Commissioner Anna M. Kross' In Memoriam Lists: 1954-65
57 report The practice of listing the names of deceased NYC DOC members, uniformed and civilian, in annual or quasi- annual publications was initiated by Anna M. Kross, starting with her 1957 report. An image of that report's front cover appears here top left. Her scanned photo from that report appears here top right.

The 1957 annual report ran more than 150 pages. Among its other interesting contents, from an historical perspective, were pages devoted to the establishment of the NYC Board of Correction, to the plane crash on Rikers and to the reorganization of the educational programs on the Island -- those for staff and those for inmates.

57 report listThe first In Memoriam listing (image at left) appeared on the inside of the report's back cover in a bordered box with entry lines giving four columns or categories of information: Name, Title, Appointed, Died. The entries were grouped as Custodial and Civilian. But the In Memoriam listing that appeared the following year (image at right) reflected some format refinements from the initial presentation. The 1958 annual report listing added a fifth category or column of information: Assignment. The additional information appears to have been added because the name and assignment combination was seen as helping former co-workers to recall the deceased.

Another change was replacement of the blunt word Died by the blander word Date, meaning "date of death" without actually saying the entire phrase. Still other changes resulted in a cleaner, less cluttered look. The 1958 listing dropped the string of dots that had appeared after each name in 1957 listing. Whereas the initial listing spelled the full names of the months in all the dates and spelled the full job titles, the 1958 listing replaced full titles with abbreviations and replaced month names with numbers. Those changes made more space available on the page for adding the extra column of information -- the deceased members' last assignments.

Below are the In Memoriam lists from annual reports published during Commissioner Kross' dozen years heading DOC.

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NOTES: The 1957 annual report combined in one listing the entries for the 1954-57 period.
The 1959 annual report contained no listing. The report dated Dec. 31, 1965
included separate listings for 1964 and 1965. The data in the list boxes
below is identical to that in the originals. The formats are
facsimiles closely resembling the originals.

1954-57 list in 1957 annual report.
Custodial
NameTitleAppointedDied
Edward HintzeCorrection OfficerJanuary 1st, 1930January 4th, 1954
James O'ConnorCorrection OfficerMay 1st, 1924February 8th, 1954
Thomas T. McTernanCorrection OfficerJanuary 1st, 1930July 12th, 1954
James P. ReddyCorrection OfficerJune 1st, 1927August 25th, 1954
Henry FriedCorrection OfficerAugust 2nd, 1911August 31st, 1954
Matthew CarlyleCorrection OfficerJune 16th, 1927September 26th, 1954
Edgar SmithCaptainDecember 31st, 1933January 27th, 1955
Edward J. FlanaganCorrection OfficerMarch 19th, 1928April 6th, 1955
Patrick FlynnCorrection OfficerNovember 1st, 1920October 24th, 1955
Gustave HunnCorrection OfficerJanuary 15th, 1935January 10th, 1956
James McGuinness Correction Officer November 1st, 1923 March 31st, 1956
Arthur Roden Correction Officer August 15th, 1942 April 21st, 1956
John Matthews Correction Officer July 17th, 1912 July 9th, 1956
Samuel Balter Correction Officer July 1st, 1939 August 9th, 1956
Louis Breitbach Asst. Deputy Warden June 5th, 1916 June 22nd, 1957
Patrick Kearney Correction Officer June 29th, 1923 August 4th, 1957
Jacob Capria Correction Officer January 1st, 1935 August 5th, 1957
Mary McGinn Correction Officer January 1st, 1929 August 25th, 1957
Edmond O'Donnell Correction Officer June 16th, 1927 September 13th, 1957
Joseph Dowd Correction Officer April 13th, 1943 September 20th, 1957
Bernard Zahn Correction Officer November 4th, 1920 October 20th, 1957
Leo J. Schoppmeyer Correction Officer August 16th, 1927 December 30th, 1957


