Marie Manca, formerly of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 3, 2006 in Goshen, NY. She was predeceased by her husband Tomasso. Mother of Marie Salom and John Manca. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of many. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers. George L. Faulkner died at his daughter's Farmingdale home on Aug. 7, 2006. He was formerly of North Bellmore and East Rockaway. He was a former long time Nassau County employee. Father of Carol and Lenny Sperling and Lynn and Warren Connolly. Grandfather of Benjamin, Sharon, Karl, Devon and Carlyn. Brother of Edwin and Maryanne. Friend of Jim and Flavia Giblin. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Cremation private. In George's name donations may be sent to the American Lung Association, 61 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10006. Herman I. (Deacon Rody) Rodenburg , of Farmingdale, died peacefully at home with his family by his side on Aug. 8, 2006. He was a parishioner at St. Kilian RC Church since 1953. He was ordained Deacon on Feb. 19, 1983. He was a long time chaplain of the Farmingdale Fire Dept. Husband of 53 year to Regina. Father of Ann, Henry and Tanya, David and Janice. Grandpa of Jenna, Mark, Steven and Thomas. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Mass of Transferal at St. Kilian RC Church on Aug. 10. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 11. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in Deacon Rody's name may be sent to St. Kilian RC Church, Restoration Fund, 485 Conklin St., Farmingdale, NY, or Good Shepherd Hospice, 4747-20 Nesconset Hwy., Port Jefferson, NY 11776. John Hajdusek died on Aug. 8, 2006. He was born in 1917 and was a resident of Bethpage for more than 54 years. He was a patriot and veteran of WWII serving on LST 655. He was an honorary deputy chief of the Bethpage Fire Dept. and member for more than 50 years. John was unselfish in thought and deed and will be greatly missed by family and friends. He leaves his wife of more than 67 years, Evelyn. Also survived by his children, Richard, Marion (Daniel), Rosemary and John; three grandchildren; and many friends. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. James RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetey. Robert J. Duffy, of Bethpage, died on Aug. 9, 2006. He was a retired 35-year Grumman employee and a Korean War Navy veteran. He was predeceased by his wife Joan and their daughter Christine. Father of Michael, Patricia (Jay) Smith and Gerry (Ron) Eagar. Grandfather of six. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Religious service at the funeral home. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in Robert's name may be sent to Good Shepherd Hospice, 4747-20 Nesconset Hwy., Port Jefferson, NY 11776. Alfred H. Graf, of South Farmingdale and Glen Head, died on Aug, 12, 2006. He was a US Army WWII veteran, past member of Glenwood Fire Co., Inc. and life member of South Farmingdale Fire Department. Husband of the late Edna. Father of Patricia (William) Byno of Saranac Lake, NY, Alfred (Mary) Graf of Holbrook and Robert (Joan) Graf of Sayville. Grandfather of Susan, Jennifer, William, Jonathan, Charles, Jean, Daniel, Kathleen, Caitlin and great-grandfather of two. Brother of Dorothy MacMillan, Trudy Grupe and the late Charles Graf and friend of Sally Cook. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Funeral Mass at St. Boniface Church, Sea Cliff. Interment East Hillside Cemetery, Brookville. Carmen M. Romero, 106, of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 13, 2006. Wife of the late Felix. Mother of Felix (Gertrude). Grandmother of Linda Connors, Sandra McClure and Lori Byrnes. Great-grandmother of six. Great-great-grandmother of nine. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. William A. Blaschuk, 81, of Melville, died on Aug. 13, 2006. He retired from Grumman Aerospace after 40 years. Husband of Florence (nee May) for 57 years. Brother of Jen Kubicke. Father of Barbara (Tom), William C. (Linetta) and Elaine (John). Grandfather of William F. (Joan), Nicholas (Stacy), Lee Anna, Lizzie and Matthew. Great-grandfather of Nicholas Joseph. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Elizabeth RC Church, Huntington Station. Interment Trinity Cemetery. Francine L. Bello, of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 14, 2006. She was a secretary at the Howitt Middle School Guidance Office, a soccer player for the Pink Panthers and an avid golfer. Wife of Dominick. Mother of Dominick Jr. (Debbie) and Lisa (Peter Moran). Grandmother of Nicole and Jenna. Sister of Angela Lino. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Erich Wolf, of Farmingdale, died on Aug. 15, 2006 after a long valiant fight with heart disease. He was a member of Trinity Lodge #12, past master of Trinity Lodge, treasurer of Trinity Lodge for 17 years, past president of the 9th Manhattan District Past Masters Association and Warden's Association and Grand Sword Bearer of the Grand Lodge of the State of NY. Husband of Ingrid. Father of Diane (Joe) Kuehn and Kevin (Susan) Wolf. Opa of Lauren Kuehn and Olivia Wolf. Twin brother of Guenter (Heidi) Wolf; Brother of Erwin Wolf (Margaret) and Anita Eder (Karl), both of Germany. Cousin of Lenny (Diane) Schmalz. Brother-in-law of Margitta nand Dieter Wehner of Germany. Godfather of Silke Morsch, Karen Webb and Ryan Schmalz. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

Irma Suner Thomas passed away from natural causes on Aug. 15, 2006 at Winthrop University Hospital. Born Irma Gloria Suner, she was orphaned at an early age and spent much of her childhood under the tutelage of Episcopal nuns in Red Hook, NY, and foster homes in Albany and Loudenville, NY.

As a teenager she returned to the Bronx to live with her two older brothers, graduated from George Washington High School in New York City and was trained as a beautician. In the mid 1930s she settled on LI in Port Washington where she met and married Port Washington native Charles R. (Buzz) Thomas in November 1941.

Following WWII, the Thomas' settled in Farmingdale where Irma involved herself in numerous volunteer activities for school, charities of many sorts and especially at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, where she was an active member, served on numerous committees and directed many fund-raising efforts over the decades. In the 1960s she was deeply involved in the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, which was a particular passion of the rector at the time, Fr. Robert Hampshire.

Irma was an active bridge player, less so a golfer, but her particular specialty was gardening; she was distributing a bumper crop of tomatoes from her garden to neighbors as recently as last week.

Irma was predeceased by her two brothers but is survived by her husband; a son Richard S. Thomas of New Canaan, CT; and grandson Christopher G. Thomas, Ph.D., of Washington, DC.

Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 298 Conklin St., Farmingdale, on Aug. 26 at 11 a.m.

Genaro (Jerry) Lombardi, of Deer Park, died on Aug. 17, 2006. Husband of Antonia. Father of Joann and Rose. 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. Charles Cemetery.