Theresa DeStefano, 103, a longtime resident of Mineola, died on March 18, 2002. Wife of the late Michael. Mother of Vincent (Harriette), Anthony (Maureen) and John DeStefano and Louise Palumbo and the late Caroline Elefonte. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 19. Arrangements were made by the Cassidy Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at Corpus Christi RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Veronica E. Gesslein, of Mineola, died on March 18, 2002. Sister of Mary Otten, Robert and John Gesslein. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Cassidy Funeral Home, Mineola. Funeral Mass at Corpus Christi RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Gracinda DeSilva, of Mineola, died on March 19, 2002. Wife of Antonio. Mother of Carmen Caetano Sr., Maria Jose DaSilva, Susan Caetano, Jose Silva, Maria Lehtonen and Antonio R. DaSilva. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of four. Arrangements were made by the Cassidy Funeral Home, Mineola. Funeral Mass at Corpus Christi RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Corpus Christi Parish Outreach.

Florence M. Dunleavy, formerly of Mineola, died on March 19, 2002. She was born in Brooklyn on June 12, 1907. She retired from NY Telephone in 1972 after 42 years. Mother of the late Nancy A. Cramer Clark. Grandmother of Deborah Keck, Nancy Bechtold (Michael), Deirdre Cramer and Melissa Murashige. Great-grandmother of nine. Aunt of William Dunleavy. Arrangements were made by the Donohue Cecere Funeral Home, Westbury. Funeral Mass at St. Brigid's RC Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the North Shore Animal League, 25 Davis Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050.