Obituaries

Hugh Paul Gabriel

- January 4, 2021
Service Date: no services

GABRIEL - Hugh Paul, M.D. We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear family member, Dr. Hugh Paul Gabriel at the age of 86. He was a distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University Medical School. Dr. Gabriel co-founded the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation Service at Bellevue Hospital and provided consultation to pediatric patients at both Bellevue and NYU Langone Medical Center. During his more than 40 year...

Milagros Rabara

- December 22, 2020
Service Date: December 29, 2020

Milagros Rabara

- December 22, 2020
Service Date: December 29, 2020

Milagros Rabara

- December 22, 2020
Service Date: December 29, 2020

Florita DeLeon

- December 20, 2020
Service Date: December 27, 2020

FLORITA CRUZ DeLEON January 20, 1936 – December 20, 2020 New York, New York Florita Cruz DeLeon of New York, NY, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died on Sunday, December 20, after a long battle with cancer. She was 84. Affectionately known as Flory to her friends and Mom, Momma, Ate, Tita and Lola to family, she was born on Jan. 20, 1936 in Navotas, Philippines - the daughter of the late Dr. Iluminado S.T. Cruz, Sr. and Flora...

Virginia O'Brien

- December 18, 2020
Service Date: December 22, 2020

Virginia M. O'Brien, 98, of NYC passed away on December 18, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Vincent M. O'Brien, who predeceased her in 2013. Virginia was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 8, 1922 and moved to Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan when she married Vincent in 1949. Virginia was the eldest of four children of Henry T. and Alice Mundy (nee Mullin), both deceased. Virginia is a direct descendent of Samuel Fuller, a passenger on...

Judith Graf

- December 17, 2020
Service Date: no services

On December 17, 2020, Judith Graf, known to friends and family as Mom, Grams and Judy, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away in her home. Judy, who was 93-years-old, lived life on her terms: independently and in her way, up until the end, on her own for almost 9 years after she was widowed. She was born and raised in The Bronx, NY, where she met her husband, Irwin. After getting married on November 30, 1947, they moved into Manhattan where...

James D. Flanagan

- December 9, 2020
Service Date: December 15, 2020

The Reverend Father James D. Flanagan, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020. Fr. Flanagan is the son of the late Daniel and Mary Flanagan. He is survived by his two sisters, Kathleen McLoughlin and Ann Hegarty, and their families. Fr. Flanagan served in numerous parishes in New York City. He was pastor of Holy Spirit and Holy Family, both in the Bronx. His last assignment was as Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception in...

Eileen Schobert

- November 15, 2020
Service Date: November 19, 2020

Our Aunt Eileen was a strong woman and dedicated to her family. She was very loved, and actually "mothered" all of us after our mothers had passed. So in the end she became "The Mother" she was and always wanted to be to "All of Us." How Special is that! Eileen was the beloved aunt to many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and -nephews, and great-grandnieces and -nephews. She was also loved by many friends young and old and had wonderful...

Madeline Kerns

- November 4, 2020
Service Date: November 16, 2020

Madeline Florence Kerns, age 91, passed away peacefully at the Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on November 4th, 2020, after battling dementia in recent years. Madeline was born on November 9th, 1928 to Edward and Madeline (Muller) Kerns of Long Beach, New York. As a young girl Madeline showed great talent as a singer and appeared in the 1930's with other children on a popular NYC radio show. She also frequently...