Ezekiel D. Johannes Dies at 90

Ezekiel D. Johannes

Ezekiel D. Johannes, also known as “Zekie” or “Zeke,” of Bronx, N.Y., died on March 20. He was 90 years old.

He is survived by his sister, Aromintha Francis; nieces: Melinda, Jennifer, Sylvia, Dolouette and Joyce Johnnes, Eleanor Brathwaite, Adelia Samuel, Magdaline Hobson, Cloudette Edward, Helen Isles, Jordana and Juliana Woodly; nephews: Norman and Larry Francis, Emmeth and Walter Daniel, Melvin and Prince Johannes, and Otis, Myron, Emric and Halvor Johannes; niece-in-law, Maria Woodley; godchild, Yakia Durand; cousin and other relatives: Maria Woodley, Kathleen Bates Mann, Lorraine Rohlsen, Paul Samuel and Bertel Hobson; as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

A viewing will take place at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 15, at Friedensberg Moravian Church. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery.