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Deceased Kiwanians

Clubs have submitted the names of the following Kiwanians from the District who have died as a memorial to them and their Kiwanis service.

Clubs can submit names at any time to be added to the list. Please give the person's name, their date of death, number of years in Kiwanis and the highest office held.

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Division Name Years in
Kiwanis
Highest Office Date Died
Adirondack
     Ellenburg Depot Gaylord Rowe Lt. Gov. Dec 28, 2021
 
     Plattsburgh Floyd LaValley 43 Sep 14, 2024
 
     Plattsburgh Barbara Mattes Jul 7, 2020
 
     Plattsburgh Frank Sklenarik 48 Lt. Gov. Jun 28, 2020
 
     Plattsburgh Breakfast William Glidden Lt. Gov. Jan 11, 2016
 
     Plattsburgh Breakfast Robert Turoff Oct 19, 2023
 
     Rouses Point-Champlain Linda Gonyo-Horne Lt. Gov. Jul 25, 2021
 
     Tupper Lake Erin Dewyea Treasurer Sep 24, 2014
 
Bronx Westchester South
     Bronx Shore Richard Rosenthal Lt. Gov.
 
     Hartsdale Pat Farenga Lt. Gov. Nov 5, 2020
 
     Hartsdale Jack Glazier Lt. Gov.
 
     Mount Vernon Dr. Joseph Christiana Lt. Gov. Jul 17, 2015
 
     Riverdale Dr. Gerald Shaw Aug 8, 2022
 
     Westchester Village, Bronx Angie Politano Lt. Gov. Oct 25, 2022
 
     Yonkers John Bartunek Lt. Gov Dec 6, 2024
 
Brooklyn
     86th St., Bath Beach Howard Feuer 90-91 Lt. Gov Jul 14, 2024
 
     Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Carl Tavolacci 64 Lt. Gov. Dec 11, 2016
 
     Liberty Robert Cavaliere Lt. Gov.
 
     West End, Brooklyn Sal Mazzaro Lt. Gov. Apr 26, 2012
 
Capital
     Albany Benjamin Cirlincione Lt. Gov.
 
     Albany Joseph Gerhauser Lt. Gov.
 
