Obituaries

George Lucas

George Lucas

Apr 22, 2024

George is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean; his children: Marge (Bill), Cathy (Tony), and Billy; his grandchildren: Marisa (Justin), Serena (Bob), Michael (Debra), Lauren (Corey), Kaylee (Brian) and Eleni (Nebeyu); and his great-grandchildren: Christopher, Connor, Gavin, Keira, Maren, Sofia, Alexis and Adele.

Born in New York City on June 14, 1924 to...

Charles W. Smith

Charles W. Smith

Apr 18, 2024

Charles W. Smith, age 94, of Rockville Centre on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Memorial visitation hours will be Wednesday, April 24th from 3 - 7PM at Towers Funeral Home Inc., 2681 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY.

William James Murphy

William James Murphy

Apr 18, 2024

William J. Murphy, age 73 passed on Thursday April 18, 2024.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Patti, his adoring children Melissa Freilich (Matt), Kimberly ONeil (Casey), Colleen Arnold, and Erin Molinet (Tim) and his adoring grandchildren Graydon, Bailey, Capri, Bodhi, Austen, Connor and Quinn. He was so proud to be a grandfather and...

Michael Charles Costa

Michael Charles Costa

Apr 13, 2024

Michael Charles Costa, 35, of Merrick, NY

passed away on April 13, 2024 in Rego Park, NY.

Visitation will be held on Friday April 19th from 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm at

Towers Funeral Home, 2681 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, New York.

Michael was born in Glen Oaks, NY...

Vincent Desanctis

Vincent Desanctis

Apr 12, 2024

In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital or to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.

Mark Clifford Smith

Mark Clifford Smith

Apr 6, 2024

Mark C. Smith, age 60, of Howard Beach on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:45 am on Wednesday, April 10th at St. Helen's RC Church, 157-10 83rd St., Howard Beach, NY. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village on Wednesday, April 10th at...

John Consiglio

John Consiglio

Apr 5, 2024

John Consiglio, better known as “Johnny,” passed away on April 5th, 2024. The earth shook when he left us.

John was born on August 18th, 1931 and grew up in Jamaica, Queens. He dedicated four years of service in the Air Force during the Korean War. Afterward, he settled in Valley Stream, NY, where he...

Lanna Duverney

Lanna Duverney

Apr 4, 2024

A celebration of love, life, and remembrance will be held on Friday, April 12th, 2024 for Lanna Duverney from 1pm - 4pm at Towers Funeral Home.

Anastasia Karras

Anastasia Karras

Mar 30, 2024

Anastasia Karras passed away peacefully in her sleep on 3/30/2024 at the age of 99. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Greek immigrants, Theodore and Marika Soulopulos. Anastasia grew up and lived most of her life in New York and was a long-time devoted member of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hempstead, New York. Anastasia was a...

Hilton Lee Johnson

Hilton Lee Johnson

Mar 23, 2024

Hilton Johnson passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 23rd, 2024.  He was very loved and will be deeply missed.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at 11:30AM at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale, NY.

Joseph V. Heaney

Joseph V. Heaney

Mar 18, 2024

Joe Heaney passed away on March 18th, 2024 after a long illness.

He was a lifelong Yankee fan despite being raised in Dodger Brooklyn and loved sharing stories about growing up in Midwood. He was an avid tennis player who met his wife across the net in a mixed doubles match. Together they had a...

Dennis Delay

Dennis Delay

Mar 18, 2024

Dennis Delay, 75, of Long Beach, NY passed away on March 18, 2024, surrounded by family.

Dennis is a storied alumni of St. Christopher’s Prisoner of War School, a decorated Vietnam War Veteran, and a retired legend of the Nassau County Police Department’s Bureau of Special Operations. His sense of justice and his memory were...

Elisa C. Gorres

Elisa C. Gorres

Mar 16, 2024

Elisa Gorres was a mother, wife, sister, and friend. She peacefully passed away at 54 years of age on March 16, 2024.

She was born on October 22, 1969, in Iloilo City, Philippines. Elisa’s journey through life was deeply rooted in her core beliefs of hard work, love, and compassion. She worked as...