John L. Cossella, of Oceanside, formerly of Farmingdale, died on Dec. 19, 2001. Husband of Caroline. Father of Patricia Christopher. Grandfather of David Christopher and Caroline Christopher. Also survived by two great-grandchildren, Victoria and Alexander Christopher. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Edna Krause, of Farmingdale, died on Dec. 20, 2001. Wife of Frank. Mother and mother-in-law of Donald and Milly Krause and Judy and Jack Scherer. Grandmother of Derek (Lexey), Daren (Sylvia), Caryn, Christine (Antonio Smikle), Thomas and William. Great-grandmother of Antonio Jr. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Religious services at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Cremation LI Crematory. Edmund Alfred Whalen, of S. Carolina, died on Dec. 20, 2001. Husband of Joan. Also survived by many other family members and friends. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Cremation followed. Marion Ferretti, of Plainview, died on Dec. 21, 2001. Wife of Robert. Mother of Jennifer, Lori and Nicholas. Also survived by many other family and friends. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Robert Kendrick, of N. Massapequa, died on Dec. 21, 2001. Husband of Roslyn. Father and father-in-law of Diane Kendrick, Robert and Karen and Nancy and Tim Griffin. Grandfather of Jason, Megan, Robert, Todd and Curtis. Brother of Martin and Michael. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Wanda Beatty, of S. Farmingdale, died on Dec. 24, 2001. Wife of the late George M. Sr. Mother of George M. Beatty Jr. (Eileen) and Marilyn (the late John) Kurtz. Sister of Alfred and Warren. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 24. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Margaret English, of Massapequa Park, died on Dec. 26, 2001. Wife of the late Thomas. Mother and mother-in-law of Cathy and Martin, Kevin and Teresa, Patrick and Sandy and the late Brian. Also survived by many other family and friends. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. William J. Cathers, of Farmingdale, died on Dec. 27, 2001. He was retired from NCPD. Husband of Margaret. Father of Michael, Kathleen Newman and Patrick. Grandfather of Benjamin, Ryan and Jessica. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Carol L. Campanelli, of Farmingdale, died on Dec. 28, 2001. Mother of Fred Norich and Mike Norich. Daughter of Rae and the late Frederick Cisco. Grandmother of six. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral service with Pastor Eldon J. Simpson presiding. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Thomas Kennedy, 39, died on Dec. 28, 2001. Son of Patricia and the late Thomas E. Kennedy. Brother of Timothy, Maryellen Andrews and Annmarie Kennedy. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Joseph P. Ademski, 80, died on Dec. 31, 2001. He was a Marine Corps veteran and former employee of TWA. Husband of Helen. Father of Annette Zbodula, Joellen and Paul. Grandfather of Allison Lambert, Kerrianne and Danielle Zbodula. A memorial visitation was held at the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Private cremation and interment of cremains took place at Calverton National Cemetery. Mary A. Gill died while in North Carolina. She was a former resident of Farmingdale since 1939. She was predeceased by her husband George. Mother of George Gill Jr. and Mary Walters. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of one. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Eugene L. DeFau, of Old Bethpage, died on Dec. 29, 2001. He was owner of Eugene DeFau Fuel Oil of Old Bethpage for over 50 years. Husband of the late Helen. Father and father-in-law of Gene and Nancy and Suzanne and Michael Maysa. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Pius X RC Church. Interment LI National Cemetery.