Obituaries
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.
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
Joseph Brady Passes At 79
Joseph Brady, 79, of New Windsor, died October 16, 2012, at home with his family by his side....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....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....
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....
Gaetano Gebbia (1921-2012)
Gaetano Gebbia, 90, of Valley Cottage, died September 27, 2012, in Bradenton, FL....