Dylan T. Maunder, of Los Angeles, CA, died on April 28, 2005. Son of Wayne and the late Lucia. Cousin of Lucia McGovern. Also survived by many other family members and friends. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Graveside service at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

Elizabeth Garner (or Liz as she preferred to be called) was never one to take no for an answer. A resident of Farmingdale, she graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in elementary education. Liz, 48, died in her sleep on May 6, 2005. It will not be her passing that people will remember, it will be her deep enthusiastic love of the arts, people and life that bring forth smiles for years to come. Despite losing her vision to diabetes at age 28, her greatest accomplishments were to come after an event that would have left most bitter. It merely proved to be a catalyst as Liz would go on to travel the country participating in sporting events for the blind, including her personal passion, swimming. She became a featured speaker and regular representative for the Smithtown Guide Dog Foundation and was featured in over a dozen newspaper articles and photographs for her hard work assisting others. She became a lobbyist in both Washington, DC, and Albany, for the Americans with Disabilities Acts, and was featured on television shows such as The God Squad. A huge supporter of the arts, undoubtedly formed when she studied television production at Nassau Community College in the late '70s, Liz owned thousands of CDs and was a loyal fan of live theater, musical performances and stand-up comedy, absorbing as much as she could find time for and enthusiastically introducing others to all areas of the arts. She was also very active in the Massapequa Park Lions Club and seemed to be the first person to buy tickets to every fundraiser she encountered. Liz is survived by her husband Bill Hilton; mother Edith; brother Steven; sister Allison; and brother-in-law Bruce. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Service with Rev. Paul and Jan (a childhood friend) Gilbert presiding was held May 9 at the funeral home. Donations in Liz's memory may be sent to the Lions Club of Massapequa.

Alexander Best Jr., of Freehold, NJ, died on May 11, 2005. Husband of Virginia .Father of Alexander Best and Kim Sabino. Brother of Edward, Harvey and Judy Dixson. Grandfather of Emily Best and Michael Sabino. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Religious service with Pastor Theodore Bean presiding. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.

Concetta Faillace, of Bethpage, died on May 11, 2005. Wife of Frank. Mother and mother-in-law of Yvonne and Matthew Masino and Ralph and Megg Faillace. Sister of Anna and Mary. Grandmother of Michael, Robert, Stephen, Eliza and Margot. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

Michael Joseph Nugent Sr., of Westbury, died on May 13, 2005. Husband of the late Mary. Father of Michael and Dan Nugent. Also survived by many other family members and friends. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Brigid RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Mary J. Petti, of Farmingdale, died on May 14, 2005. Wife of the late Andrew Sr. Mother of Andrew (Lenore) and Robert (Ania). Grandmother of Andrew and Natalia. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Rocco Dituri, of Farmingdale, died on May 17, 2005. He was a WWII US Army veteran. Husband of Nena. Father and father-in-law of Nancy, Connie and Dan Panzella, Christine Frank and Marie. Grandfather of Jessica, Gina, Annamarie, Frank and Rocco. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.

Margaret Chichester, of Farmingdale, died on May 17, 2005. Mother of Margaret Boltja and Mary Chichester. 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. Boniface Cemetery.

Marie D. Perricone, of Bethpage, died on May 18, 2005. She was born on May 29, 1921 in NYC to Guiseppe and Carmela DiCarlo and raised in Staten Island. In 1946 she married the late Charles. She was a resident of Bethpage for 35 years. She is survived by her sons, Rev. Charles A. Perricone of Susex, NJ, Joseph Perricone of Springfield, VA, and daughter Donna Perricone of Los Angeles, CA. Grandmother of Matthew and Joseph. Sister of Josephine Barberi of Bethpage and Joseph DiCarlo of Vienna, VA. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass with Rev. Charles A. Perricone presiding was held at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in Marie's memory may be sent to Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Centre, 90 Cherry St., Hicksville, NY 11801.

Nafra Mulqueen (nee Uccellini), of Bethpage, died on May 18, 2005. She was predeceased in 1993 by her husband James. Mother of Dianne, Lenard and daughter-in-law Laura. Grandmother of Craig and Cheryl Mulqueen, Calley Sciabica and David Sullivan. Great-grandmother of Nicholas and Andrew. Sister of Olga Von Thaden. She was predeceased by her brothers, Fred and Louis Uccellini and sister Elizabeth Durr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

Sophie Koprowski, nee Place, of Farmingdale, died on May 19, 2005. She was a member of St. Kilian's community, former director of St. Kilian Seniors, Eucharistic Minister and member of Catholic Daughters. She retired from the US Postal Service after 28 years. Wife of Henry. Mother and mother-in-law of Paula and Frank Tersillo, Walter and Debbie, Adela and Paul Johnson, Barbara and Jeff Blake and Regina and John Faux. Sister of Vivian and sisters-in-law, Mary and Lillian. Grandmother of 14. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

Anna V. Haller, of Farmingdale, died on May 21, 2005. Wife of the late David. Mother and mother-in-law of Paul Haller and Gale and Peter Baldwin. Grandmother of Jeffrey (Arlene), Jennifer (Jay), Gregory (Melissa), Deanna (Eric), Kristopher, Danielle and Sarah. Great-grandmother of Alex, Amanda, Courtney, Jared and Eric John. Sister-in-law of Elsie Schoenig. Friend of Charlie and the late Edna Kraemer and Lucille Murphy. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.