Rosemary E. Sellitti died on Dec. 23, 2007. She was born on Feb. 27, 1933. Beloved wife of Vincent. Devoted mother of Janet Brennan and Anthony (Cathleen); and cherished grandmother of Danny, Allison, Ryan, Devin and Dylan. Rosemary was a longtime resident of Farmingdale. She worked for many years at what is now the Bank of America.

Frances Maude (Thomas) Carter passed away quietly on Christmas Eve 2007 at Our Lady of Consolation nursing home in West Islip at the age of 92. Frances was born in Port Washington on Sept. 15, 1915. Valedictorian of Port Washington (now Schreiber) High School in 1931, Frances graduated from Adelphi University in 1937 including a year at l'Universite de Grenoble in France.

Her European travels were cut short by Nazi threats to France preceding WWII. She taught mathematics at the Buckley School in Roslyn. When the U.S. entered the war, she designed instruments for Sperry Gyroscope Corporation, then of Lake Success. She retired from Sperry in 1958 and promptly retrained herself for a second career as a computer program writer for the County of Nassau until a second retirement in the 1980s. Also in 1958, Frances married the late Alfred S. Carter and moved from Port Washington to Farmingdale, to be near her late brother and sister- in-law, "Buzz" and Irma Thomas. The Carters resided there until Frances became physically and mentally disabled from hip surgery and required institutional assistance. They had no children. She is survived by her nephew Richard S. Thomas of New Canaan, CT.

Frances sung in the choirs of both St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Port Washington and St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Farmingdale. Frances and Al maintained a private plane at Republic Airport in which they traveled all over the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Their plane was noted in local newspapers as it was hit by a car which ran out of control on New Highway. Both Carters were active in many local charities as well.

Frances and Al both willed their remains to medical schools for research. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Accordingly there will be no funeral; however, a memorial service will be held at Our Lady of Consolation on Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. and in the spring another will be held at St. Thomas' Church.

Joseph V. MacDonald Jr., of Farmingdale and Greenlawn, passed away on December 28, 2007. Eldest of nine children and a Long Island businessman. Son of the late Beatrice and the late Joseph V. Sr. Brother of George (Shirley), Rosemary (Neal) McFarland and the late Gerald, Michael, James (Eileen), Thomas (Kate), Virginia (Jack) Kelly, Stephen. Uncle of 18 nieces and nephews and eight great-nieces and nephews. Godchild Alan MacDonald. Companion of Jacqueline Dorman and family. Brad, Melanie, Stacey and granddaughter Sherri. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Roger P. Gentile, of Holtsville, formerly of Massapequa Park, passed away on December 28, 2007. Retired NCPD Detective 3rd Squad. Husband of Kathy. Father and father-in-law of Amanda and Joseph Licci, Glenn and Anthony. Grandfather of Anthony and Ava. Son of Caroline and the late Victor. Brother of Victor, Maryanne Brady, Joseph, Carolyn Magness, Anthony, Michael, Anne Gougler and Susan Hilton. Son-in-law of Helen Sotirhos and the late Anthony. Brother-in-law of George (Christine), Dorothy, and Emanuel (Diane). Also survived by many nieces and nephews, and friend to many. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held at St. Kilian RC Church. John F. Haley, 81, of New Port Richey, FL (formerly of Farmingdale), passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2007. WWII Navy veteran, having served on the submarine Caiman. Retired Lieutenant of NYC Fire Department. Husband of 59 years to Elizabeth. Father of Jack (Sue), Tom (Susan), Kathy Kircher-Norjen (Glenn) and Robert and Jayne. Brother of Sadie Hood and the late Michael Haley. Grandfather of 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral Mass was held January 7 at St. Kilian RC Church with interment following at St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in John's memory may be sent to Hospice Care Network, 99 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury, NY 11797. Elisa Domingo, of Farmingdale, passed away on December 29, 2007. Wife of the late Emilio. Mother and mother-in-law of Joseph and Aimee, Emil and Anna Liza and Emilissa Domingo. Grandmother of Joseph, Jackson, Anthony and Emily. Also survived by many brothers and sisters. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church, Massapequa. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Antonia Picca, of Bethpage, passed away on January 1, 2008. Wife of Giuseppe. Mother of Franco, Cosmo, Angela Beheshti and Pietro. Grandmother of Stephania, Kayvan, Anna, Leila, Joey and Gregory. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held January 4 at St. Martin of Tours RC Church with entombment following at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Coram. Robert R. Branston, of Bethpage, passed away on December 29, 2007. Husband of Dorothy. Father and father-in-law of Robert and Barbara, Donna and Hank Meyer, Susan and Ron Samartan, Victoria and Paul Casper and Jennifer and Kenny Rogers. Brother of the late William. Grandfather of Brian, Stephen, Tori, Kimberly, Courtney, Olivia, Ashlee, R.J., Morgan, Christopher and Baylee. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held at St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Michael J. Russo Sr., of Bethpage, passed away on January 1, 2008. Proud U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran, retired NYPD, 113 Precinct. Husband of Mary. Father and father-in-law of Camille and David Walker, Natalie and Matthew Pedisich, and Michael Jr. and Laura Russo. Grandfather of Ryan, Kyle, Christopher, Nicole, Rachel, Hailey, James, Daniel and Michael, III. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held January 5 at St. Charles Cemetery. Donations in Michael's memory may be sent to S.P.O.H.N.C., P.O. Box 53, Locust Valley, NY 11560-0053. Martha Wagner, of Farmingdale, passed away on December 29, 2007. Wife of the late Frank. Mother of William Wagner. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Religious service was held in the funeral home. Interment All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village. Thomas D. Leddy, of Shirley (formerly of Farmingdale), passed away suddenly on January 3, 2008. Son of Peter and the late Kathleen. Brother of Anita (Robert) Nigro, Diane (Jim) Notti-Juergens, Peter, John (Yolanda) and the late Christopher. Uncle of Michael, Matthew, Jacqueline, Russell and Katherine. U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, recipient of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veteran. Arrangements were made by Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held January 7 at St. Martin of Tours RC Church with interment following at Calverton National Cemetery. Mary Sobol, of Flemington, New Jersey, passed away on January 1, 2008. Wife of the late Joseph. Aunt of Laurie Schoonover. Also survived by many other family members and friends. Arrangements were made by McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. Religious service was held in the funeral home. Interment Long Island National Cemetery.