John R. Clark, Jr., of Farmingdale, on Oct. 27, 2001. Beloved husband of Gertrude. Devoted father of Elaine Sisco and her husband Bill, Charlene Fesefeldt and her husband Gary, John R. III and his wife Dolores, Jeanne Guccione and her husband Edwin. Dear brother of Mary Rose and her husband Bill. Proud Popa of Billy, Peter, Eric, Theresa, Gary, John IV, David, Edwin III and Jennifer. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian R.C. Church. Interment National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc., Farmingdale. Josephine P. Colbert, of Farmingdale, on Oct. 29, 2001. Beloved wife of the late Francis H. Colbert. Devoted mother and mother-in law of Fran and Al O'Geary. Cherished grandmother of Meghan and Melissa. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian R.C. Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Inc., Farmingdale. Mary Pascucci of Farmingdale, on Oct. 28, 2001. Beloved mother of Fred. Also survived by many other loving family members. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian R.C. Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Palmira Benitez, 96 of Lewiston, ID, on Oct. 29, 2001. Beloved wife of the late Louis. Devoted mother of Edna Hoyt and her husband Rodney, Louis Benitez of his wife Helen. Grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of 10. Also survived by 3 brothers, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian R.C. Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc., Farmingdale. Herman Rigby of Babylon, on Oct. 29, 2001. Devoted father and father-in-law of Jeffrey Rigby and Christina and Fernando Gastaldi. Brother of Sidney Rigby. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Vito Mastropaolo, of Manorville, on Oct. 31, 2001. Beloved husband of the late Helen. Devoted father and father-in-law of Peter and Deborah Ann and John and Regina. Loving brother of Josephine Barbato and Nicholas Mastropaolo. Cherished grandfather of Nate, Zoe, Micael and Joseph. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian R.C. Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Inc., Farmingdale. Diane M. Stephan, age 45, of West Babylon, on Nov. 2, 2001 after a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Predeceased by loving parents Frank and Josephine. Devoted sister and sister-in-law of Frankie and Peggy, Terri and Robbi and Vinny and Karen. Dear aunt of Kimberly, Robert, Zachary, Matthew, Christine and Frankie. Also survived by many loving friends and the very special Cystic Fibrosis staff at Schneider's Children's Hospital. Funeral Mass was held at St. Paul's Reformed Church, North Babylon. Cremation private. Arrangements entrusted to McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Inc., Farmingdale. Shirley M. Sengstacken of Bethpage passed away on Nov. 11, 2001. Predeceased in April 2001 by her beloved husband, Eugene. Loving mother of Edward, Eugene, Joan and Jeri. Cherished mother-in-law of Monica and Jan. Wonderful grandmother to Kyle, Erik and Andrew. Also survived by her sisters, Kathy Hogg and Joan Raye, both of Pennsylvania. Shirley was a 1951 graduate of Millersville Teachers College and a former elementary school teacher at Central Boulevard School in Bethpage. A member of the Women's Club of Bethpage, she enjoyed playing the organ and piano, but is known especially for her exquisite talent in cross-stitch. A true inspiration to everyone she has met, she had touched the lives of her family and her many friends. She was never without a smile or a kind word. Everyone cherished her love and friendship. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She will be in our hearts forever. A service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at St. Paul Lutheran Church (Bethpage) with interment following in Pinelawn Memorial Park. Donations in Shirley's memory may be sent to The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (45 Glen Cove Rd., Greenvale NY 11548) or St. Paul Lutheran Church Organ Fund (449 Steward Avenue, Bethpage, NY). Arrangements were entrusted to the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. John W. Taylor, of Farmingdale passed away on Nov. 16, 2001. Proud WWII Navy Veteran. Beloved husband on Emily. Loving father of Thomas J., Michael J., Kevin T., John W., Robert F., Kathleen M., Christopher P., Kelly A., and Lynn M. Fond brother of the late Thomas and Dorothy Infanger. Proud grandfather of eight. A Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Kilian RC Church, with interment following in Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in John's name may be sent to the American Cancer Society (839 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY). Arrangements were entrusted to the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. Beatrice E. Rudd of Farmingdale, passed away on Nov. 17, 2001. Loving wife of the late James. Cherished mother of Louise Davis, Sharon, Carolyn Gibilaro and William. Loving grandmother of Daniel Davis and dear sister of Florence Young. A religious service, with Rev. Carol O'Hanlon officiating, was held on Monday, Nov. 19, at the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, with a private cremation following. Virginia Tochterman, of Bethpage (formerly of Westbury) passed away on Nov. 19, 2001. Beloved wife of Donald. Cherished mother of Lynn Friar, Alan and John. Devoted grandmother of eight. A service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hicksville, with interment following in Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in Virginia's name be sent to the American Cancer Society (839 Steward Ave., Garden City, NY). Arrangements were entrusted to the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc.