All Obituaries

          The children of Eileen Marie Mahoney wish to notify you of her passing on May 4, 2020 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson, NY.  Eileen was born on December 8, 1941 in Rockville Center, NY to Paul and Anastasia (Hughes)    She graduated from The Mary Lewis Academy (high school) in Jamaica Estates, NY in 1959 and then St. Joseph’s College, Emmitsburg, MD, Class of 1963, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree...

Maria Bataller, age 91, a long-time resident of Saint James, passed away on April 8, 2021, in her hometown. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Kostoula Mannos. Maria was proud of her Greek heritage and cherished her life growing up in College Point. Through her family connections, she was blessed with meeting and marrying her beloved husband of 65 years, William, who preceded her in death. She was similarly blessed with raising a family that loved her dearly and that she loved back...

Our hearts are forever broken as we announce the passing of Patrick Joseph O’Leary aka “Paddy O” suddenly at the age of 79 on April 6, 2021. Loving husband to Sally Sue for 57 years, beloved father of Patrick (Danielle) O’Leary, Jr., Jacqueline (Steven) Valensisi, Jennifer (Daniel) Harris and William (Christine) O’Leary. Cherished grandfather of Jessica, Julia, Courtney, Kaela, Daniel, Timothy, Jillian, Logan and Dylan. Loving uncle and friend, Patrick had a...

Ali Azmoun, of Southold, New York, passed away on April 2, 2021, at the age of 71, after a nearly three-month battle with COVID. He is the son of Abbas and Ozra Azmoun and is survived by his wife of 48 years, Wendy, and his three children, Babak (Amy), Roddy (Maureen), and Bijan. He had five loving grandchildren, Aydan, Addison, Natasha, Wyatt, and Graham. He is preceded in death by his dear older brother, Atta, and survived by his beloved brother and sister, Houshang and Anvar, his...

SIMON – Eugene John, 86, passed away on March 31, 2021.  Eucharistic Minister.  Loving husband of Lucyann (predeceased) for 56 years.  Beloved father of Lisa (Jimmy) Weir, Frank (Lisa) Simon, Eugene Jr. (Marci) Simon, Michael (Stacy) Simon, Joseph (Janice) Simon, Lillian (Dave) Pedersen, Steven (Maureen) Simon, Mary (Chris) Sanchez.  Cherished grandfather of 22 and great-grandfather of 7.  Visitation will be at St. James Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 6,...

Patricia G. Ragano September 29, 1945 – March 25, 2021 She lived a fulfilling life as a Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend. She loved her arts and crafts, her vegetable garden, cooking, and believe it or not laundry. Most of all she loved her morning, afternoon and evening cup of coffee.  She fought a hard battle with COPD, but you would never know how tough the fight was as she was always happy and in good spirits.  She will be deeply missed and forever loved.  In...

·  Geraldine Dolores Ross, of Hampton, New Hampshire, died peacefully at home, in her sleep, March 20, 2021 – the first day of Spring. She was 89. Born January 16, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York to Anastasia and Paul Gagliano.        Her life-long career was in academia, where she began as a faculty administrator at Stonybrook University in New York, before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. At UT Austin, Gerry served in an administrative...