Marilyn Pyes: South Shore licensed practical nurse
by Tiffany Elliott
      Animal lover and avid doll collector Marilyn Pyes who spent her life on the South Shore of Long Island died January 31, 2007. She was 63 years old. Born in Copiague, she later lived in Babylon Village for approximately 18 years before moving to Amityville where she lived for the past 16 years.
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Florence Niles: historical society member, Girl Scout Leader
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime Massapequa resident Florence G. Niles died February 21, 2007 at Shands at Lake Shore Hospital in Lake City, Florida. She was 98 years old and had lived in Massapequa for 53 years. She was born March 12, 1908 to Joseph and Florence (Mount) Powell in Brooklyn and grew up in Maspeth, Queens.
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Geraldine Bennett: dedicated mother and a Rosie the Riveter
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime Amityville resident Geraldine "Gerry" Bennett died February 17, 2007 in Peoria, Arizona. She was 84 years old and lived on Richmond Avenue in Amityville for many years. Born as Geraldine Edna Dryden on April 3, 1922 to Theadore and Mary (Jaworski) in West Seneca, New York she grew up in B...
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