Obituaries
Father Francis J. Gasparick
July 7, 1958 - November 12, 2023
The Capuchin Franciscan friars of the Province of St. Mary mourn the death of their brother, Father Francis J. Gasparik, O.F.M. Cap, who passed from this life on Sunday, November 12, 2023, in New York City at the age of sixty-five. Fr. Francis was born to Francis and Joan Brady Gasparik in New York City on July 7, 1958. He and his four siblings grew up in Astoria, Queens. Francis attended St. M
Christine Centineo
March 19, 1956 - November 9, 2023
Christine Prudence Centineo, also known as Chris and Chrissy, age 67, passed away on November 9, 2023, in New York, New York. She was surrounded by loving family and friends at the time of her passing. Christine was born on March 19, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York, to her parents Joseph D. Centineo and Louise F. Falcone-Centineo. From her early days, she had a thirst for knowledge and for adventur
Patricia S. Joseph
December 9, 1933 - November 6, 2023
Patricia Joseph, a beloved grandmother and friend, world traveler and adventurer, caregiver and patron of the arts, passed away at home on November 6, 2023, just a month shy of her 90th birthday. She was born in New Jersey in the midst of the Depression, raised in Teaneck, NJ, and graduated in the class of 1951 from Teaneck High School before attending Skidmore College in New York. Two m
Lolita Rodriguez
September 14, 1928 - November 4, 2023
Lolita Rodriguez was born on September 14, 1928, under the San Felipe hurricane in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. A twin brother, Felipe, died shortly after birth. She passed away on November 4th, 2023, in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. In between, she raised five children, nurtured her granddaughters, and adored her great grandchildren. Friends called her Lolin or Lola. Anyone who wal
Cruz Maria Gonzalez
March 17, 1941 - November 3, 2023
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Rudolph James Gillis
July 1, 1943 - October 29, 2023
Luis Raul Ortiz
June 15, 1936 - October 28, 2023
Domenico Spano
August 17, 1944 - October 23, 2023
Domenico Spano, a New York custom clothier who outfitted captains of industry and Hollywood stars, and whose own dandyish style made him a highly recognizable peacock on the streets of the city as well as in newspaper fashion pages, died on Oct. 23 in Manhattan. He was 79. His daughter Elisabeth Spano said he died in a hospital of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Mr. Spano, who went by the nic
