All Obituaries

The Hawkins family is requesting donations be made to any Food Bank in your local community in honor of: Gilbert Harold Hawkins Brooklyn, New York - Gilbert Harold Hawkins, 82, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his residence unexpectedly of complications of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. In February 1937 in Colon, Republic of Panama, Gilbert Harold Hawkins was born to Mabel Millington and Caieto Hawkins. The eldest of seven, Gilbert was a smart industrious boy who saw obstacles,...

Winston “Winty” Samuel Peters, was born to Samuel and Ruth Peters on May 29th 1946 in San Nicholas, Aruba, The Netherlands Antilles; at the time Winston’s father worked in Aruba which was the location of the oil refineries for Venezuela.  After some time, Samuel and Ruth moved back to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (S.V.G.), W.I. the place of their birth.  There they raised Winston and his siblings in the Botanical Gardens (the oldest Botanical Gardens in the...

Today, we celebrate the life and accomplishments of our beloved Brandon Emile Berment (“B”), who passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.  Brandon was born on November 8, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York to the elated union of Carl Francis Berment and Marjorie Luisa Hunter Berment.  Brandon grew up with a family that helped instill the core values in planting the roots to his successes.  He learned alot from his maternal and paternal grandparents -- Monica Richardson...

Desirée Gwendolyn Durden was born on September 21, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. The only child of Russell Lowell Durden and Benie Neely Durden, Desirée was educated in the New York City public schools, and was employed by that system for many years as a School Safety Officer. “Desi”, as she was lovingly called, lived a life devoted to children and spending quality time with family and friends.  She was especially close to her cousins Teresa Garrett and Denise...

Nikia Rebecca Webster was born August 26, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York to Jerome Ferguson and (the late) Wynett Webster, and she was a dedicated mother to her beloved son, Jaylen Richards.  Jaylen was everything to Nikia and she protected him like a lioness protects her cub. Nikia had an uncanny ability to connect with people in a deep, meaningful way, and everyone who met her quickly became a confidant and friend.  She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the simplest, most...

Anthony Maurice Smith, adopted son of (the late) Julia Elizabeth Chandler Smith and Warren Lawrence Smith, was born on May 15, 1961 in Onancock (Accomack County), Virginia.  He was raised in Brooklyn, New York from the age of three. Anthony graduated from Canarsie High School and later attended New York City Technical College in Brooklyn to study Electrical Engineering.  He was also blessed with the gift of carpentry.  Through this, he possessed the ability to craft...

At the request of the family of State Regent Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly, memorial gifts may be made to the New York State Regent's Project in lieu of flowers. Please send memorials, made payable to: The NYS Organization NSDAR ATTN: State Treasurer Pamela Barrack  142 Mountain Lane, Beacon, NY 12508   Historian, Genealogist, Author, Teacher, Pocahontas Descendant and Daughter of the American Revolution   Wilhelmena Rhodes was born December 11, 1946 in...

Victoria Agatha Senior was born to Edith Louisa Dixon and Charles Nathaniel Senior on December 18, 1923 at Prospect District, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, West Indies. She was raised by her grandparents who lived across the road from each other, making it easy to travel from one house to the other. She attended early schooling and church in the same building; Giddy Hall All-Age School and Giddy Hall Presbyterian Church. She later attended Tutorial College in Kingston, Jamaica’s...

Michelle Pia Small passed away on October 1, 2019 at her home in Brooklyn, NY of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension after an eighteen year battle with scleroderma.  She was 49 years old.   Michelle was born February 9, 1970 to her parents Ernest Fitzroy Small and Vitalina Mercedes Small.  After high school, Michelle graduated from Baruch College and began a long career as an administrator and representative for Human Resources at various firms in the financial industry. ...

Life in Perspective Wife, Mother, Sister Friend Proverbs 31:30 says "a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Truly this verse, and the entire chapter, captures the essence of Gerda B. "Verna" Henry, the bedrock of the Henry family for many decades. "She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband...

Gloria Elmira Boyce was born on July 24, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the third of six children born to (the late) Lerta Taylor Eastmond and Ernest Evans Eastmond.  In 1937, the Eastmonds moved their family to Jefferson Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn where Gloria resided for most of her life. Gloria graduated from Girls High School in 1947 and the following year, began her career as an operator with The New York Telephone Company. Always a dedicated, hard...