Edna Adaway, 75, of Albertson, died on Dec. 17, 2004. Wife of the late John. Daughter of Verd Hauser. Mother of Elaine Carlock (Jim), Nancy Leone (Richard) and the late Janet. Grandmother of Michael, Alison, Sarah and Brian. The family was cared for by the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home, Williston Park. Interment Nassau Knolls Cemetery.

Kathleen A. Peppard, 77, of Tobyhanna, PA, died Dec. 21, 2004 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Stroudsburg, PA. She was the widow of Robert R. Peppard, to whom she was married for 54 years.

Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine (McLaughlin) Simpson. She was an active member of St. Ann's Church in Tobyhanna, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, the Pocono Country Place Social Committee and the Board of Directors.

She is survived by two sons, Mark Peppard of Piscataway, NJ, and Robert W. Peppard of Freehold, NJ; a daughter, Kathleen Peppard Mueller of Santa Cruz, CA; a brother, James Simpson of Port Jefferson; a sister, Mary Peppard of Mineola; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, who died on Aug. 29, 2002.

Arrangements were made by the Bolock Funeral Home, Paradise Valley, PA. A memorial service was held at St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold, NJ.