All Obituaries

In celebration of the life of Rosemary A. Culhane (Gugliotta), 93, who died on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Smithtown, NY.  Born August 27, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Leonard Gugliotta and Anita Gugliotta Maher. Rosemary attended St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, NY.  She met and fell in love with William F. Culhane while he was serving in the U.S. Airforce and was married on April 11, 1953.  They moved to Smithtown, NY approximately 65 years ago and...

Linda Ferrara, 75 of Manorville, NY passed away surrounded by her family on May 24, 2023, after a decade long battle with breast cancer. Linda was born on July 30, 1947, and was adopted at birth by Frank & Ann Milaney. She was raised in Astoria, NY and attended St. Joseph’s Secondary School.  She was an only child but always yearned for siblings and to be part of a big family.  In the summer of 1965, fate intervened on a family trip to Napeauge, NY where she met...

Teresa was born on June 18th, 1938 and was welcomed into heaven on May 22, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Henry, and her children, Marie and Michael. She was a proud Mema to her grandchildren, Nicole and Joseph.   Teresa was born in Brooklyn  and lived in Jamaica where she met her husband Henry. They moved to Lynbrook to start their family and later retired to Stony Brook. Teresa loved to be around family and friends.     We will truly miss you and we...

Patricia Ann O’Neill Monetti went home to heaven on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 74 years old. She is loved and remembered by her family and friends who shared great joy and memories of her life. Patricia was married to Dr. Henry Monetti, and is mother to John, Concetta, Christopher, Patty, and the late Henry. She is grandmother to Tyler, Brian, Ashley, Dalilah, and Little Henry. Now she is in the loving company of her parents, John and Delores O’Neill, her son, Henry, another...

Ronkonkoma resident Margaret Nahaczewski, age 101, passed away peacefully at her home on May 7, 2023. Margaret was born at home in Long Island City on November 15, 1921 to James and Josephine Prudente. She was predeceased by her parents, six of her siblings(Katie DeMita, Marty Prudente, Joe Prudente, Fanny Sensenbach, Rose Sensenbach, and James Prudente) and her husband, Stephen Nahaczewski who died in 1997. Margaret grew up in Long Island City and Astoria, Queens. She attended the local...

St. James resident Sylvia Quenstedt, age 100, passed away peacefully at her home on May 6, 2023. Sylvia was born in her grandmother’s house in Gillette, New Jersey, on October 28,1922 to Stella and Salvatore Abbene. She was predeceased by her husband Rudolf Quenstedt who died in 1996, and her two siblings Lillian Cunningham and Adelaide Ferguson. Sylvia grew up in Astoria Queens, and during World War II worked for New York Quinine. She was engaged to Rudolf Quenstedt during the war...

Thomas James, in his 76th year, 50 year resident of St James, NY, passed on May 6, 2023. Retired Suffolk County Police,  Town of Smithtown Bay Constable, graduate of Seton Hall HS Class of 1965, attended Bentley College. Cherished husband for 54 years to Mil. Devoted and loving father to Jennifer (Andrew) Gilbride, Thomas (Kate), and Timothy (Rebecca).  Darling Pop of Jack, Peter, Maggie, Tommy, and Abigail. Loving brother of Pat and Dave Jackson, Judy and the late Jim Hanrahan,...