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Venell Frazier Bannister Passes At 60

The funeral for Mrs. Venell Frazier Bannister, 60, of 4223 Digny Avenue, Bronx, NY, formerly of Bamberg, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Pilgrim Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wilbert Davis officiating. Burial will be in Sims Cemetery, Bamberg.
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Chris Kelly Of Kris Kross Dies At 34

Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose. He was 34....
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Estella Diggs Passes At 97

Estella Diggs, the first African American woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly from Bronx, has died. She was 97....
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Msgr. Gerald Ryan Passes At 93

Msgr. Gerald Ryan, the oldest serving priest in New York City and a beloved, vital figure in South Bronx, will be waked Monday at St. Luke’s Church, which he led for nearly 50 years....
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Bronx Rapper Tim Dog Dead At 46

During the height of his rap career, Tim Dog was a ferocious MC with both bite and bark and that is the way that he will be remembered. On Thursday (February 14) the 46-year old, Bronx, New York 1990s rap artist passed away after suffering a seizure....
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Former Mayor Ed Koch Dies At 88

Former New York mayor Ed Koch died Friday morning, hours after being admitted to intensive care in a New York City hospital....
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Martin Roth Passes At 93

Martin Roth passed away on January 9, 2013 in a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was 93 years old....
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Nicholas DiMucci Passes At 87

Nicholas F. DiMucci of Yonkers died Nov. 22 at St. Patrick's Home in the Bronx, N.Y., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 87....
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Norberta O’Callaghan Passes At 69

Norberta O’Callaghan, 69, of Bergenfield died Tuesday, October 23, 2012....
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Joseph Brady Passes At 79

Joseph Brady, 79, of New Windsor, died October 16, 2012, at home with his family by his side....
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Gertrude Hartnett Dies At 81

Gertrude (Trudy) Hartnett of Yorktown Heights passed away peacefully at Calvary Hospital in Bronx on October 18, 2012. She was 81....
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Carl William Brand Passes At 88

Carl William Brand, 88, formerly of the Bronx, Glen Rock, Toms River and Montvale, died on October 2, 2012....
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Bronx Policeman Dies Of Stroke At Station

A 39-year-old Bronx cop died Monday from a brain hemorrhage as he was putting on his uniform to hit the streets he loved to protect, officials said....
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Gaetano Gebbia (1921-2012)

Gaetano Gebbia, 90, of Valley Cottage, died September 27, 2012, in Bradenton, FL....
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Remembering Tony Curtis

When 85-year-old screen legend and Bronx native Tony Curtis died at his Henderson, NV, home 2 years ago on September 29, 2012, he left behind a body of work that included classics such as The Defiant Ones, Spartacus, and The Sweet Smell of Success....
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R.I.P. Father John Flynn - One Of Bronx's True Heroes

There are not that many people you meet, in real life, whose personality is so incandescent they light of the world. Father John Flynn, pastor of St Martin of Tours Church in Bronx who passed away yesterday, was one of those people....
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Michael T. Mainolfi (1935-2012)

Michael T. Mainolfi, 77, of Pearl River, died September 14, 2012 at Calvary Hospital in Bronx....
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Jacqueline Hogg Passes At 70

Jacqueline (Jackie) Hogg, 70, of Pearl River, died September 16, 2012, with her family by her side....
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Brendan N. Hughes Passes At 61

Brendan N. Hughes, 61, of Bronx and formerly of Rye, died Aug. 31 at Jacobi Hospital in Bronx....
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Venell Frazier Bannister Passes At 60

The funeral for Mrs. Venell Frazier Bannister, 60, of 4223 Digny Avenue, Bronx, NY, formerly of Bamberg, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Pilgrim Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wilbert Davis officiating. Burial will be in Sims Cemetery, Bamberg.
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Chris Kelly Of Kris Kross Dies At 34

Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose. He was 34.
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Estella Diggs Passes At 97

Estella Diggs, the first African American woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly from Bronx, has died. She was 97.
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Msgr. Gerald Ryan Passes At 93

Msgr. Gerald Ryan, the oldest serving priest in New York City and a beloved, vital figure in South Bronx, will be waked Monday at St. Luke’s Church, which he led for nearly 50 years.
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Bronx Rapper Tim Dog Dead At 46

During the height of his rap career, Tim Dog was a ferocious MC with both bite and bark and that is the way that he will be remembered. On Thursday (February 14) the 46-year old, Bronx, New York 1990s rap artist passed away after suffering a seizure.
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Former Mayor Ed Koch Dies At 88

Former New York mayor Ed Koch died Friday morning, hours after being admitted to intensive care in a New York City hospital.

Martin Roth Passes At 93

Martin Roth passed away on January 9, 2013 in a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was 93 years old.

Nicholas DiMucci Passes At 87

Nicholas F. DiMucci of Yonkers died Nov. 22 at St. Patrick's Home in the Bronx, N.Y., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 87.

Norberta O’Callaghan Passes At 69

Norberta O’Callaghan, 69, of Bergenfield died Tuesday, October 23, 2012.

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