Obituaries

MELVIN VERGALES

Melvin Vergales, 95, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020.

He is survived by his sons, Mark, Howard, and Andrew Vergales; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Brooke), Arielle, Elana (Buddy), Ellen (Brandon), Adam; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Ethan, Isobel, Aiden, and Tess. He was pre…

SHERRY SILVERMAN ROYALL

Sherry Silverman Royall, 63, of Lakeland, Fl, passed away peacefully Friday, October 9 at the Moffit Cancer Center surrounded by her family.


Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was a daughter of Ira and Carla Silverman. She was a resident of Lakeland for 5 years, previously living in Rum…

RICHARD BLASSBERG

S. Richard Blassberg of New Fairfield, CT formerly of Brewster, NY, died peacefully on Wednesday September 23, 2020.

Richard was born on January 13, 1941 in Bronx, NY son of the late Joseph and Sylvia (Marsey) Blassberg. He graduated from Hicksville High School, Adelphi College receiving hi…

JEANETTE LAMPEL

Jeanette Lampel passed peacefully on October 16, 2020 in Avon CT.

She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, married Neil Lampel in 1949, and spent 30 years in Wayne, NJ before moving to Avon. Jeanette was active in Temple Beth Tikvah in Wayne and was also involved with local politics in Wayn…

MARTIN SOKOLOW

Martin “Mike” H. Sokolow Jr., passed away quietly surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday September 20, 2020, at the age of 72. Mike was born in New York City on July 12, 1948 and was the son of the late Martin H. Sokolow and Eleanor (Litt) Sokolow.  

Mike is survived…