Obituary: Anne Elizabeth Hunter MacIntosh

Anne Elizabeth Hunter MacIntosh (nee Anne Elizabeth Hunter), known to many as Granny Anne, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 24 at her home in The Bristal at North Hills. She was 89.

Obituary: Frank J. Gaston

Frank J. Gaston, 94, of Manhasset, passed away on Feb. 18, 2013. Beloved husband of Helen, who predeceased him. Devoted father of Nancy Foreman and Margaret Hand, loving grandfather of seven grandchildren, proud great-grandfather of four great-grandchildren and loving uncle of three nephews and nieces. He was director of Special International Studies at the Conference Board from 1944 until his retirement. Funeral at Fairchild & Sons Funeral Home at 10 a.m. on March 2, 2013, 1570 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice Care Network.

Obituary:Grace Hicks Johns

Grace Hicks Johns, 91, died Feb. 8, 2013. She is survived by her children: Betsy H. Johns and her husband Steven Green of Westbury; C. Andrew Johns and his wife Susan of Port Washington, and Susan J. Esworthy and her husband David of Mount Airy, MD. She is also survived by her brother Harry L. Hicks, formerly of Manhasset and Shelter Island, NY, and now of Williamsburg, VA. She was Gigi to her seven adored grandchildren: Joanna and Mallory Green; Chris, Bryan, and Evan Johns; and Julie and Tim Esworthy.  She was predeceased by her husband Carl O. Johns, Jr., of Manhasset, and was sister of the late Everett K. Hicks of Port Washington and Helen H. Coulter of Chester, CT.  Her funeral service was held at the Community Reformed Church on Plandome Road, with Rev. Steven D. Pierce officiating.

Grace Van Nostrand Hicks was born in Little Neck to H. Leslie Hicks and Louise Van Nostrand Hicks, and lived on a farm overlooking what is now Little Neck Parkway. She recalled ice skating to school, attending Sunday school and Christian Endeavor groups at her church, riding horses and going to friends’ homes in areas that are now the Long Island Expressway. She attended grade school at PS 94.

Obituary: Maureen Mahoney Rice

Maureen Mahoney Rice, age 83 was the beloved wife of Richard, loving mother of Kathleen and Stuart Harris, Sheila and David Gleason, Mark and Nancy Rice, and Brian Rice and Robert Goldrich. She was the proud grandmother of Amanda, Morgan, Brett, Casey, and Jaime. She was the dear sister of the late Patricia Cavallero and daughter of the late New York State Senator Francis J. Mahoney and Catherine Mahoney.

Obituary: Millicent Gordon Vosburgh

Millicent Gordon Vosburgh, 90, recently of New York City, and formerly of Plandome, died peacefully on June 8 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY. A resident of Bridges Cornell Heights Millicent was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. Predeceased by her husband, Dr. Lee F. Vosburgh, Millicent is survived by her children, Rick Vosburgh (Durham, NC), Lisa Stone (Boston, MA), Brooke Alexander (Wittman, MD), Evan Vosburgh (NYC), Tracy Vosburgh (Ithaca, NY) and Lee Vosburgh (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico); and grandchildren, Matthew (San Francisco) and Ian Ghent (NYC); Jessica (New Haven, CT) and Brendan Vosburgh, 2LT, IN, US Army (Fort Benning, GA); Emily (Punta Gorda, Belize), Michael (Boston, MA), and Benjamin Stone (Boston, MA); Alexander (Washington, DC) and Elizabeth Frieden (Ithaca, NY).

Obituary: Yousri Youssef Mishriki, MD

Yousri Youssef Mishriki, MD, died at home in Orlando, Florida on June 1, 2012 after a heroic battle with leukemia. He was born on Aug. 28, 1931 at Girga, Egypt to the late Youssef and Anissa Mishriki.

Dr. Mishriki graduated top of his class at the Kasr El Aini Faculty of Medicine Cairo University with an M.D. in 1954 and was a former medical staff member at Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, where he last held the position of associate chairman, department of pathology.

Obituary: Peter Joseph Cappio, Jr.

Peter Joseph Cappio Jr., 91, of Southbury, CT, was born in Paterson, NJ on Dec. 2, 1920. Formerly of Flushing, Queens and Manhasset, he passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Peter was employed by Bushwick Iron and Steel Company in Long Island City, for over 40 years. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Peter was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Edna (née Cunningham). He is survived by six children: Nancy Godina (John); Philip (Mary); Daniel (Lorraine); Bruce, Robert (Jessica) and Janice Barlow (John), 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Obituary: Robert C. Canale

Robert C. Canale, a 50-year resident of Manhasset, died June 2, 2012 at the Tuttle Center at the Amsterdam, Port Washington. He was 86 years old. Born on June 2, 1926 in Brooklyn, he was a 1944 graduate of Xavier HS, and proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. Upon graduation from Fordham University in 1950, he began his career in the pharmaceutical industry at Smith-Kline French. After 18 years, he transitioned into medical publishing, beginning with the Steven K. Herlitz organization, continuing on to Romaine Pierson Publishers, and then finally to Dominus Publishing where he culminated his distinguished career as one of the founding publishers of two journals: Primary Care & Cancer, and Oncology, which he helped shepherd through its first 15 years.

Obituary: James D. Glennon

James D. Glennon of Port Orange, Florida, formerly of Port Washington, Long Island and California passed away on April 25, 2012. Mr. Glennon was a graduate of Chaminade High School and Long Island University. He later received his M.A. in public administration. Jim began a 35-year career in law enforcement as a police officer in Berkeley, California and subsequently joined the Walnut Creek, California Police Department. He later became deputy director of the Police Academy at the Contra Costa Criminal Justice Center in Pittsburg, California. Simultaneously he served as an instructor in criminal justice at the College at Contra Costa. Mr. Glennon was considered an expert on issues of police stress and testified as an expert witness in numerous civil and criminal trials. He became Police Chief of the city of Seaside, California.

Obituary: Arthur ‘Buddy’ Nelson, Jr.

Arthur Nelson Jr., “Buddy,” of Huntington died on May 2, 2012. He was the beloved father of Tracie Vaughan (Dan), Timothy (Laurel) and Brian Nelson, and cherished brother of Diane Nelson, Kathy Mazur (Tom), Craig Nelson and the late Scott and Ricky. Buddy remained close to his former wife Patricia Nelson, and many loving nieces and nephews. Buddy was a longtime proprietor of Orlando’s Deli of Manhasset and an entrepreneur of many other business ventures. Buddy will be dearly missed by his family and friends.