William F. Holtz of Farmingdale (formerly of the Bronx) died on March 17, 2006. Husband of Marilyn. Father of Debra Archipolo and Pamela Shields. Brother of Everett, Dorothy Wall and Kathleen Penn. Grandfather of Noah, Sage and Richard. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral mass was held March 20, at St. Kilian RC Church, with interment following at Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in William's memory may be sent to the LI Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association (3281 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite E-13, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779).

Patricia Dixon of Colorado (formerly of Farmingdale) died on March 17, 2006. Predeceased in 1987 by her husband, Albert Sr. Mother of Albert Jr. and Jane (John) Orlando. Grandmother of John and Jennette. Also survived by numerous brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. A funeral mass was held March 24, at St. Martin of Tours RC Church, Bethpage, with interment following at the cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury.

Leonarda C. "Lee" Avakian of Farmingdale died on March 21, 2006. Wife of the late Kenneth. Mother of Christine (George) Keenan. Grandma of Sean, Rebecca and Brian. Sister of Josephine (John) Harras. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral mass was held March 23, at St. Kilian RC Church, with interment following at Calverton National Cemetery.

Anthony J. Scura of North Massapequa died on March 26, 2006. Husband of Joline. Father of Steven, Christopher and Lawrence. Grandfather of five. Brother of Carmine Scura. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. A service was held March 29, at funeral home with interment following at St. Charles Cemetery.

James M. Queren of Farmingdale, died on March 19, 2006. Husband of Mildred. Father of Raymond and Mary, Susan and Gary O'Connor. Brother of Donald. Grandfather of Michael Queren and Christopher O'Connor. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.

Katherine D. VanTassell lifelong resident of Farmingdale, died on March 22, 2006. Wife of the late Harry. Mother and mother-in-law of James VanTassell and Kathy and David Maxcy. Grandmother of Beth Maxcy. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, grand nieces, grand nephews, and great-grandnieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral home Inc. A religious service was held at funeral home. Interment Amityville Cemetery.

Vincent W. Learmonth of San Jose, California, died on March 20, 2006. Father of Michele and Michael. Also survived by many family members and friends. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. A religious service was held in the funeral home. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

Andrew Leto of Patchogue, died on March 22, 2006. Wife of the late Anne. Father of Angelo (Butch) & Mary, Vince, Mary Ellen & Doug Fuller. Grandfather of Andrew, Michael, Joanne Hackett, Jessica Fuller and Evan Fuller. Great-grandfather of Michelle, Angelo, Alyssa and Frances. Andrew was a Marine Veteran of WWII and owned St. George Service Station in Brooklyn. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.

Ann Carlon died on March 23, 2006. Wife of the late Bernard. Mother of Joan Murphy, Margaret Carlon, Jean Dangler and Mary. Grandmother of six and great-grandmother of six. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

Francis J. Duffy of Farmingdale, died on March 25, 2006. Husband of Florence. Mother of Ken. Also survived by many other family members and friends. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Funeral mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NY.