Irene W. Venturi, of Mineola, died on March 9, 1998. Wife of Eugene. Mother of Barbara Holdgrafer and Eleanor Ellsworth. Grandmother of Erica, Douglas, Julie and Betsy. Sister of Stella Motyka, Clara Hickson and Eugene Walukanis. Arrangements were made by the Weigand Bros. Funeral Home, Williston Park. Funeral Mass at St. Aidan's RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Donations can be made, in Irene's Venturi's memory, to the Dorothy Rodbell Cohen Cancer Foundation, c/o Paul Cohen Lehmand Brothers 3 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10285.Patricia A. Waters (nee Gillen), of Williston Park, died on March 10, 1998. Wife of the late Raymond. Mother of Patricia Schuerch, Raymond Jr., William and John. Grandmother of 12. Sister of Margaret Darby, Eileen Hendrickson and the late James Gillen. Arrangements were made by the Weigand Bros. Funeral Home, Williston Park. Funeral Mass at St. Aidan's RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Donations can be made, in Patricia Waters' name, to Lourdes Hospital, Hospice Care, 169 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905.Justine M. Egan, of Mineola, died on March 11, 1998. Wife of the late William J. Mother of William, Lawrence, Thomas, Marilyn Catania, Dolor Debus, Justine Egan, Lorraine Egan and the late Francis and the late Robert. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of one. Arrangements were made by the Cassidy Funeral Home, Mineola. Funeral Mass at Corpus Christi RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Helen Palattella, 56, of Albertson, died on March 15, 1998. Wife of Anthony. Mother of Dr. Anthony J., sister of Joseph Veneziano. Arrangements were made by the Weigand Bros. Funeral Home, Williston Park. Funeral Mass at St. Aidan's RC Church. Entombment Holy Rood Cemetery. Donations can be made, in Helen Palattella's memory, to Celiac Sprue Association CSA/USA Inc., PO Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131-0700.Viggo Holm Madsen, 72, of Albertson, died recently. He was a well-known artist and art educator. His prints were exhibited in many shows in the US and Europe and are included in many collections. He was a member of the Graphic Eye Gallery, taught art at Roslyn High School and was an adjunct professor of art at Nassau Community College. Husband of Lois. Father of Kirk and Karen. Grandfather of three. Donations can be made to Anderson University, 1100 E. 5th St., Anderson, IN 46015 (to be given to needy art students.)