All Obituaries

It is with great sadness and love that we mourn the loss of David Ehlers on January 23, 2021. A die hard Red Sox fan, he was born in Massachusetts but had been a resident of Smithtown since 1967. For over 36 years he worked as a carpenter for Smithtown Central School District. Always up to any challenge, Dave was proud to be a part of the restoration work performed at the Vanderbilt Museum. He was a devoted family man and is survived by his loving wife of almost 30 years Cynthea and his...

Beloved life partner and fiance of Michele (Graziano). Proud father of Michael. Loving son of the late John E. and Margaret E. O'Connor.  Loving brother to Maureen (Russell) Greco, and Kevin (Susan). Cherished Uncle to Jennifer, Christina, Jason, Kyle, and Megan and Great Uncle of Conner, Grayson, Richard, and Nina Rose.  Proud business owner of Orion Pest Management.  David leaves behind a wealth of family and friends who loved him dearly.  

PRIEBE Georgia – longtime resident of St. James passed on January 22, 2021.  Long serving volunteer at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, including multiple terms as Auxiliary President and recipient of the Teddy Roosevelt Award for her 25,000 hours volunteer service. Parishioner of Sts. Philip and James RC Church for 60+ years serving in Eucharistic Ministry, Lectoring, RCIA and as Director of Religious Education. Held a Master’s Degree in both Religious Education and...

It is with great sadness and much love that we mourn the loss of Otto J. Schindlar on January 19,2021. Otto is survived by his wife Patricia of 57 years, his four children Bill (Alayne), Dan (Lisa), Curt (Chrissy), Christine (John) and his eleven grandchildren. Otto proudly served in the United States Navy and was a dedicated Police Officer in the Nassau County Police Department for 35 years. Otto was born and raised in Flushing, NY, he raised his family in Wantagh and retired in...

It is with great sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Onofrio "Joseph" Vuocolo of St. James, on Monday, January 19, 2021, at the age of 86. Born and raised in East Elmhurst, NY, to Joseph and Nancy Vuocolo. He is survived by his loving sister's Frances Francica and Anita Bradley. He was a long time employee of Con Edison and a member of the Woodmen of the World and enjoyed the simple things in life. He was a passionate and talented harmonica and...

It is with deep sorrow we mourn the passing of Melvin Yee, a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, coworker and friend. Melvin was born and raised in Astoria, Queens to parents Sau Moon Yee and Harry Quel Yul Yee.  He was a mischievous boy who had many escapades with his brothers and friends including squirting passersby from the second story window with his water gun and playing tag on the school roof. He was the fastest boy in his school and raced everyone who would...