Madeleine Hodges, of Farmingdale, died on July 28, 2006. Wife for 60 years of George. Mother of Denise Muro and Jean Durso. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. James RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Ethel J. Buckley, of Bethpage, died on July 28, 2006. Wife of Bill. Mother and mother-in-law of William and Linda, Michael and Sandy, Steven and Barbara, John and Lourie. Sister of Arlene Nacovsky. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of two. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in Ethel's memory may be sent to the Life Center of LI, Massapequa, NY 11758.
Rose A. Hueffner, of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 1, 2006. Wife of the late Edward. Mother of Barbara Irizazzy and Edna Noonan. Sister of Frank Pitilli. Also survived by five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church. Interment St. Michael's Cemetery, Astoria.
Anita E. Finger, of Bethpage, died on Aug. 1, 2006. Wife of Frederick W. Finger. Mother and mother-in-law of Frederick and Susan and Thomas and Terri. Grandmother of Katie, Kevin and Faith. Also survived by her cousin Eileen Gerace and her husband Carl. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Aloysius "Big Al" Doerbecker, of Bethpage, died on Aug. 3, 2006. He was a US Marine Corps Korean War veteran. He retired after 40 ears of service at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Husband of Dottie. Father of John, Mary and Jimmy. Brother of Conrad and Edward. Pop-pop of Jessica, John, Allie, Sara and Kaitlyn. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mercy RC Church. Cremation private.
Nicholas Sikoryak, of Farmingdale, died unexpectedly at age 63 on Aug. 3, 2006. He was a former 26-year Pan Am employee, currently employed at the Jacob Javits Center, NYC. He is survived by his wife Joanne and their children, Nicholas (Susan), Bart (Elizabeth), Kimberly Vivona (John) and Danielle. Grandfather of six. Brother of Pam (Paul Glandt) and the late Kenneth. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.
August (Gus) Vianest, of South Ozone Park, died on Aug. 4, 2006. He was a WWII Navy veteran. Husband of the late Patricia. Brother of Frank, Kenneth and the late William. Uncle of 11 nieces and nephews. Great-uncle of many great-nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at Holy Family RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.
Frank Paragone, of Coral Springs, FL, died on Aug. 5, 2006. Husband of the late Angelina. Father and father-in-law of Linda Nazarian, Stephanie and Jaffee and John and Della. Grandfather of Henrik, Andre, Erik, James, Kim, Susan, Nicole and John Jr. Great-grandfather of Ryan, Alexander, Andrew and Molly. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.
Ronald N. Aidenian, of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 9, 2006. Husband of Mirian. Father of Karen Aidenian, Priscilla, Marguerite (Gregory), Audrey Aidenian, Alyssa (James) and Claudia Aidenian. Grandfather of six. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, Bayside. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.
John R. Douglas, of Bay Shore, died on Aug. 12, 2006. Husband of Diane. Son of Ruth and the late John. Father and father-in-law of John (Pam) and Dawn (Sean) Muldoon. "Poppy Jack" of Dana, Kayla and Brenden. Brother of James (Arlene), William (Patricia), Nancy (Charles) and Kerri (Chris). Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Religious service at the funeral home. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park.