William S. Scarth Sr., of Bethpage, died on Oct. 8, 2000. He was a life member of American Legion Post #86, Bethpage. Husband of Vera. Father of William Jr., Robert, Barry, Sharon Doolittle and Douglas. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 19. Cousin of Muriel Slater. Arrangements were made by the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home, Hicksville Chapel. Religious service at the United Methodist Church of Bethpage. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Stuart Wassmer, formerly of S. Farmingdale, died on Nov. 2, 2000. Husband of the late Evelyn. Father of Richard (Patricia), Susan (Richard) Carleton and Doris (John) DeGiulio. Grandfather of seven. Arrangements were made by the Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home, Babylon. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Jack J. Stein, of Melville, died on Nov. 6, 2000. Husband of Joyce. Father of Linda Stein and Ron Feldman-Stein. Grandfather of Mikah and Jesse Feldman-Stein. Brother of Evelyn Cooper. Son of the late Jenny and Charles Stein. Arrangements were made by Gutterman's Funeral Home, Woodbury. Mirhan "Mike" Arian, 72, formerly of Farmingdale, died on Nov. 8, 2000. Husband of Yvette. Father of Monique and Douglas Schweitzer. Grandfather of Deran and Alex. Arrangements were made by Moloney's Lake Ronkonkoma Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at Holy Cross RC Church. Cremation private. George Couchells, of Farmingdale, died on Nov. 11, 2000. Husband of Athena. Father of Stella Marie Couchells and Vicki Ann Scally. Grandfather of Gia and Michael Gulotta and Sarah Scally. Arrangements were made by the James Funeral Home, Massapequa. Service at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church.