Stella R. Benedetto, 88, of Elmont, died on Oct. 8, 2000. She was a member of Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post #455. Mother of Peter. Mother-in-law of Edna. Grandmother of Stephen. Aunt of the Burke boys and their families, Bob and Marie, Larry and Ida, Joel and Joyce. Aunt of Jerry Nicholas and Michelle Turk. Great aunt of many. Arrangements were made by the Elmont Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Vincent de Paul RC Church. Gussie Hansen, of N. Valley Stream, died on Oct. 9, 2000. Wife of the late Carl. Daughter-in-law of Janice Hansen. Arrangements were made by the Krauss Funeral Home, Franklin Square. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne's RC Church. Interment Maple Grove Cemetery. Joseph A. Sammarco, of West Hempstead, died on Oct. 9, 2000. Husband of Catherine (nee Nizza). Father of Daine Sammarco, Kathy Gennaro and Lisa Kelly. Brother of Daniel, Peter, Richard and the late Robert. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of one. Arrangements were made by the Malverne Funeral Home, Anthony J. Walsh & Son. Funeral Mass at the Cathedral of the Intercessor. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.