Susan Louise Duren-Patrick
Aug 27, 2026
Susan L. Duren-Patrick was called from labor to reward on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the Montefiore Hospital in New Rochelle, New York, after an extended illness.
Susan was born in Camden, South Carolina on January 28, 1936 at the height of the depression, to the late Minion Duren and Josephine Wood.
Susan was educated...
Vanessa Dale Gayle
Aug 21, 2026
Vanessa Dale Gayle, 73, of Mount Vernon, New York, peacefully departed this life on Friday, August 21, 2026, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Vanessa was born on July 26, 1953, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Essie M. Spicely. She was the youngest of four children. As a teenager, Vanessa left Martinsville...
Kenyaan Kariem Marks
Aug 17, 2026
Kenyaan Kariem Marks was born on December 19, 1979, in Mount Vernon, New York, to Margaret Jones and Gregory Marks. Raised in Mount Vernon, Kenyaan began his education at Longfellow Elementary School and later attended A.B. Davis Middle School. He continued his education at Pleasantville High School, where he graduated.
Kenyaan was a hardworking man who worked...
Gloria Hyacinth Purville
Jul 29, 2026
Gloria Hyacinth Purville
Gloria Hyacinth Purville was born in Kingston, Jamaica on April 5, 1939 to Lucinda Taylor and Elijah Francis. She was the eldest of three children, raised alongside her brother, Fabian and her sister, Yvonne. After graduating from high school, she began her working life as a seamstress in...
Anthony Nathan Coleman
May 31, 2026
Anthony Nathan Coleman Sr., affectionately known as Tony, of The Bronx, New York passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Born on May 10, 1945, in The Bronx, New York, he was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He was one of seven children born to the late Nathan and Ruth Coleman.
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Cynthia "Piggy, Cynt, Smiley" Friend
Dec 25, 2025
Cynthia Denise Friend passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, December 25, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born on August 2, 1960, in Brunswick, Georgia, Cynthia was the beloved daughter of Morgan Friend and Bernice Mae Culbreath Friend. Her family later relocated to New York, where she spent most of her life. Cynthia...
Johnnie Mae Jessamy
Jul 30, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Johnnie M. Jessamy, who passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025. She was born on April 9, 1931, in Columbia, Alabama, to Rubie Ashley Span and Robert Lee Cumings. After growing up in the south for about 10 years, her family moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she attended grammar school, high...
