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Obituaries February 27, 2008
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'Pequan Patrick Doherty at 82
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime Massapequa resident Patrick J. Doherty died suddenly Jan. 8, 2008. He would have been 83 years old in June. For more than 56 years he lived on Franklin Avenue and later on Michigan Avenue.
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Ernest Begun, retired N.C. Social Worker
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime former Massapequa Park resident and loving father and husband Ernest Begun died January 21, 2008 at Cary, North Carolina where he moved in 2006. He was 92 years old. Born August 17, 1915 in New York City to Max Cohen and Rose Ravitch Cohen, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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John Bergaglio, Sr. at 94
by Tiffany Elliott
      Amityville-born John J. Bergaglio, Sr. who spent his career in construction, died January 22, 2008 at SunBridge Care in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He was 94 years old. He was born Nov. 1, 1913 to Giovanni and Giovanna (nee Lisari) in Amityville and went to school at St. Martin of Tours.
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Leah Murray, accomplished pilot formerly from MPK
by Tiffany Elliott
      Leah MacGilvray Murray loved airplanes. She worked for a magazine about flying and was herself an accomplished pilot. Mrs. Murray, who was raised in Massapequa Park, died January 17, 2008 in Missouri City, Texas.
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