In Memoria
To all who may remember Grace Cirocco Harris, this is notification of her passing to be with the LORD on Dec.2, 2007. Grace graduated from Hicksville High School June 1952. Grace was a cheerleader. Many of us who knew and loved her take comfort in the wonderful memories we have.
Submitted by Betty Frazer Carter
Frank L. Petrie Jr., class of '57, retired Air Force Major, passed away on December 18th, in Bossier City, Louisiana. He left his wife Carol (class of '61), two children, Patti and Frank, a daughter-in-law, Amy, a son-in-law, Billy and three granddaughters, Alyssa, Jessica and Victoria. He will be greatly missed.
Evangeline "Vange" Econ, class of 1976, passed away on February 3, 2008. Vange and I grew up next door to each other on 11th Street. Vange went to Lee Avenue school. She was awarded the girl's physical education award for excellence at our 6th grade graduation ceremony. Vange was such a funny person and had a great outlook on life. She had many friends in elementary, junior and senior high school. She had moved to Florida and was living in Port Richey. For anyone who knew Vange in school, I can tell you, she remained the same fun-loving person you went to school with. We kept in touch over the years and saw each other just last August. She had all her looney tunes collection, her albums and 8-track tapes. Vange was never on time....'til the end. What a great friend we'll all miss!
Cathy Colasanto (Link), class of 1976
The newsletter has been informed that Nancy Walsh Gustafson, class of 1958, is deceased.
Chimeko Sada '58 wanted to pass along the information that her older brother, SUYEYOSHI "Arch" SADA passed away 13 Apr 2000 in North Carolina.
Dianne (Gunnigle) Burkhardt informs us that Betty Kenny, class of 1957, passed away about 10 years ago.
OFENLOCH - Bernard Medard, of Hicksville, NY (HHS class of 1936) suddenly on February 19. Beloved husband of 60 years to Alice Mae (Apgar). Devoted father of Cathleen Gensinger (Dennis), Patricia Longo (Vincent), Diane O'Brien (William), Thomas (Deborah), Carol Tranchina (John) and Eileen Pelcher (Charles). Adored and much loved grandfather of 20 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 2 angels in Heaven. Also survived by sisters Rita Schlosser, Bernadette Hoffman, Mercedes Quinn (John), Gwendolyn Murphy (William) and sisters-in-law Audrey and Darlene Apgar. He will be sadly missed by dozens of nieces and nephews. Bernard was a lifelong Hicksville resident, a 65 year member of the Hicksville Fire department, former Fire Commissioner and Fire Chief, Veteran of WWII, member of the Hicksville VFW, American Legion and 4th Degree Grand Knight of the Joseph Barry Council, Retired Nassau County Police Department. Reposing at the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home, 47 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, Thursday 2-5 pm. Firematic services will be held Thursday evening 7-10 pm at the Hicksville Fire Department Headquarters, 20 Marie St.
Mass of Christian Burial Friday 9:45 am St. Ignatius RC Church
129 Broadway Hicksville, NY. Interment Long Island National Cemetery.
Published in Newsday on 2/21/2008
It is not mentioned in the obituary that my Dad was moved from Dalton's Funeral Home to the Hicksville Fire Dept. - Station 1 on Marie Street, Thursday evening, Feb.21, where firematic services were held.
On Friday morning, he was escorted by the Nassau County Fire Dept and the Hicksville Fire Dept. to L.I. (Pinelawn) National Cemetery in Farmingdale, where he was laid to rest.
All of Hicksville's fire trucks were in the funeral procession enroute to St. Ignatius Loyola RC Church were a Mass of the Christian Burial was said by Rev. Msgr. Donald T. Bennett. Several neighboring fire districts, including Bethpage, Carle Place, Jericho, Westbury, East Meadow and Levittown F.D.s covered Hicksville in case of an emergency and 5 other fire districts beside Hicksville erected arches along the way with aerial ladder trucks displaying the American Flag. They were Hicksville, Syosset, Bethpage, Plainview, Farmingdale and So. Farmingdale Fire Depts.
Cathy Gensinger 
