Rosemarie E. Engle died on Jan. 1, 2004. Wife of William. Mother of Virginia "Ginny" Engle. Sister of Helen Dunton. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Emma Pititto (nee Tempia) died on Jan. 1, 2003. She was predeceased by her husband Frank. Mother of Carol Jace, Norman Pititto and Mary Yochman. Grandmother of Susan Boylan, Theresa Jace, Christopher Pititto and Jasmin Pititto. Sister and sister-in-law of Jim and Eileen Tempia, Doris and the late Frank Cathers, Thersa and the late Boyd Hanby, the late George Tempia, his wife Lorraine, MaryLou and Bobby Krauss, Jo and Lee Blackman, Lucy and Ray Sturber. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Cremation private. John A. Needham died suddenly on Jan. 2, 2004. Formerly of Bethpage, he was presently residing in Greenlawn. He was a US Navy veteran. Father of Joanne Arens, John, Paul and Christopher. Brother of Patricia Bunce of East Hampton and James Needham Sr. of Farmingdale. Grandfather of four. Uncle of 18 nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Robert L. Ketcham, of Farmingdale, died on Jan. 5, 2004. He was WWII Army veteran and past captain of the Farmingdale Fire Dept. Husband of Barbara. Father of Faith Arena. Brother of Robert R. Ketcham. Uncle of Wayne and Gail. Grandfather of Paul Michael Arena. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Interment Powell Cemetery, Farmingdale. Richard Crisalli, of Farmingdale, died on Jan. 5, 2004. He was a retired US Customs Agent (30 years). Father of Cheray (Hector). Friend and companion of Laurie and her brothers, Kevin and Dennis. Son of Edith. Brother of John (Carol). Father of Christopher and Patricia. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Memorial service at the funeral home. Cremation private. Alice Solomon died on Jan. 7, 2004. Wife of the late Saul. Sister of Bernice Looney. Aunt of Joan Crowley, Mary Votey and the late James B. Looney. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Cremation private. Robert S. Norman died on Jan. 8, 2004 at Calvary Fellowship Home, Lancaster, PA. He was a retired financial analyst at CIT, Manhattan. He was predeceased in 2001 by his wife, Dorothy Jane (Kies) Norman. Father of Robert (Candida), Craig (MaryJo) and Gary (Carol). Grandfather of six. He was predeceased by his brothers, Allen and Walter. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Graveside services at Pinelawn Memorial Park. Edward P. Pleickhardt, of South Farmingdale, died on Jan. 8, 2004. Husband of Ann. Father and father-in-law of Edward Jr. and Jeanne, Kevin and Joanie and Scott and Gerri. Brother of William Pleickhardt and Irene Moller. Also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Alan L. Ball, of Lindenhurst, died on Jan. 9, 2004. Father of Alan Jr. and Stacey Marie. Gandfather of Kayla. Brother and brother-in-law of Louis and Eileen, Caroline and Spiro and Robert and Pattie Mary. Companion of Cindy Madonna. Uncle of Alexia, Christina, Theresa, Aristides, Louis, Billy, Rachel and Heather. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at Maria Regina RC Church. Interment Breslau Cemetery. Anthony J. Morano, of Farmingdale, died on Jan. 10, 2004. Father of Scott and Jayne, Nona and Chris Aimetti and Gary and Lorraine. Grandfather of Cassie, Danielle, Robbie, Christopher, Dylan, Christa and Mackenzie. Brother of John Morano, Rosie Rodgers, Jossie Mudaro and Joann Lepano. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Mildred Holmes, of Farmingdale, died in her 90th year on Jan. 11, 2004. She was predeceased by her husband Louis F. Mother of Cynthia Pabst, Priscilla Sedita and Kenneth Holmes. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of seven. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Herbert R. Granberg, lifelong resident of Bethpage, died on Jan. 11, 2004. He was a 52-year member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Hicksville, and a former employee of the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course. He was past commander of Archie McCord American Legion Post #86, past Chef de Gard of 40 & 8, Post #803. Husband of the late Frances. Father of Nancy Carter and Christine Ford. Grandfather of William Doyle, Elizabeth Drescher, Jason Ford, Christopher Ford and Nicholas Carter. Uncle of Gail Miller. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Interment Bethpage Methodist Church Cemetery. Maria Loria, of Wantagh, died on Jan. 15, 2004. Wife of the late Louis. Mother and mother-in-law of Annette and Joyhn, Vincent and Terry and Paul and Maryann. 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. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Edna Phyllis Boulanger, of Deerfield Beach, FL, and Farmingdale, lost her battle with cancer, after 2 1/2 years, on Jan. 19, 2004 at age 75. Wife of the late Michael. Sister of Muriel and Daniel Magnani of Boca Raton, FL, and Lorraine Mitchell of Wading River, NY. Mother of Gary Boulanger, a NY police officer, of Holbrook. Grandmother of Michael, Steven and Jessica. Aunt of Kay Corali, Nancy Degen, Joan Wilcox and Melody Di Gregorio. Great-aunt of 11. Edna was a strong and independent woman who never backed down from any challenge, including cancer. She had a colorful career as the first Christian flight attendant for El Al, where she met her husband, Mike. Edna was one of the first women police officers to serve NYC. She worked for Trio Labs in Plainview and Fiberglass Resources as well. When she retired, she relocated to Deerfield Beach where she worked for the American Association of Retired Dentists, until shortly before her death. After the early death of her husband at 31, she continued to raise Gary, only 18 months old, by herself, while maintaining a career at home. Ever the pioneer, Edna was the first woman to manage a baseball Little League team in Farmingdale, which she did faithfully for eight years. She also coached girl's basketball. Edna was an energetic, charismatic woman, who people relied on and were drawn to. Her vivacity and wit were sharp till the end, even trying to protect her loved ones from pain. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Services at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial Pinelawn Memorial Park where she will join Michael in eternal peace. In lieu of flowers, she requested that donations to the "Blow the Whistle on Cancer" Foundation, 100 Towerview Ct., Cary, NC 27513.