     Albany Gail O'Brien 32 President Mar 28, 2019
 
     Albany Harriet Swan 23 Lt. Gov. Feb 12, 2014
 
     Delmar Dominick DeCecco Lt. Gov. Feb 15, 2022
 
     Delmar Thomas Hyde Lt. Gov. Nov 26, 2010
 
     Latham William Blackwell Lt. Gov. Aug 20, 2009
 
Central
     Frankfort LaVergne McMurray 48 Club Secretary Mar 10, 2015
 
     Lake Delta, Rome Richard Ackley Lt. Gov. Jan 19, 2022
 
     Lake Delta, Rome Harry Bilton Lt. Gov. Apr 27, 2023
 
     New Hartford Eric Huggins 30 Lt. Gov. Oct 8, 2008
 
     New Hartford-Westmoreland Warren Hall Lt. Gov. Dec 14, 2022
 
     Westmoreland Carol Jones 21 Lt. Gov. Sep 13, 2014
 
Chemung
     Corning S.M. (Dutch) Craumer Governor Jul 29, 2019
 
     Corning Shirley Sutherland 23 Lt. Gov. Oct 22, 2010
 
     Elmira Harrison Dann 53 Club President Dec 9, 2020
 
     Elmira Bob Kaemmerer 10 Club President Dec 27, 2020
 
     Hornell Gerald Ferringer Lt. Gov. Sep 17, 2014
 
     Ithaca-Cayuga Satomi Hill Nov 19, 2020
 
     Ithaca-Cayuga Donald Josselyn Lt. Gov. Jan 26, 2014
 
     Ithaca-Cayuga Victor Lazar President Apr 3, 2014
 
     Ithaca-Cayuga Robert Sweet Secretary Jan 3, 2014
 
     Ithaca-Cayuga Lynne Whetzel Treasurer Mar 4, 2024
 
     Painted Post Richard Farrell 46 Treasurer Aug 2, 2009
 
Finger Lakes
     Brighton Thomas Forsyth Lt. Gov. Sep 14, 2020
 
     Brighton Marlene Lotto 10 President Apr 27, 2015
 
     Canandaigua Jack Gallagher Nov 8, 2016
 
     Canandaigua Russell Kimble 45 President Mar 12, 2019
 
     Canandaigua Ralph Salato 38 President Apr 14, 2016
 
     Honeoye Falls-Lima Mendon Barbara Schor Lt. Gov. Oct 17, 2023
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships Father Frederick Bush 32 Club President Dec 8, 2017
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships Betty Cannioto Club President Jul 17, 2022
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships John Hanratty Distinguished Lt. Gov. Mar 28, 2021
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships Ralph Masters Lt. Gov. Jul 6, 2009
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships Ernie Noble 35 Lt. Gov. Jul 24, 2011
 
     Penfield-Perinton Townships Don Vitale 40 Lt.Gov. Jun 20, 2011
 
     Penn Yan Robert Evans Nov 1, 2017
 
     Penn Yan William Moravec Lt. Gov. Jul 3, 2020
 
     Penn Yan William Pringle Sr. Lt. Gov. Sep 24, 2017
 
     Penn Yan William Sutherland 50 Lt. Gov. Sep 19, 2023
 
     Seneca Falls-Waterloo John King 49 President Sep 16, 2021
 
     Seneca Falls-Waterloo Arline Marino Club President Dec 15, 2022
 
     Webster Richard Johnson Lt. Gov
 
     Webster Raymond Pfeifer Lt. Gov. Oct 25, 2014
 
     Webster Sara Pfeifer President Feb 16, 2020
 
Genesee
     Batavia Myron "Mike" Day Lt. Gov. May 26, 2023
 
     Batavia Richard Rung Lt. Gov. May 6, 2020
 
     Byron Rusty Gillette Lt. Gov. Nov 20, 2015
 
     Henrietta Raymond Jobes Lt. Gov. Nov 27, 2010
 
     Irondequoit Louis Piazza 44 Lt. Gov. Oct 30, 2016
 
     Mount Morris Christopher Ceracchi Lt. Gov. Nov 27, 2010
 
     Pembroke-Corfu-Darien Larry Cartwright Lt. Gov.
 
     Rochester Jack Tetamore 59 Governor Feb 3, 2017
 
     Southwest Rochester Charles Price Governor May 17, 2021
 
     Southwest Rochester Robert Weeks Governor
 
Hudson River
     Kingston Bernard Jones 28 Apr 14, 2009
 
     Newburgh Mary Jean Sprague 11 Lt. Gov. Feb 21, 2014
 
     Newburgh Alfred Stupple Lt. Gov.
 
Hudson River West
     Middletown Salvatore Napolitano 54 Lt. Gov. Mar 24, 2013
 
     Minisink Valley Arthur (Gene) Bringham 6 Jun 11, 2010
 
     Minisink Valley Gary Calta 41 President Jun 7, 2013
 
     Minisink Valley Edgar Flynn Jr. Lt. Gov. Aug 31, 2015
 
     Minisink Valley John Groenestyn 13 President Feb 25, 2012
 
     Minisink Valley Milton Lain 33 President Oct 17, 2013
 
     Minisink Valley Francesco (Frankie) Sgroi 7 Apr 25, 2012
 
     Minisink Valley Rev. Dr. Bert Van Soest 24 Sep 29, 2010
 
     Monticello Herman Bressler Secretary Jun 17, 2009
 
     Monticello Gerald Briggs 50 President Feb 5, 2008
 
     Monticello Robert Green Sr.33 Treasurer
 
     Monticello Ben Kaplan 64 President Dec 12, 2001
 
     Monticello Bernard Kreisberg
 
     Monticello Lawrence Laughranne
 
     Monticello Richard Morey
 
     Monticello Bernard Shove Lt. Gov. Jun 16, 2000
 
     Washingtonville Linda Standish Jan 16, 2022
 
Hudson Tri-County
     Spring Valley Lenora McCabe Aug 13, 2023
 
     White Plains Jim Holden Lt. Gov. Apr 27, 2022
 
Long Island North
     County Seat, Mineola Peter Owens Apr 30, 2013
 
     East Norwich, Oyster Bay Rev. Kenneth Nelson Lt. Gov. Jan 26, 2020
 
     Floral Park David Crane Lt. Gov.
 
