Margareta Barbro Tamara Brehm
Jan 31, 2021
Margareta Barbro Tamara Brehm was born in Sweden on January 16, 1931. She was the beloved daughter of John Gustav Juliusson Flise and Anna Katerina Felts. She had an early talent for languages and became a tour guide and translator, ultimately speaking 10 European languages. Coming to the United States in 1957, she married Alvin Brehm and worked for the...
Lorraine Brooks
Jan 28, 2021
Lorraine "Sister" Brooks was born January 23, 1923 at Harlem Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Moreno Beatrice Scarett Brooks and Mrs. Eva Theresa Owens Brooks. She attended Wadleigh Junior High School for Girls and Central Commercial High School. Growing up in Harlem, she was exposed to the art scene with local talents such as Langston Hughes....
Robert Lee Little
Jan 21, 2021
Robert Little was born on February 15, 1958 to Mary and James Little in New York, NY. He was the third of four children. He began his education at the Henry Infant Treatment Center for nine years. He then went to Junior High School for a little while and was medically discharged. He departed this life on January 20, 2021....
Ella Mae Edwards
Jan 20, 2021
Mrs. Ella Mae Edwards was born in Pageland, South Carolina on May 1, 1932 to her proud parents, Valley Blakeney and Susie Pate. As a young woman, Ella Mae relocated to New York City in the 1950's. She worked for a number of years as a Seamstress, finally retiring to take on the role of a "Teacher" and "The greatest...
Junell Felder
Jan 11, 2021
On February 27, 1925, Junell Charley Felder was born to her parents, the late Allen Benjamin and Mattie Lou Charley in Rock Hills, South Carolina. Aunt Junell was the second born of three children. While in her twenties, Aunt Junell met and married her husband, the late Buster Felder. Shortly after, she relocated to New York where both of her...
Janie L. Pinckney-Smith
Jan 10, 2021
Janie Lee Pinckney-Smith the third daughter of the late Freddie and Christina Pinckney of John's Island, South Carolina. Born, October 17, 1932, Janie attended school and spent her childhood years in South Carolina. She had three sisters, all of whom predeceased her, Rena Pinckney, Sarah Davis and Anna Simmons. At an early age, she moved to New York City with...
