Warren C. Ketcham, a lifelong resident of Farmingdale, died on January 1, 2006. Husband of Adelaide. Father of Douglas, Dorothy, Doris Rubino and the late Deborah Cassar. Grandfather of Anthony, Richard, Jason, Ariel and Dorina. Brother of Thelma Kester and Helen Barth. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. A funeral Mass was held January 5, at St. Kilian RC Church, with interment following at LI National Cemetery, Pinelawn. Donations in Warren's name may be sent to the American Kidney Fund (6110 Executive Blvd., Ste. 1010, Rockville, MD 20852) or the American Heart Association (365 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501).
James R. Looney of Albrightsville, PA, died on January 22, 2006. A former lifelong resident of Bethpage, he was predeceased by his parents, Harold E. and Edna. Brother of Harold E. Looney, II, and Carol Ann Klein. Also survived by nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral and interment took place January 28, at the cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury.
Robert "Bob" Slusher, former longtime resident of South Farmingdale, passed away on January 23, 2006 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Husband of Helen. Father of Robert of Farmingdale, Ken of Ohio and Pamela Lamarr of California. Grandfather of Craig, Erin, Jonathan, Lyndsay and Kathryn. Brother of Herman of Kentucky. As per his wishes cremation was private. Bob's ashes will be interred at a later date in his home state of Kentucky. As an alternative to floral tributes, please send donations in Bob's memory to Hospice of Palm Beach, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
Santa Riccobene (Sarah), of Farmingdale, died on January 24, 2006. Wife of Stephen. Mother of Rosie and Frank (Gail). Sister of Mary Manzella, Pauline Lepano, Samuel Mudaro, the late Joseph Mudaro, the late Michael Mudaro and the late John Mudaro. Grandmother of Jessica and Alison. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Ann M. McGlynn, of Bethpage, died on January 24, 2006. Wife of the late James. Mother and mother-in-law of Anna and Tom Kubicki, Jim McGlynn, and Kevin and Judy. Grandmother of four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. A funeral Mass was held January 31, 2006, at St. Martin of Tours RC Church, with interment following at Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in Ann's name may be sent to Hospice Care of L.I. 99 Sunnyside Blvd. Woodbury, NY 11797.
James B. Fleming, of Bethpage, died on January 24, 2006. Husband of Noreen. Father of James (Lisa), Noreen (David) Sobotko, Kevin, Maryann (Paul) Remsen and Catherine. Brother of Catherine, John, Larry and Bill. Grandfather of seven. U.S. Marine Corps. Korean War veteran. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. A Funeral Mass was held January 30, at St. Martin of Tours RC Church, with interment following at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn.
Rose Bonafede, of Farmingdale died on January 25, 2006. Wife of Joseph. Mother and mother-in-law of Patricia & Dennis Riches, Linda and Manny Zuccaro, and Diane Fusco. Sister and sister-in-law of Lena and Dennis Kelly. Grandmother of James , Kevin, Christopher and Stephanie. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.
Joan Brodowski-Muscillo, of Farmingdale died on January 28, 2006. Mother and mother-in-law of Paul and Judy and Peter and Sharon. Nana of Joseph, James, Samantha and Nicolle. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.