FAHEY, THOMAS
THOMAS FAHEY, age 91, passed away on
April 17, 1997 after an extended illness. Tom was born in County Galway, Ireland
on August 24, 1905. He was retired from Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, NY. He
moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 1972 and spent the last six years in Stuart, FL.
He was a member of St. Juliana's Catholic Church, West Palm Beach, FL. He was a
founding member and past president of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians and was a
Grand Knight of the Knights Of Columbus, both of Suffolk County, NY.
Surviving family members include two sons; Thomas J. and (Geraldine) Fahey, of Stuart, FL and Edward Fahey of Blue Point, NY; seven grandchildren, Kathleen Wall and Margaret Alexander both of Stuart, FL, Maureen Fraser of Boston, MA, Eileen Fahey of West Palm Beach, FL, Rebecca, Caroline and Johnathan Fahey, all of Blue Point, NY; five great-grandchildren, John, Catherine, Thomas, -Zachary and Meghan.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 1997 at St.
Juliana's Catholic Church, 4500 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL.
Interment will follow at Our Lady Queen Of Peace Cemetery in West Palm Beach,
FL. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, April 20, 1997 from 2 p.m.
until 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. A scripture service will be held at 7:15
p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of the MIZELL-FAVILLE-ZERN SOUTHDALE
CHAPEL, 4101 Parker Avenue, West P alm Beach, Florida 33405. --Palm Beach
Post, The (FL) - April 20, 1997
GUERNSEY, JAMES
LOWERRE
James Lowerre Guernsey Funeral: Memorial 10 a.m. Friday at
the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes.
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS --- James Lowerre Guernsey, 69, of Ocean Springs, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, in Biloxi.
Mr. Guernsey was a native of Bay Shore, NY. He taught for 33 years at East Islip, NY, and at Nassau County Community College in Garden City, NY. He has been a resident of the Coast for the past 10 years. He was a Korean War veteran having served as a cryptographer at Washington, D.C., in NSA. He received his BA at Hofstra College, his master's degree at NY State University in Albany, NY, and his doctorate at Columbia University in New York City.
He was a tireless worker in the New York Teachers Union and did much volunteer work at a women's shelter in Suffolk County, NY. On the Coast he was the Secretary of the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club. He also was a skeet shooter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Catherine Guernsey of Long Island, NY.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Barbara Byrd Guernsey, and several cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, 1999, at the
Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes where friends may call
one hour before service time. There will be a committal service at 12:30 p.m.
Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery. --Sun Herald, The (Biloxi, MS) - April
8, 1999, contributed by A. Newell.
JOHNSON, GEORGE
M.
Pompano Beach, FL--George M. JOHNSON, 46, of Pompano Beach died
on May 20, 1997. Mr. Johnson moved to this area in 1982 from Suffolk County, NY,
where he was owner of the Brook Ave. Deli in Bayshore, NY and continued in the
food service industry in this area. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic
Church and is survived by his parents, George H. and Lillian D. Johnson of Port
St. Lucie; wife, Karen; sons, George W., Michael T. and William J.; daughter,
Patricia E. Johnson all of this area; sisters, Joanne Johnson of Tamarac, Nancy
Noton of Port St. Lucie and Christine Kalbach of N. Lauderdale; 2 grandchildren,
William J. and Caitlyn Johnson. Mass of Christian Burial will be recited, 11 AM,
Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church by The Reverend John Glory. Friends
may call from 2-5 to 7-9 PM, Friday at the funeral home, where a wake service
will be recited at 7:15 PM. Arrangements by NATIONAL ALL FAITH FUNERALS, 1444 S.
Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach. --South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale,
FL) - May 23, 1997, contributed by A. Newell.
PHILLIPS,
MORTON J.
KEY LARGO, FL --MORTON J. PHILLIPS , born April 14, 1919,
died Saturday, October 3, 1998 at the Plantation Key Convalescent Center in
Tavernier, Florida. He was the son of Benjamin and Ethel Fleischer Phillips,
deceased, of St. Albans, NY. Ethel Phillips was the sister of cartoonist, Max
Fleischer. Mr. Phillips, born in Brooklyn, NY, had resided in 1947 in Mattituck,
Long Island until moving to Key Largo, FL in 1983 with his wife of 51 years,
Rosalind Samuel Phillips. Mrs. Phillips continues to reside in Key Largo. Mr.
Phillips is also survived by his sons, William J. Phillips of Albany and Richard
K. Phillips of Niskayuana; a sister, Paula Scide of Del Ray Beach, FL; a
brother, Lawrence and his wife, Phyllis of Cheshire, MA; two daughters-in-law,
Karen Flanigan Phillips and Dorothy Reiter Phillips; four grandchildren, Jessica
of San Francisco, Matthew and Tyler of Albany and Benjamin of Niskayuna and five
nieces and nephews. Mr. Phillips, an avid fisherman and boatsman, was the
founder of Phillips Investigation Bureau, located in Mattituck, Long Island. he
was also co-owner with his wife of Phillips Department Store of Mattituck.
Earlier in his career he worked as a freight conductor on the Long Island
Railroad. He also was a Deputy Sheriff and corrections officer in Suffolk
County, NY and was active on Long Island in Southold town politics. He was a
veteran of World War II, serving as an interpreter and communications officer in
New Guinea and the Philippines where he reached the rank of Sergeant. For a time
he was on loan to the Australian Army, and was also in the Pacific Theater
serving in the 860th Engineers division. Mr. Phillips was active for more than
25 years as a volunteer firefighter, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Disabled
Veterans Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Private family
arrangements have been made in Florida. --Times Union, The (Albany, NY) -
October 10, 1998, contributed by A. Newell.
RABER,
STEVEN THOMAS
VALE, NC - Steven Thomas Raber 17, of 2931 Sam Houser
Rd. died July 9, 1996, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
Funeral is 2 p.m. today at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church with Father Ric Farwell officiating. Burial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
He was born in Suffolk County, NY, on May 23, 1979. He was a rising senior at West Lincoln High School and a member of St. Dorothy's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his mother, Jan Raber of the home; father, Robert Raber of Albany, NY; grandparents, Anthony and Rose Cianflone of Vale, and Henry and Patricia Raber of Copiague, NY; five aunts; and six uncles.
Memorials may be made to Steven Thomas Raber Memorial Fund, c/o BB&T,
P.O. Box 219, Lincolnton, NC 28093. Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, is in
charge. --Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - July 11, 1996, contributed by A.
Newell.
ROMANCE, MARY GOODWIN
LINCOLNTON, NC
- Mrs. Mary Goodwin Romance 83, of Asheville, formerly of Lincolnton, died
Monday, June 8, 1998, at Blue Ridge Care Center, Asheville.
Memorial service is 7 p.m. Thursday at E.F. Drum Funeral Home.
Born May 26, 1915, in Suffolk County, NY, Mrs. Romance was daughter of the late Joseph Russell Goodwin and Alice Drum Goodwin and wife of the late John Romance. She attended school in New York, was employed in nursing in home health care, and was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, New York.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Marion Romance of Lincolnton; and granddaughter, Carrie Ann Romance of Bessemer City.--Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - June 10, 1998, contributed by A. Newell.