22 JANUARY 2, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
OBITUARIES
KOWSILLA ANKIAH, of Ridgewood, died on
Friday, December 13, at the age of 68. A native of
Georgetown, Guyana, she was the dear sister of
Ragobar D. Sukhu. Services were off ered at Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, followed
by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle
Village, under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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MARTA RAMIREZ, of Brooklyn, died on
Saturday, December 14, at the age of 69. A native
of Masica, Honduras, she was the beloved
wife of the late Carlos Ramirez, the devoted
mother of Rosa Blanco, Oscar Barilla, Marta E.
Ramirez, Moises Ramirez, Josue Ramirez and
Daniel Ramirez. She was also survived by seven
grandchildren. Services were off ered at Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, followed by
interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale,
under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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STELLA VARVATSAS died on Wednesday,
December 18, at the age of 88. She was the beloved
wife of the late James Varvatsas and the late Jon
Varvatsas, and mother-in-law of Cathy, Tina and
JoAnn, the cherished grandmother of James, Peter,
Jessica Lyn, Dimitri, Zachary, and Nina Angelica,
and the great-grandmother of Gianna Stella and
Gino Nicholas. Divine liturgy was off ered at St.
Nicholas G.O. Church on Monday, December
23, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery,
Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero
Funeral home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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LOIS T. REYES died on Wednesday, December
18, at the age of 45. She was the beloved daughter
of Lois Theresa Reyes, a loving companion of
Javier, and dear sister of Debbie Reyes. A Mass
of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Stanislaus
Church on Saturday, December 28, followed by
cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village,
under the direction of Papavero Funeral
home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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GIUSEPPA PARADISO, of Ridgewood, died
on Thursday, December 19, at the age of 89. A
native of Castellamare Del Golfo, Italy, she was
the beloved wife of the late Francesco Paradiso,
devoted mother of Francesca Concordia,
Seravino Paradiso, Rosaria Funaro, Grazia
Mione, Giuseppe Paradiso, and Anna Maria Tarani,
and loving daughter of Giuseppe Palmeri
and Grazia Favoloro. She is also survived by
13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at Our
Lady of the Miraculous Medal R.C. Church,
followed bu interment at Lutheran All Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction
of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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FREDERICK THOMAS REY died on Friday,
December 20, at the age of 87. He was the beloved
husband of the late Rosemarie Rey and loving
father of Josephy Rey. He is also survived by
numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A Mass
of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Adalbert’s
Church on Saturday, December 28, followed by
interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village,
under the direction of Papavero Funeral home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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RONALD P. FEZZUOGLIO died on Monday,
December 23, at the age of 66. He was the beloved
husband of Suzan Fezzuoglio, loving father of Liz
(Jessica) Marcus, Steven Fezzuoglio, and James
Fezzuoglio, cherished grandfather of Benjamin
and Naomi, cherished son of Felix Fezzuoglio,
and dear brother of Robert and Aggie Fezzuoglio,
John and Tina Fezzuoglio, and brother-in-law of
Linda Segota. He is also survived by many loving
nieces, nephews, and friends. Memorial donations
may be made to Brain Injury Association of
NY State (10 Pine West Plaza, Suite 402, Albany,
NY, 12205, www.bianys.org). A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered at at St. Adalbert’s Church on
Saturday, December 28, followed by cremation
at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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