- Frank J. Portelli of North Bellmore died on Oct. 4. He was the husband of Eileen, father of Olivia and Giavanna, son of Marie and the late Thomas Portelli. He was also the brother of Nancy, Donna, Mary-Jo and the late Thomas, Jr.
- Alberta Merschoff, formerly of North Bellmore, died on Oct. 2 at 93. She was the wife of the late Russell W. Merschoff. She was also the sister of Beatrice Smith.
- Lucille Sardiello of Merrick died on Oct. 5 at 87. She is survived by her sons, James and Robert, and two grandchildren, Michael and Lucy.
- Frances Pantony of North Bellmore died on Oct. 6 at 88. She was the wife of the late Michael, mother of James, Michael and Alice Unschuld. She was also the grandmother of six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was the sister of Alice and was predeceased by Terry, Gertrude and Eddie.
- Peter J. Loester of Merrick died on Oct. 7. He was the brother of Patricia Baisley, Margaret Mescall, Thomas, Paul, Suzanne Lundquist, John, Louise Gunderson and the late Gerard.
- Phyllis Sirota died on Oct. 7 in Miami at 88, died Oct. 7 in Miami. Sirota had a long career as a school librarian in the Glen Cove and Bellmore schools. She is survived by three children, Michael, Robert and Dr. Susan Ganz, as well as five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
- George F. Matthews of Bellmore died on Oct. 14 at 86. Matthews was a WWII Navy Veteran. He was also the husband of Peggy and father of Teresa, Mary, Peggy, Patti and Michael. He was the grandfather of Frankie, Laura, Amanda, Nicky, Alexandra, Cortney and Bryan, and was also the great grandfather of Kayla, Christian, Patrick, Cassie, Kevin and Natalia.
- Kevin John Seidel died on Oct. 12 at 42, died Oct. 12, 2012. He was born in Merrick and lived in St. Lucie and Martin counties for the past 16 years. Survivors include his mother, Barbara Seidel; son, Kevin Seidel, and brother, Matthew Seidel.
- Patricia Mangiardi died peacefully on Oct. 18. She taught second grade at Sacred Heart School in Merrick. She was predeceased by her youngest child, Celeste. She is survived by her daughters Denise, Sharon and Maureen and sons, John, Robert, Joseph, Gerard and Eugene, and 14 grandchildren.
Obituaries: Oct. 2-18
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Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 14, 2013 at 01:34 pm
Can you edit above and add photo? Then I will post to top news! Thanks! MG