Claire Minton, formerly of Melville, died on Sept. 6, 2000. Wife of the late John. Mother of Peggy, Patti and William. Grandmother of Amy, Courtney, Lynn and Jennifer. Arrangements were made by the Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Home, Plainview. Funeral Mass at St. Elizabeth's RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Donations can be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Pl., Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911. Arthur D'Alessandro died on Sept. 10, 2000. Husband of Lillian. Son of Anna and the late Arthur. Father of Lisa, Debra and Steven. Brother of Richard, Robert and Marilyn. Grandfather of seven. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Religious service with Pastor Eldon J. Simpson presiding. Interment LI National Cemetery, Pinelawn. John L. Kostyrka, of Farmingdale, died on Sept. 10, 2000. Husband of Roberta. Father of Patricia and Jim, Robert and Ruth, Nancy, Denise and Rick. Brother of Edward and Al. Also survived by 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. William C. Meagher, of Dunnellon, FL, formerly of Massapequa Park, died on Sept. 12, 2000. Husband of Jean. Father of Barbara A. Conrod, William C. Meagher and Robert V. Meagher. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of three. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Religious services at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Cremation LI Crematory. Mary C. (Mae) Lutgen, 83, formerly of Bethpage, died on Sept. 16, 2000. Wife of the late William C. Mother of Jean L. Van Tassel and William T. Lutgen. Grandmother of James, Craig and Tara Walsh, Stacy Flynn and William T. Lutgen Jr. Great-grandmother of Joseph Cardona and Ashley Flynn. Sister of Thomas and Donald Miller, Patricia Otterstedt and Margaret Murphy. Arrangements were made by the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home, Hicksville Chapel. Mass at Our Lady of Mercy RC Church. Interment Flushing Cemetery. John A. Betz Jr., of Bethpage, died on Sept. 17, 2000. He was a retired Police Officer NYPD, a veteran of the US Coast Guard, past junior warden of the Royal Arch Masons Commonwealth-Stella Lodge. Husband of the late Mary C. Father and father-in-law of John H. and Anne L. Betz, Robert W. and Ruth A. Betz. Grandfather of John J. and Renee Betz, Carolyn D. and Eric Reid and Steven E. Betz. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Religious services at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Interment All Faiths Cemetery. Robert C. Gambuzza, 57, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Farmingdale, died on Sept. 19, 2000. Husband of Janet. Father of Joanna Frances and Anthony Gambuzza. Son of Anne and the late Frank. Brother of Frank, Dennis and the late Conrad. Grandfather of Stephanie Frances. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Edward J. Zarodkiewicz, 76, lifelong resident of Farmingdale, died on Sept. 20, 2000. Brother of Frank, John and the late Claire Bauss. Uncle of Joseph, Paul and Joan Zarodkiewicz. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Trinity Cemetery, Amityville. Lisa Marie Kelly, 35, died on Sept. 20, 2000. Daughter of Patricia and the late John Kelly. Sister of Donna Adams, JoAnn Kelly, MaryBeth Kelly, the late Lisabeth and the late Jacqueline Kelly. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Ciuseppe Chillemi, of Farmingdale, died on Sept. 24, 2000. Husband of Domenica. Father of Carmela Chillemi, Sandy and Albert Bertuccio. Also survived by two brothers. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.