Alfred A. Murtha, of Bethpage, died on June 26, 2001. Husband of Mildred. Father of Laurie Giery, Michael and Robert. Brother of Lawrence. Grandfather of Kristina and Robert Carl. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Howard Thomas Lyons Jr., of Melville, died on June 27, 2001. A WWII US Navy veteran, he was a member of the Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Company. Father of Joanne Ehlich-Budah, Dianne Vitucci and Howard. Grandfather of Melissa, Bobby, Nikki, Steven, Caitlin and Megan. Companion of Celia Lee. Husband of Joanne Budah. Father-in-law of Robert Budah, Nick Vitucci and Joanne. Arrangements were made by the Claude R. Boyd-Caratozzolo Funeral Home, Deer Park. Religious service. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Laura J. Abramoske (nee Genoa) died on June 30, 2001. Wife of the late Andrew. Mother and mother-in-law of Bunny and Allen, Joan, Jerry and Phyllis, Ginny and Bernei and Drew and Laura. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of four. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in Laura's memory may be sent to the LI Chapter of the NY Diabetes Association, 401 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11746 or Midnight Run, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton RC Church, 1377 E. Main St., Schrub Oak, NY 10588. Walter O. Pfeiffer died on July 2, 2001. Brother of the late Alfred. Uncle of Fay Krupski (Wayne). Granduncle of Wayne Jr., Richard and Loretta Santiago. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Prayer service. Cremation private. Robert J. Kleinhans died on July 5, 2001. Husband of Ethel. Father and father-in-law of Kathy and Jim Jackson, Marianne and Peter Scheuerer, Ethel and Richard Field, Robert and Jeannine Kleinhans and Ann and Derek Keene. Grandfather of Ann, Will, Robin, Rob, Michael, Andrew, Nicholas, Danielle, Matthew, Hailey, Jaclyn and Alyson. Son of Anna and the late John. Brother of Marian Guerin and the late John. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to the National Stroke Association, 9707 E. Easter Ln., Englewood, CO 80112, or the National Aphasia Association, 156 Fifth Ave., Suite 707, New York, NY 10010. Jessie Mirando died on July 9, 2001. Wife of the late Joseph. Mother of Jesse, Barbara Polanski and Joseph. Grandmother of Christopher, Timmy and Cory. She was predeceased by her brother Alexander Sayers. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment LI National Cemetery.