People We Lost in 2013

Throughout the year news broke of several shocking and saddening deaths. We followed their stories, reported on their contributions and mourned their loss.

Patch has compiled a list of notable people in Five Towns we lost in 2013:

Steven E. Ernstoff, an entrepreneur and former Woodmere man, died in December after a battle with brain cancer. He was 53. Read more here.

Shelby H. Page, a former resident of Lawrence who served as treasurer of Rockaway Hunting Club and president of Lawrence Beach Club, died at his Hilton Head Island home on Nov. 15. He was 92. Read more here.

Eva B. Weinberg, of Hewlett, diedon Nov. 17. She was 83. Read more here.

Mary Ann Magnes, who was born Mary Ann Kaufman in Woodmere, died on Nov. 13. She was 72.  Read more here.

Maureen Happer, a resident of Holbrook born in Cedarhurst, died on Nov. 6. She was 75. Read more here.

Robert J. Uhe, a graduate of Hewlett High School, died on Thursday at his Queensbury, NY, home. He was 52. Read more here.

Dan Lurie, a North Woodmere resident who arm wrestled President Ronald Reagan in 1984, died on Nov. 6. He was 90. Read more here.

Phyllis Cesario, of Hewlett, died on Oct. 23. She was 73. Read more here.

Ferdinand “Fred” Mignogna, who was born in Lawrence, died on Oct. 18. He was 79. Read more here.

Giovanni Cipriano, a 14-year-old student at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and formerly at Lawrence Public Schools, died in October.

Giovanni suffered a massive allergic reaction about three weeks ago after accidentally eating something containing peanuts, according to a Facebook page dedicated to him. His heart stopped for 12 minutes, and a loss of oxygen caused brain damage, but doctors were able to resuscitate him. He spent weeks in a coma. Read more here.

Sally Ann Dorn, a lifelong resident of Inwood, died on Oct. 15. She was 75. Read more here.

Charlotte Frank, a Palm Beach, Fla., resident formerly of Hewlett, died on Sept. 29 after a long illness. She was 89. Frank was a volunteer benefit organizer for the UJA-Federation and the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, now CCFA. Read more here.

Lt. Henry Lederer, an Atlantic Beach resident who served as a fighter pilot during World War II and continued to teach pilots until he was 90, died Sept. 22. He was 93 years old. Read more here.

Morgan Skyler Brodwin, of Woodmere, who loved music, dancing and reading, died on Sept. 13. She was 12 years old.

“She faced many challenges in her 12 short years, but she taught us all how to appreciate the simple things in life,” reads a notice of her passing. “Her energy and enthusiasm were contagious and she always had a smile on her face and hugs to share. She will always be in our hearts.” Read more here.

Joseph Mandelbaum, the first Holocaust survivor to be interviewed on video for what would eventually become Steven Spielberg's the Shoah Project, died in August. He was 90. Read more here.

Leo Zisman, of Cedarhurst, whose tale of survival in the Holocaust became the focus of a 2012 documentary film, passed away in June. He was 82. Read more here.

Joel Shiff, a trustee on the Peninsula Public Library board and a president of Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence, died on April 8. He was 68. Read more here.

Michael Ludwig, a bank manager and treasurer for the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association, died unexpectedly in March. He was 60. Read more here.

Edith Siegel Ross, a former resident of Woodmere and Hewlett Harbor who served on the latter's board of trustees, died in March in Boston, Mass. She was 93. Read more here.

John Joseph, Jr., "Red" Dorn, a lifelong Inwood resident, in March. He was 81. Dorn worked as a welder foreman at LILCO for 42 years before retiring and served during the Korean War. He also volunteered at the Inwood Fire Department for 50 years and served as chief from 1971-73. Read more here.

Phillip Mistero, a former superintendent of Sanitary District 1 and former commissioner of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department died in February. He was 77. Read more here.