     Floral Park John Keegan 47 District CKI Administrator Aug 12, 2022
 
     Freeport Peter Mientenkorte Lt. Gov. Sep 1, 2017
 
     Freeport James Reed Lt. Gov. Apr 27, 2015
 
     Glen Cove Michael Zangari Club President Apr 25, 2021
 
     Great Neck Peninsula Daniel Tomaselli 1
 
     Manhasset-Port Washington Martin Butler 6
 
     Manhasset-Port Washington Selwyn (Jerry) Rudnick Lt. Gov.
 
     North Shore, Long Island James Dunne Lt. Gov. May 21, 2023
 
     North Shore, Long Island James Hebron 40 Governor Jan 2, 2009
 
     North Shore, Long Island Anton (Tony) Kaiser 75 International President Nov 4, 2019
 
     North Shore, Long Island Lester Page 9 Jan 13, 2009
 
     North Shore, Long Island John Rawlinson 7 May 18, 2009
 
     North Shore, Long Island Harry Sturge 8 Mar 15, 2009
 
     North Shore, Long Island Donald Taylor 22 President May 22, 2009
 
Long Island South Central
     Bethpage Central Park Debra Auer 2 Feb 9, 2014
 
     East Meadow Steven Eisman Lt. Gov. Nov 19, 2015
 
     East Meadow Art Levine 47 Apr 1, 2012
 
     East Meadow Rich Santer Lt. Gov. Jul 5, 2017
 
     Hempstead Edward Slyvester Lt. Gov. Aug 15, 2012
 
     Levittown Stephen Haller Lt. Gov. May 19, 2023
 
     Levittown Kevin Regan Lt. Gov. Oct 19, 2015
 
     Massapequa Kathleen Behan-Heim Nov 22, 2016
 
     Massapequa Stephen Bernheim District Chair Nov 13, 2016
 
     Merrick Gerald Freedman Lt. Gov. Jan 19, 2009
 
Long Island Southwest
     East Rockaway Daniel Gilloon Jr.
 
     East Rockaway Richard Meagher Jun 25, 2021
 
     Five Towns (The), Long Island Alfred Bevilacqua Governor May 25, 2010
 
     Five Towns (The), Long Island Vincent Geraci Lt. Gov. Jun 26, 2021
 
     Five Towns (The), Long Island Elliot Spiro Governor
 
     Freeport Greg Abbate Lt. Gov. Dec 4, 2017
 
     Freeport Patrick Buckland Lt. Gov. Oct 26, 2020
 
     Oceanside Frank Andoos President Nov 20, 1997
 
     Oceanside Fred Artino President Oct 11, 1989
 
     Oceanside Robert Bauman Lt. Gov. Jan 23, 2006
 
     Oceanside Bertram Blatt President Mar 10, 2000
 
     Oceanside Theordore Bourguignon President Apr 12, 2000
 
     Oceanside John Colquhoun President Jan 15, 1986
 
     Oceanside Albert Cullinane 43 President
 
     Oceanside Joseph DeBaun President Mar 28, 1991
 
     Oceanside Thomas DiDominica Lt. Gov. Nov 1, 1981
 
     Oceanside Salvatore Digiovanna Lt. Gov. Aug 30, 1983
 
     Oceanside Edward Fallon President May 5, 1996
 
     Oceanside George Glier President May 1, 1982
 
     Oceanside Frederick Gropper President Sep 16, 1990
 
     Oceanside Emil Janowski President Apr 20, 1994
 
     Oceanside Dr. Seymour Lishnoff President Feb 7, 2009
 
     Oceanside Rev. John Macnab President Apr 20, 1999
 
     Oceanside Syed Majid President Mar 1, 2011
 
     Oceanside Frank Marino 47 President Dec 25, 2015
 
     Oceanside Seymour Mensch President Jun 19, 2008
 
     Oceanside Thomas Mollo Lt. Gov. Mar 15, 2023
 
     Oceanside Thomas Phelan President Feb 12, 2015
 
     Oceanside Harry Roth Lt. Gov. Dec 14, 1996
 
     Oceanside James Rothston President Sep 29, 2006
 
     Oceanside William Senning President Dec 8, 2002
 
     Oceanside A. Alfred Shapiro President May 27, 2016
 
     Oceanside Joseph Terzo President Jul 25, 2001
 
     Oceanside Lawrence Treff President Jan 20, 2008
 
     Peninsula (The), Hewlett John DeLeo Lt. Gov. Apr 11, 2012
 
Metropolitan
     Chinatown, New York City Peter Yu Lt. Gov.
 
