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Mrs. Lydia "Teacher Icema" Bastien

New York, NY

1954 - April 19, 2026

1954 - Apr 19, 2026

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In memory of

Mrs. Lydia "Teacher Icema" Bastien

Passed

April 19, 2026
Born

1954
Resided

New York, NY

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Starts on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 9 a.m. EDT
Ends on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10 a.m. EDT
J Foster Phillips Funeral Home Inc. 179-24 Linden Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA

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Starts on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. EDT
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Cypress Hills Cemetery 833 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208, USA

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Lydia Bastien was born on October 22, 1954, in Berekua, Dominica, a small village on the Nature Isle of the Caribbean. She came into this world with a purpose she never wavered from: to love people, to teach them, to lift them, and to point them toward something greater than herself. On April 19, 2026, she completed that purpose and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She was 71 years …

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