Civilian

Name TitleAppointedDied
Carl J. Dreisbaugh Steward May 1st, 1935 February 24th, 1954
Frank W. Kammerer Butcher December 3rd, 1947 April 2nd, 1954
James P. O'Neil Auto Engineman June 2nd, 1919 April 4th, 1954
Albert Krauss Instructor of Trades November 1st, 1952 November 21st, 1954
Jack Lewis Instructor of Trades September l6th. 1941 December 4th, 1954
Walter Krueger Baker September 30th, 1940 December 29th, 1954
Richard Haight Stock Assistant April 1st, 1930 January 4th, 1955
Jeremiah Berman Chaplain March 16th, 1954 January 5th, 1955
Arthur Dworkin Instructor of Trades December 16th, 1935 May 23rd, 1955
Alfred A. Salomon Elevator Operator October 10th, 1951 August 7th, 1955
Mabel Cromie Registered Nurse May 10th, 1934 October 22nd, 1955
Arthur J. Wilbur Administrative Asst. May 24th, 1910 November 3rd, 1955
Moe Meyerson Senior Clerk January 1st, 1938 March 21st, 1956
Oliver Nichols Assistant Stockman April l6th, 1929 June 23rd, 1956
Julius Berman Clerk March 1st, 1955 August 26th, 1956
John Furlong Stationary Fireman April 5th, 1954 December 25th, 1956
Angelo Sabatelli Senior Clerk November 1st, 1950 March 27th, 1957
Joseph Silverblatt Senior Clerk December l7th, 1928 May 19th, 1957
Rita McQuillan Stenographer November 16th, 1949 November 1lth, 1957
William Greene Machinist November 16th, 1949 December 11th, 1957
Margaret Young Cook January 16th, 1942 December 24th, 1957
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1958 annual report list.
Name
John Donnelly
John J. English
Elizabeth Killacky
Robert F. Jansen
Henry J. Ackerman
Edward Cleary
Robert C. Hazel
Harry Cleveland
John Ryan
Arthur Cabey
Title
C. 0.
C. 0.
Capt. (W)
Capt.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
Capt.
C. 0.
Appointed
6-1-27
1-1-38
5-1-38
1-1-38
1-1-30
5-1-29
6-21-29
1-1-53
1-1-38
1-1-53
Date
2-25-58
3-21-58
5-27-58
7-3-58
7-4-58
7-10-58
8-28-58
9-21-58
10-12-58
10-22-58
Assignment
Queens HDM
Bronx HDM
H. D. Women
Queens HDM
Man. HDM
Man. Ct. Pens
Transportation
Man. HDM
Bronx HDM
Rikers Island


Name
Carmine J. Carmo
Oscar Adamsons
Claude Franklin
Herman London
George Litz
John Fairman
Bernard Friedman
William Floyd
Title
Shoemaker
Physician
Chaplain
Elev. Oper.
Supt. Laundries
Oiler
Physician
Staty. Fireman
Appointed
8-16-50
6-10-57
6-16-50
9-16-57
7-19-39
2-1-41
8-12-57
7-31-47
Date
1-8-58
4-28-58
6-24-58
6-27-58
7-3-58
7-8-58
10-21-58
12-6-58
Assignment
Rikers Island
Man. HDM
Bklyn. HDM
Man. HDM
Central Office
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
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1960 annual report list.
Name
Samuel Kantro
Patrick J. Clarke
John Clancy
Timothy Driscoll
Dennis Coffey
Rocco La Courte
John V. Clarke
Elmer H. Evans
Frederick Tanner
Vito Latorre Gregory Kelly
Joseph Smith
Title
Capt.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
Capt.
C. 0.
Capt.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
Appointed
2-4-41
1-23-28
10-10-29
4-1-39
7-22-27
4-16-44
3-17-52
6-1-39
12-1-58
12-5-46
7-16-33
7-1-50
Date
2-5-60
2-15-60
3-30-60
4-22-60
5-17-60
5-28-60
6-4-60
8-18-60
9-30-60
11-11-60
11-19-60
12-18-60
Assignment
Rikers Island
Manhattan H.D.M.
Brooklyn H.D.M.
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
Queens H.D.M.
Rikers Island
Bronx H.D.M.
Rikers Island
Transportation
Hart Island
Transportation


Name
Ceil Link
Arturo Alcover
Severin L. DeSandre
Title
Clerk
Rec. Leader
Tractor Opr.
Appointed
12-29-58
7-14-58
5-12-41
Date
3-16-60
4-4-60
4-9-60
Assignment
Fiscal Control
Queens H.D.M.
Rikers Island
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1961 annual report list.
Name
Earl A. Carter
Peter Ancesty
Earl Wiley
Thomas Dockery
Joseph Mazzaro
Title
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
Appointed
12-29-51
1-5-59
5-2-49
1-23-28
1-1-53
Date
4-24-61
4-28-61
4-29-61
8-28-61
9-6-61
Assignment
Br. Brooklyn H.D.M.
Br. Brooklyn H.D.M.
Kings County P.W.
Kings County P.W.
Hart Island


Name
Harold Bergman
Margaret Fleming
Rose Conte
Marcus Rojas
Robert Preston
Salvatore Pedato
Alexander Hartstein
Title
Adm. Ass't.
Sr. Clerk
Staff Nurse
Sr. Baker
Inst. Trades Instr.
Meat Cutter
Physician
Appointed
7-16-35
9-23-30
3-1-38
8-1-61
5-3-54
5-23-55
3-14-60
Date
2-3-61
2-9-61
8-24-61
10-3-61
10-12-61
11-4-61
12-20-61
Assignment
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
Rikers Island
Central Office
Women's H.D.
Hart Island
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1962 annual report list.
Name
Michael McKenna
Stephen Dillard
Vincent Forte
Arthur Regan
Title
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
C. 0.
Appointed
7-30-17
1-1-53
7-1-55
1-1-38
Date
1-1-62
5-11-62
6-8-62
7-4-62
Assignment
Hart Island
Rikers Island
Hart Island
Br. Brooklyn H.D.M.
Hart Island


Name
John Zacker
James Johnson
Timothy Fitzgerald
Vera Koshkin
Daniel Browne
Gus Dohrenwend
Milton Fine
Title
Chaplain
Elev. Oper.
Sta. Fireman
Physician
Dept. Library Aide
Rehab. Couns.
Supv. Physician
Appointed
7-1-48
6-6-58
7-23-51
3-21-57
1-16-57
1-21-57
7-18-60
Date
1-13-62
2-16-62
3-4-62
7-19-62
8-5-62
8-14-62
11-13-62
Assignment
Br. Brooklyn H.D.M.
Queens H.D.M.
Bronx H.D.M.
Women's H.D.
Central Office
Rikers Island
Manhattan H.D.M.
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1963 annual report list.
Name
Randolph B. Grasheim
William Fuchs
Thomas E. Burke
Cleveland Whaley
Harold Ahearn
George Flowers
Jeremiah Hartnett
Joseph T. Dowdall
Mary Buchanan
Richard Grace
Title
Deputy Warden
Captain
Captain
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Appointed
11-11-33
11-1-49
8-16-50
10-1-51
7-11-51
2-9-53
3-16-30
1-1-38
11-18-57
2-10-30
Date
9-4-63
9-3-63
6-20-63
1-7-63
1-21-63
6-2-63
6-22-63
8-12-63
9-18-63
10-9-63
Assignment
Queens Court Pens
Queens H.D.M.
Manhattan H.D.M.
Queens H.D.M.
Manhattan Court Pens
Hart Island
Queens Court Pens
Manhattan Court Pens
H.D. for Women
Brooklyn Court Pens


Name
Margaret Beye
Rushton Bell
James Ferraro
Robert Burns
George Claro
Eugene Ammon
Matthew Hessian
William O'Neill
Title
Clerk
Chaplain
Meat Cutter
Elevator Operator
Commissary Manager
Attendant
Maintenance Man
Senior Clerk
Appointed
4-16-53
6-1-47
1-16-57
4-16-57
7-30-62
6-4-30
10-23-61
7-1-49
Date
1-1-63
1-12-63
2-27-63
4-12-63
4-23-63
5-25-63
11-7-63
12-12-63
Assignment
H.D. for Women
H.D. for Women
Brooklyn H.D.M.
Brooklyn H.D.M.
Brooklyn H.D.M.
Rikers Island (Adult)
H.D. for Women
Hart Island
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1964 list in 1965 annual report.
Name
Carl L. Doria
Gladstone Hampden
James A. Rooney
Leon Soffein
Salvatore Viola
Elmer Woolen
Title
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Captain
Captain
Correction Officer
Appointed
8-7-61
12-27-60
10-1-52
1-1-38
7-1-50
7-1-50
Date
7-3-64
3-6-64
7-28-64
10-25-64
7-7-64
9-6-64
Assignment
Bklyn H.D.M.
Bronx H.D.M.
Bldgs. & Maint. Div.
Rikers (Adult)
Br. Queens H.D.M.
Manhattan H.D.M.


Name
Edward Crorney
Mary A. Hillman
Edward J. Kabella
Alice Maddox
Daniel Mato
Leon Miller
Title
Chaplain
Clerk
Motor Vehicle Operator
Senior Clerk
Stationary Engineer
Plumbers Helper
Appointed
7-1-63
9-3-57
2-24-47
3-1-55
7-3-59
1-9-61
Date
10-10-64
2-2-64
3-16-64
1-10-64
5-5-64
9-26-64
Assignment
H.D. for Women
Food Service Division
Transportation Division
Personnel Division
Rikers (Adult)
Rikers (Adult)
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1965 annual report list.
Name
Doherty, William R.
Andor, Joseph
Cannon, Frank
Clarke, Daniel M.
Deir, Thomas
Fasanello, Robert
Jones, Arthur J.
Kavanaugh, Joseph
Lacenera, Dominick
McManus, Walter F.
Robinson, Maxwell
Title
Warden
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Correction Officer
Appointed
10-10-29
3-23-35
5-2-49
1-2-57
10-1-52
4-18-39
2-19-51
1-1-38
7-16-53
5-1-39
7-30-62
Date
9-28-65
3-28-65
4-17-65
9-1-65
8-13-65
5-22-65
5-13-65
7-25-65
4-4-65
11-3-65
6-25-65
Assignment
Queens H.D.M.
Br. Queens H.D.M.
Queens H.D.M.
Br. Queens H.D.M.
Br. Queens H.D.M.
R. C. C. M.
R. C. C. M.
Queens Court Pens
Hart Island
Transportation
Transportation


Name
Donaldson, Allen
Hunter, James
Title
Clerk
Sta. Engineer
Appointed
12-16-56
8-1-63
Date
9-7-65
12-26-65
Assignment
Manhattan H.D.M.
Bronx H.D.M.
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