All Obituaries

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Louie Velazquez, at the age of 75. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at Coney Island hospital on May 12, 2023. Louie was born on August 3, 1948 in Puerto Rico. His parents Pedro and Rosa Velazquez moved the family to Brooklyn New York when he was a young child. Louie lived in the Gowanus projects area of Brooklyn. In his spare time he enjoyed jogging and playing sports in the Red Hook...

Visiting: Sunday, 1/8/23 from 2-5 and 7-9.  255 21st St. Brooklyn, NY 11215 Mass: Monday, 1/9/23 at 9:30 AM at St. John the Evangelist/St. Rocco Church, located across the street from the funeral home.  Interment: Cypress Hills Cemetery 

Visiting: Sunday, 11/20 at Lockwood Funeral Home - 255 21st Street, BK, NY 11215. Time: 2-3 PM Funeral Mass: 11/21 at St. Ephrems R.C.C. - 929 Bay Ridge Pkwy, BK, NY 11228. Time: 11:30 AM

Visitation Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 2-4PM & 7-9PM Funeral Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 9AM at Lockwood Funeral Home: 255 21st street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Between 5th and 6th Avenues. Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Name Roman Catholic Church at 10AM. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery 

Visitation: Thursday 10/27 - 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM Funeral Mass: Friday 10/28 10 AM at St. John’s R.C.C. Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.          

Jon Alan Wicklund passed away peacefully on August 4, 2022, his 83rd birthday in his adopted hometown of Brooklyn New York. He was a beloved brother, uncle and friend and is survived by his sister Ruth Beam, brother Bob (Lynne) and a host of nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces and cousins. Jon was born and raised in the Twin Cities, graduating from Robbinsdale Senior High School in 1957 and the University of Minnesota in 1962 with a B.A. in Humanities. While at the University of...

Susan Pinto of Brooklyn, New York, passed away after a long period of illness. Susan was larger than life, a force of nature - she lived on her own terms.  She was a feisty mother of two children and grandmother of three, but she mothered scores of children and adults over her lifetime.  Susan was a lover of bright colors - she painted her brownstone purple and dusty blue. She dyed her hair hot pink years before it was common.  Susan was an avid reader; a lover of books and...

  ARTHUR BARNES HOUK The world first laid eyes on Arthur Barnes Houk on July 24, 1929. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, he grew to adulthood there. In the summer of 1946 as a Merchant Marine seaman, he signed on with the crew of the Villanova Victory to deliver cattle to Greece for Hefer International. Because of the danger of mines in the Mediterranean Sea left from World War II, he was considered a veteran of the war.  After graduating from Doylestown High School in 1947, he...

Visitation Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 from 6PM-9PM

Funeral Mass: Thursday, 12/30/21 St. Ephrems Roman Catholic Church - 929 Bay Ridge Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Burial at Green-Wood Cemetery