Barry Holley
Jun 16, 2020
Barry Albert Holley was born in Harlem, New York on September 12, 1953. He was raised at 245 W. 146th Street. He attended PS 90 in Harlem, New York and Douglas Junior High in Manhattan. He was the proud son of late Marion Smith. Barry had one sibling, the late Dorothy Sample who raised him after their mother's passing. William...
Bert Norman White
Jun 8, 2020
Bert Norman White was born in Harlem Hospital on April 1, 1944 - died in Mount Sinai - St. Luke's Hospital June 1, 2020. Bert was an avid horse racing aficionado, and a fervent Manhattanite; he died in Morningside Heights at the same address for more then 40 - years. Bert is survived by his lifelong companion Barbara, and his...
Diane Phifer
Jun 6, 2020
Elder Bride Mother Diane Phifer, affectionately known as Lady Di, was born on August 23,1953. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Reverend Lueberda J. Hill. She loved children and was blessed with two of her own, a beautiful daughter and handsome son. Lady Di was educated in the Detroit Public School System. She graduated from Northeastern High...
Pamela Cotto
Jun 1, 2020
On Monday morning, June 1st, the Lord called home our beloved angel, Pamela "Pammy" Cotto; returning her home to her parents, Carmen Cotto and Bejamin Greene, her lifelong mother, Ana Cotto, and her aunts and uncles who have helped to mold her into the woman we all remember. Pamela was a Harlem native. Raised by her Puerto Rican grandmother, Pamela's...
Ricky Burt
May 24, 2020
Ricky Cornelius Burt, the only child of Rufus and Juanita Germany Burt born on November 22, 1972 in the borough of Manhattan in New York City in Metropolitan Hospital. He departed this life on May 24 at his residence in New York City. Ricky grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. He attended Martin Luther King High...
Earl Green
May 24, 2020
Earl Darryl Green was born on April 16, 1958 to Ella Mae Green and Gonzalez Norman in Harlem, New York. He was the fifth of six children. In his youth, Earl attended PS 175 in Harlem, New York before relocating to St. Helena Island, South Carolina as an adolescent. He later moved back to Harlem, New York where he earned...
Catherine Simon
May 23, 2020
Catherine was born in Laurens, South Carolina, August 20, 1922 to Charley and Lizzie Holiday. She spent the majority of her young life in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She eventually graduated from Carver High School. She also met and married James Simon. After a short length of time, he passed away. She later moved to New York City with her sisters...
Edith Santiago Ramos-Medina
May 22, 2020
Edith Ramos-Medina, also known as "Santi", was born September 16, 1942 on the island of "Rio Tinto" in Central America. She was the daughter of the late Ciriaco Ramos (Belize) and late Apolinaria Solano Ramos (Honduras) of the thirteen children and fraternal twins they had together. In 1963, Edith "Santi" Ramos Medina migrated to the United States and moved to...