     North Central, Staten Island Louis Milone 55 Nov 2, 2013
 
     Richmond County George Dorry Jr. Lt. Gov. Dec 30, 2021
 
     Richmond County Andrew Miglianelli Jr. 40 President May 25, 2012
 
Mohawk
     Schenectady Arnold Arnell 42 President Jan 6, 2011
 
     Schenectady Donald Brown Lt. Gov.
 
     Scotia-Glenville Sam Duci 54 Jul 31, 2009
 
     Scotia-Glenville Jack Purdy Lt. Gov. Mar 21, 2017
 
Niagara Frontier North
     Amherst Jerome Clune Lt. Gov. Apr 8, 2014
 
     Amherst Donna Parent Dec 8, 2022
 
     Lewiston Thomas Beachy Distinguished Lt. Gov. Apr 17, 2021
 
     Lewiston Ernest Krell Lt. Gov. Jun 14, 2020
 
     Lewiston Richard Pucher Lt. Gov. Oct 13, 2018
 
     Lewiston Francis (Bud) Thompson 41 Lt. Gov. Feb 15, 2010
 
     Lewiston Andrew Zucco 19 Board member Jun 6, 2010
 
     Lockport Ed Kolek Governor Dec 31, 2014
 
     Niagara Falls Jean Amery Neyerlin 14 Club Secretary May 1, 2012
 
     Niagara Falls Marguerite (Peg) Slavin 24 Club Secretary May 7, 2012
 
     Niagara Falls Cynthia Weber 23 President Jul 14, 2011
 
Niagara Frontier South
     Buffalo Stanley Thompson Lt. Gov. Nov 20, 2023
 
     Dunkirk Walter Schultze Lt. Gov. Jan 3, 2017
 
     Elma Francis Bink Lt. Gov. Jul 12, 2020
 
     Hamburg James McGrath Lt. Gov.
 
     Holland John (Hank) Baker Governor Sep 27, 2022
 
     Marilla Stuart Roland Lt. Gov.
 
     Marilla Stuart Rowland Lt. Gov. May 11, 2014
 
     Marilla Fred Specht 32 Sep 21, 2011
 
     Marilla Peter Ziccardi 45 Feb 18, 2012
 
     Orchard Park Kendall Atkinson 48 President Dec 30, 2013
 
     Orchard Park Frederick Marshall Governor Sep 10, 2002
 
     Springville James Anderson Lt. Gov. Jan 29, 2022
 
     Springville Harry Russell 50 Vice President
 
     Springville Kenneth Schweickert Lt. Gov. May 16, 2014
 
     West Seneca Ivan Tarnapoll Lt. Gov. Nov 17, 2018
 
     West Seneca James Yochum 42 Governor Nov 27, 2010
 
Ontario
     Eastwood-East Syracuse James Schaefer 55 Lt. Gov. Dec 17, 2021
 
     Fulton Robert Gillen Lt. Gov. Mar 5, 2022
 
     Jefferson Breakfast, Watertown James Brett Lt. Gov. Jan 27, 2016
 
     Jefferson Breakfast, Watertown Marcia Townsend May 4, 2015
 
     North Syracuse Edwin Buickerood Lt. Gov. May 24, 2015
 
     Oswego James McAdam Lt. Gov. Jun 27, 2022
 
     Owasco-Fleming Winfield Boehler 50 President Jan 9, 2015
 
     Owasco-Fleming Will Schwarting 48 Lt. Gov. Jan 3, 2022
 
     Solvay-Geddes-Camillus Donna Curtin Lt. Gov. Dec 10, 2020
 
     Solvay-Geddes-Camillus J Donald Herring 20 Governor Sep 15, 2009
 
     Solvay-Geddes-Camillus Samuel Wolcott Jr. Lt. Gov. Jul 6, 2017
 
Queens East
     Hollis C Janet Banks Lt. Gov.
 
