Mildred Louise Clingan Linden, of Whiteville, NC, died on May 28, 2005 at Columbus Regional Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late Thomas George Clingan and Mary Elizabeth Alexander Armstrong Clingan. Mrs. Linden was born in Nassau County and was a member of the Highest Praise Church in Whiteville. Survivors include her husband Samuel Linden of Whiteville; children, Patricia Anne Linden McMinn of Benecia, CA, Jayne Linden Gore of Hallsboro, NC, David Wayne Linden of Long Island and Scott Alan Linden of Tampa, FL; sister Anne Clingan of Whiteville; brother Calvin Coolidge Clingen of Beverly Hills, FL; and eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the McKenzie Mortuary Service, Whiteville. Services were held at the Highest Praise Church with Dr. Lyndon Purifoy and Dr. McElree Purifoy officiating. Burial Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the Highest Praise Church, 109 N. Madison St., Whiteville, NC 28472. Marie J. Ruggiero, of Locust Valley, died on June 3, 2005. Wife of Alfonso. Mother of Marie (Thomas) Flynn, Alfonso Jr. and Ron (Diane). Grandmother of Dawn, Doreen, Ronnie Jr. and Michael. Great-grandmother of six. Arrangements were made by the McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Funeral Mass celebrated at the Church of St. Rocco. Interment Locust Valley Cemetery. Albert D. Tiedemann, formerly of Brookville, died on June 3, 2005 at age 85. Husband of Lilly. Father of Frederick. Reposed at the Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Burial Locust Valley Cemetery. Anthony J. Grella Sr., of Port Richey, FL, formerly of Sea Cliff, died at the age of 88. He was a 68-year member of the Sea Cliff Fire Dept. and a dedicated employee of the Sea Cliff - Jamaica Water Company for 53 years. He was past president of North Shore Fire Council and an ex-chief of the Sea Cliff Fire Dept. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marjorie (nee Olson); children, Marjorie Holly, Philip "Butch" (Barbara), Gail, Anthony J. Jr. (Janice), William E. (Nancy) and Eric C; sisters, Carmella Sosnicki (William), Gloria Murch (Sonny) and brother Michael (Virginia). Also survived by 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Firematic services were held at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Boniface Martyr Church.

Palmer Sealy Jr. passed away on June 2, 2005 after a courageous four-year battle with cancer at his home in Brookville. He was 69 years old. Palmer was a loving and dedicated husband to Polly, his wife of 42 years; to his children, Chip, Dave and Jeff; to his daughters-in-law, Sheila, Sarah and Cindy; and his grandchildren, Palmer, Regan, Matthew, Charlie, Clay, JP, Lucas, James and Sam. Palmer would certainly describe his family as the crowing achievement in what was a very rich life.

Palmer worked as a commercial real estate broker for over 30 years, as a result of his successes as a promotional broker the Uris Buildings Corporation asked the Cross and Brown Company to name him and his partner, David Hoffman, as rental agents for 300 and 320 Park Ave. Over the years he would serve in that capacity for many buildings, including 3, 90, 200, 300, 320 and 410 Park Ave. alone. Many of the Fortune 500 companies found their headquarters offices through his efforts, the likes of which included: National Broadcasting Company and International Paper.

Palmer was executive vice president and served on the board of directors for the Cross & Brown Company. Later in his career, he was also a founding member of Sealy, Hoffman & Sheehan, Inc.

Palmer graduated from the Millbrook School in 1954 and Brown University in 1958, where he received his BA in history, beginning what would be a life time passion for US history. He toured Civil War battle sites with friends an explored his genealogy which dated back to Walter Palmer, settler of Stonington, CT, in 1692.

Following Brown, Palmer served his country as a 1st lieutenant in the US Marine Corps for two years. Palmer pursued a lifelong passion for tennis, something passed to him from his father Palmer Sealy Sr., a USTA doubles finalist. He ran the West Side Tennis Club junior program during the 1960s, introducing many young promising players to the game, most notably Vitas Geralitis who went on to win the Australian Open.

Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. A memorial service will be held on June 11 at 11 a.m. at the Brookville Reformed Church, Brookville. In lieu of flowers the family's wishes all donations to go to the Camp Joslin Scholarship Fund, Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Pl., Boston, MA 02215.