Thomas C. Hance died on March 3, 1998. Past president of the Bethpage HS Dad's Club. Retired from the MTA Long Island Bus Co. after 27 enjoyable years of employment. Husband of Jeanne (nee Albertson). Father of Tammy, Tracey, Tiffany and Thomas Jr. Son of Dorothy and the late Charles Hance. Brother of Peter, Paul, Dennis and Michael. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Robert J. Walsh, 71, died on March 5, 1998. Father of Robert C., Kevin, Cathleen and Susan. Brother of Cecelia Vincent, Joan Smith, Virginia Nattrass and Terrence Walsh. Grandfather of Robert E., Jennifer and William. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment LI National Cemetery.
Margaret Miles, 96, died on March 7, 1998. Wife of the late Nelson N. Miles. Mother of Mary Donahoe and the late Nelson C. Miles. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 18. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.
Erwin Dill, 71, of Pt. Orange, FL formerly of Bethpage, died on March 7, 1998. Husband of 25 years of Beate. Father of Erwin J. and Michael P. Dill and William Watts. Brother of Arthur Dill, Johanna Schroedel and Irma Breiter. Grandfather of four. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral service at St. Margaret's Church. Interment St. Margaret's Cemetery.
Thomas J. Curtin died on March 9, 1998. NYS Police Officer from 1938-1948. Retired NYS Parkway Police Sergeant 1948-1972. Husband of the late Elizabeth. Father of Tom Curtin, Patricia Hargreaves, Nancy Tischler, Elizabeth Curtin and Mary Kurtz. Brother of Harriet Arnone and James Curtin. Grandfather of nine. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.
James F. Lo Gerfo, of Bethpage, died on March 9, 1998. Son of James and Frances Lo Gerfo. Brother of Jayne Lo Gerfo, William and Barbara Amirault. Brother-in-law of Debra and Thomas. Also survived by six nephews. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. James RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.
Gustave H. Nelson (Skip), of Farmingdale, died suddenly on March 9, 1998. He was a professor of physics at SUNY Farmingdale for 31 years and a member of the Round Swamp Golf Club. Husband of Anne. Father and father-in-law of Barbara and Chris Cahill and Christine Nelson. Brother of Robert, Thomas, Kenneth, Ronald and Miriam Fiorvanti. Grandfather of Matthew and Meghan. Fond companion of Murphy. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church (auditorium). Cremation private.
Alfred A. Robertson died on March 9, 1998. Husband of Dorothy (nee Lengler). Brother of Ethel Burns, Betty Wolf and predeceased by one sister and two brothers. Brother-in-law of Charles and Isabell Lengler. Also survived by several generations of nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Religious service. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Benjamin J. Phillips died on March 9, 1998. Father of Laurie Valenzuela and Billy. Son of Elsie and the late Benjamin. Brother of Kenneth Phillips and Clair Hodkinson. Grandfather of Stephanie and Samantha. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral services. Interment Locust Valley Cemetery.
Frances L. Frost, 72, died at her home in Port Richey, FL on March 11, 1998. She was a longtime resident of Bethpage before moving to Florida in 1986. Frances was a homemaker, a Eucharistic minister to the homebound, former chairman of Respect Life, a Literacy Volunteer reading teacher, honorary member of the Rosary Altar Society and the Christian Mothers Confraternity of St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Wife of Alan. Mother of Alan and Peter of Florida, daughter Teresa McElroy, sons, Tom, Bob, Jack and Frank all of Bethpage. Sister of Theresa Lia. Grandmother of 16. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.
Rose DeMarco, longtime resident of Farmingdale, died on March 12, 1998. Former teacher of the Baldwin S.D. Sister-in-law of and sister of Mildred DeMarco and the late Joseph L. DeMarco. Aunt of Gerald F., Thomas J. and Ray L. DeMarco. Friend of Jeannette Buck. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church (auditorium). Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rose may be sent to the St. Kilian Building Fund, 485 Conklin St., Farmingdale.