Eileen M. Primi died on March 27, 2004. Mother of John Jr., Donald and Christopher. Sister of Margaret Walsh. Grandmother of six. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Aloysius RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Edith Zipperlen, 97, of Allentown, PA, formerly of Malverne, died on March 29, 2004. She was predeceased by her husband Carl. Mother of Jack of Honesdale, PA, and Charles of Valley Stream. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 16. Sister of Ruth Hille of Pennsylvania. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Religious service with Pastor Eldon J. Simpson presiding. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Donations in Edith's memory may be sent to the Central United Methodist Church, Organ Fund, Honesdale, PA 18431. John I. Erickson, of Bethpage, died on March 31, 2004. He was predeceased in 2000 by his wife, Eleanor (nee Unger). Father and father-in-law of Edmund and Elizabeth, John and Annabelle, Peter Erickson and Catherine and Russell Ritzer. Grandfather of Christopher (Tami), Karen, Jennifer, Gabriella, Raymond and Christian. Great-grandfather of Craig, Tyler, Jenna and Lauren. He was predeceased by his brother, Michael. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in John's memory may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

Francis X. Pendl, of Bethpage, died on April 1, 2004. He is survived by "the love of his life," for the past 54 years, Mary Jane. Loving father of Thomas, Douglas (Jean), Clifford (Carol), Richard, Patricia, Mary Jane (Bob), Priscilla (Ken), Pamela (Gary), Stephen (Eileen), Peter (Mary), Alison (Jeff), Kurt (Amy). Devoted grandfather of 22. Cherished son-in-law of Jane Thompson. Dedicated brother-in-law of Nancy Thompson. Loving brother of "Tommy" and Kay Pendl of Venice, FL, and Helen Pendl, wife of his predeceased brother Joseph.

Francis Pendl was former chief and 50-year active member of the Bethpage Fire Dept., retired Nassau County Fire Marshall and NC Fire Service Academy instructor. He was a member of American Legion Post 86, NYS Fraternal Order of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Firefighters, Firefighters Association of the State of NY, Fire Museum Network, LI Antique Fire Apparatus Association, delegate to the NC Burn Center, member of the Bethpage Historical Society, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Mount Rushmore Foundation and the Ellis Island Foundation.

Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Bethpage. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Donations may be sent to the Francis X. Pendl Educational Memorial Fund, PO Box 63, Bethpage, NY 11714.

Edwin L. Schmeider, of Farmingdale, died on April 2, 2004. Husband of Helen. Father of Wayne Schmeider and Karen Roden. Grandfather of Helen and Paul. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Arthur L. Samuelson, of Farmingdale, died on April 3, 2004. Father of Susan Masters, Steven Samuelson and Lori Glowacki. Grandfather of Kevin, Kerry, Tom and Danielle. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Service and interment at Calverton National Cemetery.