY and never lost sight of her goal to make life better for her family. She worked hard to support her family and went to school. She met her husband, Maxime...

Charles R Slater

Charles R Slater

Aug 15, 2026

Charles Raymond Slater

August 22, 1958 – August 15, 2026

Charles Raymond Slater "Charlie", 67, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2026, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of invention, adventure, creativity, and an extraordinary zest for life.

Charles was born in Tallahassee, Florida, on August 22, 1958, to Charles Augustus "Chuck" Slater and Vivian Linler Slater, both of whom predeceased him. He was...

Marie Lemoine

Marie Lemoine

Aug 12, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the beloved, Marie Ange Lemoine. A beautiful soul whose presence brought warmth, laughter, and love to everyone fortunate enough to know her. She was a kind and caring woman who had a way of making the people around her smile, even in the simplest moments. Her laughter, her kindness,...

Angela Cleary

Angela Cleary

Aug 9, 2026

Angela Eulalee Cleary was born in Kingston, Jamaica to her parents Joseph and Violet Cleary. She passed away peacefully on August 9th, 2026. She is remembered with affection by her 3 children, brothers, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

 Angela worked for many years as a secretary at Hope Gardens and National Investment Bank of Jamaica. She migrated to Brooklyn, New...

Celeste M. Schettig

Celeste M. Schettig

Aug 6, 2026

Celeste Marie Schettig was born September 21,1944 in New Rochelle, New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ovide G. de St. Aubin, Jr. and Honoré de St. Aubin, her siblings, Corinne Shaw, Ovide E. de St. Aubin, and Nona O’Brien, and her beloved husband, Robert C. Schettig. She is also remembered with affection by her sister-in-law, Norma...

Edda Brautigam

Edda Brautigam

Aug 6, 2026

Edda Marina Brautigam passed away peacefully on the morning of August 6th, 2026, surrounded by love. She leaves behind her 4 daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. 

Edda worked for 25+ for Social Services in Suffolk County, NY. She was a devoted wife, mother, and member to the community. During retirement Edda was a leader in her neighborhood community where she laid the...

Iris Leticia Ortiz Maldonado

Iris Leticia Ortiz Maldonado

Aug 5, 2026

Iris Leticia Ortiz Maldonado nacida el 2 de Noviembre de 1938 fallecio pacificamente el Miercoles 5 de Agosto del 2026 rodeada de muchisimo amor.

A Iris Leticia le sobreviven su esposo Felix LaFontaine Cuevas, sus hijos Felix Ivan, Maribel y Arlene, sus nietos Ivan Alexis, Nathan Todd, Yavier Francisco, Felix Jherell, Felix Ivan Jr, Angelica Sofia y sus bisnietos Penelope, Nicolas...

Jairo De Jesus Betancourt Arias

Jairo De Jesus Betancourt Arias

Aug 1, 2026

En amorosa memoria de Jairo Betancourt

Jairo D. Betancourt nació en Itagüí, Antioquia, Colombia, el 20 de julio de 1947 y falleció el 1 de agosto de 2026, a la edad de 79 años. Hoy recordamos con profundo amor al hombre maravilloso que fue y damos gracias a Dios por el privilegio de haber compartido su vida con nosotros.

Jairo fue un...