All Obituaries

Stanley Maurasse, born on November 28, 1965 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Micheline Tassy Aponte and Wilson Maurasse. Stanley’s family migrated to the United States in July 1978. He attended John Jay High School where he graduated with honors and later attended Kingsborough Community College. Stanley was a hard worker. He found employment at the neighborhood supermarket where he later acquired a position in management. He was an avid sports fan. He could spend hours upon hours watching...

Julius Anthony Michel was born on September 9th, 2003, in Brooklyn, NY to Ayanah Reid and Kirk Michel.  He celebrated life here on earth until October 14th 2021. Julius graduated New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math where he was a member of the Black Student Union.  After graduating high school this summer, he matriculated at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. Julius was loved in all walks of life.  He...

Mr. Jeanmille Flavien Joseph went home to be with the LORD on October 10, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 89 years old.   Jeanmille (affectionately known as “Papit”) was born on August 15, 1932 in Les Cayes, Haiti to Jean-Gilles Joseph and Vierjela Pierre-Louis.  He immigrated to the U.S. in 1968 and briefly settled in Stamford, CT then later moved to Brooklyn NY. He became the patriarch of the family, facilitating the arrival of several family members, uniting...

Jaden Divine Turnage ( Puge) of Brooklyn New York unexpectedly passed away on September 29th, 2021. Jaden was born January 20, 2005. He attended FDNY High School.  Jaden leaves to cherish him loving and devoted parents, Rebecca Turnage and Earl Stokes. Grandparents Robert Saunders and Martha Rutherford. Siblings LaTrice Smith ( Conrad Smith Jr.) Jamie Stokes, Kevin Stokes, Armani Turnage. Uncle Antonio Turnage. Nieces and nephews  Iman...

Ida Jean passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Friday, September 17, 2021. Ida was born on September 27, 1930, in Thomassique, Haiti to her mother, Iplena Al’Cante, and her father, St-Firmin Jean. She attended boarding school in Cap Haitien, Haiti until the age of 14, she then moved to Thomassique to live with her mother after her father passed away. She later moves to Port-au-Prince to raise her family. In 1981, she moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she wanted nothing more...