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.
This list also can be viewed chronologically.
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 | ||