     Jamaica Stephen Hart Jr. International Vice Presdent Jan 14, 2020
 
Queens West
     Forest Hills Mardia (Mickey) Alvino 11 President
 
     Howard Beach Michael Guido 29 President
 
     Howard Beach Clement Vicari 48 Lt. Gov. Jan 18, 2010
 
     Jackson Heights, Queens Maureen Allen Lt. Gov. Apr 8, 2023
 
     Kew Forest-Richmond Hill Woodhaven Realinda McCoy 6 District Chair Mar 3, 2009
 
     Kew Forest-Richmond Hill Woodhaven Charlie Zink President
 
     La Guardia Airport Veta Brome Lt. Gov. Dec 2, 2020
 
     Lefferts-Liberty, Queens County Peter Colace 17 President Jan 8, 2011
 
     Lefferts-Liberty, Queens County Angelo (Monty) Maltaghati Lt. Gov.
 
     Maspeth Edward McGowan Governor Feb 11, 2020
 
     Norwood Harriet Swan 16 Lt. Gov. Feb 12, 2014
 
     Ozone Park Ed Klinger Lt. Gov.
 
     Woodside Herman Ovadia Lt. Gov Dec 11, 2024
 
Saint Lawrence
     Canton Richard Christy Lt. Gov. Jul 11, 2014
 
     Norwood James McFaddin Lt. Gov. May 20, 2015
 
     Norwood Joseph Swan Lt. Gov. Feb 27, 2020
 
     Ogdensburg Roland McKee Mar 19, 2016
 
     Potsdam Richard Fancher Lt. Gov. Jun 30, 2017
 
     Potsdam Daniel Fritz 5 Lt. Gov. Dec 29, 2012
 
     Potsdam Bonnie Wiggins 22 President Dec 4, 2013
 
Southwestern
     Falconer David Rich 30 Lt. Gov.
 
     Lakewood Anthony Dolce 25 Lt. Gov. May 9, 2011
 
     Wellsville Richard Kephart Lt. Gov.
 
Suffolk East
     Islips (The), Bay Shore Elvania Peralta Lt. Gov.
 
     Mastics (The) Ronald (Butch) Springhorn 45 Lt. Gov. Jan 14, 2016
 
     Mastics (The) Richard (Dick) Yetti Lt. Gov.
 
     Patchogue Vitro Rizzo 57 President Nov 11, 2014
 
     Patchogue Charlie Stephani
 
     Sayville Burdge Diamond Lt. Gov. Oct 16, 2022
 
     Southampton Town Charley Burrows Lt. Gov. May 11, 2020
 
     Three Village-Brookhaven Township Rosann Prisco Jan 25, 2010
 
Suffolk West
     Amityville Jerry Schneider Lt. Gov. Jan 17, 2014
 
     Copiague John Michael Caldwell 22 Lt. Gov.
 
     Copiague Sal Puglia Lt. Gov.
 
     Huntington Dr. Gordon Harris 65 Lt. Gov. Apr 13, 2020
 
     Huntington Charles Matthews 42 Lt. Gov. Sep 16, 2009
 
     Lindenhurst George L. Bryant 60 Lt. Gov Nov 3, 2024
 
     Lindenhurst Joseph Fisher 25 Lt. Gov. Aug 19, 2012
 
     Lindenhurst Susan Groenewoud 23 First Lady
 
     North Amityville Dotty Coleman 28 President Sep 16, 2017
 
     North Amityville Clara Jordan Mar 30, 2018
 
     North Amityville Mary Leftenant 8 Sep 18, 2017
 
     North Amityville Doris Phillips 20 Club Treasurer Dec 3, 2009
 
     Northport-East Northport Fred Graeber 40 Treasurer May 10, 2009
 
Susquehanna
     Endicott-Vestal-Endwell Maurice Battisti 40 Governor Jun 16, 2013
 
     Oneonta William Martin 42 Governor May 17, 2009
 
Van Rensselaer
     Castleton/Schodack Harleen Hilton Lt. Gov Jul 16, 2024
 
     Conklin Wendell Chantry 12 Lt. Gov. Jun 27, 2013
 
     Hoosick Falls Kenneth James Lt. Gov. Mar 21, 2018
 
     Rensselaer Patrick Vallee Key Club Administrator, Lt. Gov. Sep 7, 2021
 
     Sand Lake Kenneth Van Praag Lt. Gov. Sep 10, 2017
 
     Troy W. Harry Prout 67 ESK Editor Dec 11, 2020
 
     Troy Donald Wolf Lt. Gov. Feb 27, 2023
 

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