All Obituaries

After more than seven decades of being classified as Missing in Action (MIA), the remains of US Army Sergeant Bernard J. Sweeney, Jr. will finally receive a dignified and honorable funeral service. The Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home, in collaboration with various organizations and community members, is proud to announce the funeral service for this long-lost hero. Sergeant Bernard J. Sweeney, Jr., aged 22, who entered the military in New York City on November 27, 1942, served valiantly in...

Dylan Reynoso Bierd passed away on September 23, 2023. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 27, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home, located at 6447 Route 25A, Wading River, NY. 

John Francis Perrin, age 87 of Bremen, GA, passed away on September 17, 2023. Visitation will take place on Friday, September 29, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, with a prayer service at 1:00 PM, at Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home, located at 6447 Route 25A, Wading River, NY. Interment with Army Honors will follow at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY. 

John A. Searing, age 80 of Ridge, passed away suddenly on September 8, 2023. Beloved husband of the Late Catherine Searing. Loving Father of John (Michele), Ann, Matthew (Jacqueline), Paul, Amy and Daniel. Adoring Papa of Jennifer, Stephanie, Jackson and Cheryl. Lover of Doo-Wop music who sang in many groups through the years. Ex-Captain of Shoreham Fire Company of the Rocky Point Fire Department. Memorial visitation will take place on Friday, September 15, from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at...

Frank J. Sessa, age 74 of Wading River, passed away on September 2, 2023. Beloved husband of the Late Jacqueline Sessa. Loving father of Danielle Sessa, Angelica Sessa and Frankie Sessa. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, September 6, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM and Thursday, September 7, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM & 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home, located at 6447 Route 25A, Wading River, NY. A Mass of Chrisitan Burial will take place on Friday,...

Barbara Jean Weeks, 80, of Wading River, NY, passed away on September 1, 2023. Barbara, the daughter of the late Stephen and Veronica Stanko, was born in Richmond, VA on November 22, 1942.    Barbara is survived by her dearly loved husband Ray Weeks - a romance that spanned nearly 60 years. Barb and Ray were utterly devoted to each other and to their beloved daughters.    A 5th grade teacher at Miller Avenue School for 25 years, Barb loved her students and they loved...

  Jane Robbins Svoboda Jane Marie Robbins Svoboda of Wading River passed away on August 29, 2023 at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York. She was 80 years old. Jane attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Glen Cove, St. Dominick’s High School in Oyster Bay and graduated from Molloy College magna cum laude with a degree on education. She then went to St. John’s Law School and graduated in 1984. Jane worked as a corporate attorney for eleven years and...

Theodore J. Lipp, age 82 of St James, passed away on August 26, 2023. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 31, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, at Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home, located at 6447 Route 25A, Wading River, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, September 1, at 10:00 AM St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, NY. Interment will follow at St. Isidore's Cemetery, Riverhead, NY.   

Victoria Perrone left this world on August 23, 2023, but before that she lived every minute of what she had.  Born July 10, 1973, she was the first born to Patrick and Peggy Perrone. Not quite five years later, her sister Jena arrived and a few years after that her sister Michelle.  Victoria loved to travel.  In the last few years she added India, China, and southeast Asia to her ever-growing list of places she explored.  She had been known to nip over to London when...