Rosemarie Rant, of Coral Springs, FL, formerly of Glen Cove and Locust Valley, died on Jan. 23, 2008. Wife of the late Joseph. Mother of Michael (Suzanne) Rant, Jim (Marina) Rant, Janet (Richard) DeNicola and the late Elaine Brexel survived by her husband Charles. Grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of one. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Funeral Mass St. Boniface Martyr Church, Sea Cliff, NY. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to LM Sarcoma Direct Research (or) LMSDR, FBO The Elaine Brexel Memorial Fund, PO Box 52697, Tulsa, OK 74152-0697; www.lmsdr.org Violet Sautkulis, a lifelong resident of Glen Cove, died on Jan. 24, 2008. She was predeceased in death by her late brothers and sisters Ann Flynn, Estelle Wilcox, Walter Sautkulis, John Sautkulis, Frank Sautkulis and Charles Sautkulis. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Funeral Mass at St. Boniface Martyr Church, Sea Cliff. Interment Locust Valley Cemetery. Anthony Michael Maio, of Glen Cove, died on Jan. 24, 2008. Father of Lisa Celler (Mike), Gino Maio, Mary Anne Meyer, Margaret Richards, Kathleen Ciesielski (David), Darlene Walsh (Kenny) and William Richards. Brother of Mary, Josephine, Nicolas, the late Carmella, Frank and Angelo Maio, also the late parents of Anthony, Antonio and Lucia. Also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the Marcus L. Bianconi Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Religious service at the Church of St. Rocco. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Irene Vents of Glen Cove died on January 25, 2008. Beloved mother of Inara (George) Hirn, Ginny (Marcial) Garcia, and the late Ivars (Dorothy) Vents. Cherished grandmother of George, Tracey, Kristin, and Allyson, and great-grandmother of Jordan, Alexa, Sara, Jack, and Max. The funeral arrangements were made by the Francis P. DeVine Funeral Home Inc., where a Memorial Service was held. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to either the Hospice Inn at Huntington c/o Hospice Care Network, 99 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury, NY 11797 or to Colon Cancer Alliance, 5411 North University Drive, Suite 202, Coral Springs, FL 33067. For further information or to leave condolences please visit www.fpdevinefuneralhome. com.

Rose, T. Waver, of Glen Cove, died on Jan. 31, 2008 at age 82. Wife of the late John (Vito). Mother of Claude (Joan) and Louise Cirina (Tom). Grandmother of Thomas John, Jessica and Michael. Arrangements were made by the Funeral Home of Dodge-Thomas, Glen Cove. Mass at the Church of St Patrick. Entombment Plainlawn Cemetery.

Rose came to the United States from Naples, Italy, with her husband Vito and lived the American Dream. She retired from Roslyn Public Schools taught adult ed and was a Supreme Court interpreter and lecturer on Italy.

She was well-known for her many trips she organized and escorted to Italy which everyone truly enjoyed. She also organized and escorted groups to the opera in New York City. She will be truly missed by her son Claude and daughter Louise.

Joseph Gaffney, of Glen Cove, died on Jan. 31, 2008. Husband of the late Eileen. Father of Deborah (Thomas) McCormack, Judith (Michael) McDonagh, Teresa (Daniel) Hurley and Thomas (May) Gaffney. Grandfather of Ryan, Lauren, Megan, Matthew, Kristin, Kevin, Michael, Christopher, Caitlin and the late Caroline. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Funeral Mass at St. Hyacinth RC Church Interment Mount St. Mary's Cemetery, Flushing. Frank J. Douso, of Glen Cove, died on Feb. 1, 2008. He was a veteran of WWII. Husband of the late Mary J. (nee Colangelo). Father of Barbara. Brother of Nellie LaJoy, Mary Jane Gigantelli, Carmen, Joseph, Rocco and the late Rose Petro and Nick. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Marcus L. Bianconi Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of St. Rocco. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Marie "Bebe" Napoleon (nee Giordano), of Glen Cove, wife of 66 years to Marty Napoleon, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2008. Mother of Jeanine Goldman and husband Steve, Marty Napoleon and wife Teresa. Grandmother of Cherie Goldman and husband Alex Inoa, Todd Goldman, Marty Warren and Brent Napoleon. Great-grandmother of Alexander Napoleon. Born May 15, 1921 in Brooklyn. Sister of Elizabeth Martorello, Richard Giordano and the late Philip Giordano. Services were held Feb. 5 at the McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Interment St. John's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson Foundation for Parkinson Research, Attn: Tribute Gifts, Church Street Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780 (800-708-7644).

Sarah Teresa Glynn, of Glen Cove passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 following a short illness. Sarah is survived by her husband of 52 years, Thomas Glynn, her sons, Robert Glynn of Las Vegas and Chris (Cara) Glynn of Locust Valley, and her granddaugher Catherine. The family will receive friends on Friday, Feb. 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the McLaughlin Kramer Megeil Funeral Home, 220 Glen St., Glen Cove. Funeral Mass at the Church of St. Patrick on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 10:15 a.m. Interment at St. Charles Cemetery.

Sarah was born and raised in New York's lower East Side to her parents, Richard Culotta and Anna (Yashko) Culotta. She was the oldest of four children (Philip, James, Antoinette) and moved to Glen Cove in 1960 where she resided since. Sarah was active in the community as she raised her children and a regular volunteer at Glen Cove voting centers for local and national elections. Sarah was also an active member of the Democratic Party and worked at Glen Cove's City Hall for more than 20 years during which time she held various positions assisting the former Mayor Vincent Suozzi as well as in the payroll department.