obituaries

Obituaries

Emmanuel Olatokunbo Oyelowo

Emmanuel Olatokunbo Oyelowo

Sep 24, 2022

Emmanuel passed peacefully from this life the morning of September 24, 2022. He was a fighter all the way until the end, never one to give up and always gave it his all. Emmanuel was born on September 7, 1977, in Manhattan, NY to his parents, Theophilus Oyelowo and Stella Oyelowo.

After spending nine of his early...

Cecelia Dompierre

Cecelia Dompierre

Sep 23, 2022

Cecelia Dompierre was born on August 12th, 1942, on the beautiful island of St. Croix,, US Virgin Islands to her loving parents Wilhelmina Clarke and Henry Dompierre. She was the second eldest of seven children.

There she attended Elementary through High School. After High School, Cecelia took on one of her greatest challenges of becoming a mother...

Jerald D. Robinson

Jerald D. Robinson

Sep 20, 2022

Jerald Doll Robinson, 42, passed away September 20th, 2022, in East Harlem.

Jerald was born on June 17th, 1980, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a son to Lucille Robinson and stepson to Jose Ortiz. He attended Apex Technical School for a certification in welding.

He was a complicated but good soul who enjoyed hobbies...

Lois Davis

Lois Davis

Sep 19, 2022

Lois (Lulu) Davis

The one we knew and loved slipped away at Isabella Geriatric Nursing Center on September 19, 2022, here in New York City. We must not mourn for Lois (Lulu) Davis. She has gone to get the great reward promised to all who faithfully serve the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was the baby...

Ira George Hart

Ira George Hart

Sep 14, 2022

Sunrise: April 28, 1936, Cat Island, Bahamas. A boy child named Ira George Hart was born to the late Winifred Gaitor and Egbert Hart. Ira was raised by his Godparents, Mariah and James Rolle. During his teenage years, Ira moved to Nassau, Bahamas and briefly became a Merchant Seaman.

Ira's American journey began in 1954 when he...

Leroy Foster

Leroy Foster

Sep 13, 2022

Leroy Foster was born in New York City to William and Geneva Foster on September 29, 1934. He was the sixth of six children.

Leroy was educated in the New York City School System. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School, which was interrupted when he joined the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After serving...

Tanya Odessa Dewitt

Tanya Odessa Dewitt

Sep 12, 2022

Tanya Dewitt, daughter of the late Leroy Dewitt and Minister Daisy B. Rice, was born on December 22, 1964, at Morrisania Hospital in the Bronx, New York. She departed this life on September 12, 2022, at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

During her early years, Tanya's foundation began in church, guided by her parents, who were...

Gregory Arnold Bonds

Gregory Arnold Bonds

Sep 5, 2022

Gregory Arnold Bonds was born in Manhattan, New York to his proud parents, Frank and Oceola Bonds on March 26, 1952. He was the oldest of two children.

Gregory graduated from the New York School of Printing in 1970. A few years later, he attended St. Gregory's College in Shawnee, Oklahoma. There, he obtained an Associate Degree...

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