26 JANUARY 11, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
OBITUARIES
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PATRICIA HOLLAND died on
Saturday, January 6, at the age of 82.
She was the wife of the late John Holland
and Frank DiVito, loving mother
of John Holland, Kathleen Holland,
James Holland and Kevin and Debra
Holland, cherished grandmother of
Drew, Brittany and Kevin and dear
sister of Gene Kujawa and Edward and
Barbara Kujawa. She is also survived
by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be off ered at 10 a.m. this
morning, Thursday, January 11, at St.
Adalbert’s Church, Elmhurst, 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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JOHN J. TIGHE of Glendale died on
Sunday, January 7, at the age of 98. A
native of Queens, he was the beloved
husband of Catherine, devoted father
of the late Timothy, Donald, Robert,
Margaret, Geraldine and Regina, son
of the late Matthew and Elizabeth
Tighe and dear brother of Mary and
Elizabeth. He is also survived by 10
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
off ered at St. Pancras Church, Glendale,
followed by interment at Calverton National
Cemetery, Calverton, NY, under
the direction of George Werst Funeral
Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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FLORENCE WHITMAN of Glendale
died on Sunday, January 7, at the
age of 92. She was the beloved wife of
Raymond Whitman, devoted mother
of Louann Gruber and fond grandmother
of Grant Barkey. She was an active
member of Sacred Heart Church,
Glendale. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered at Sacred Heart Church,
followed by interment at Pinelawn Memorial
Park, Farmingdale, NY, under
the direction of George Werst Funeral
Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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PATRICIA WOODS died on Saturday,
January 6, at the age of 66. She was
the beloved wife of William J. Woods,
loving mother of Barbara Woods, William
and Lisa Woods, Michael and Ann
Marie Woods, Susan Woods, Nicole
McCabe and Danielle Kuretz and cherished
grandmother of Joseph, Brittney,
Dana, Christopher, Michael, Anthony
and Matteo. She is also survived by numerous
cousins and friends. Services
were off ered on Tuesday, January 9, at
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment
at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth.
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IRENE T. LACKNER of Ridgewood
died on Friday, January 5, at the age of
66. A native of Stall, Austria, she was
the wife of the late Robert Lackner and
dear sister of John B. Gladitsch and
Waltraud Tripoli. A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered at Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood,
followed by interment at St. John
Cemetery, Middle Village, under the
direction of Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood.
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ROSE HELEN VOGEL of Ridgewood
died on Friday, January 5, at
the age of 84. A native of Brooklyn,
she was the wife of the late Rudolph
Vogel, devoted mother of Linda Kohrs,
daughter of the late Joseph and Helen
Weber, fond grandmother of Christine
Viana and great-grandmother of
Catherine Viana. She is also survived
by Arthur Kohrs, Dennis Kroner and
grandson-in-law Paul Viana. A Mass
of Christian Burial was off ered at St.
Aloysius Church, Ridgewood, followed
by interment at the Cemetery of the
Evergreens, Brooklyn, under the
direction of George Werst Funeral
Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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TERESA BIENENSTEIN died on
Thursday, January 4, at the age of 57.
She was the beloved mother of Julia
Bienenstein and Greg Bienenstein,
loving sister of Angela Ferrara-Muff oletto
and Carol Berger, sister-in-law of
Jerry and Steven and cherished aunt of
David, Michael, Stefanie, Gabriel and
Grayson. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered on Monday, January 8, at
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Church, Ridgewood, 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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RUSSELL HOWELL of Ridgewood
died on Thursday, January 4, at the
age of 70. A native of Brooklyn, he
was the son of the late Russell T.
Howell and Eleanor Maurin Howell,
dear brother of Dolores A. Bittel
and Linda Howell, fond brother-inlaw
of Jim Bittel and Robert O’Neill,
cherished uncle of Rachel Howell
O’Neill, Jessica Howell O’Neill and
Patrick Howell O’Neill and great-uncle
of Caleb Ryan McGee. He was a
parishioner of St. Matthias Church
and a 60-year member of St. Matthias
Holy Innocence Society. A Mass
of Christian Burial was offered at
St. Matthias Church, Ridgewood,
followed by interment at All Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village, under the
direction of Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood.
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FRANK A. BRUCALE died on
Wednesday, January 3, at the age of 78.
He was the beloved husband of Joyce M.
Brucale, loving father of Donna Brucale
and Frank Brucale Jr., cherished grandfather
of Gianna Marie and dear brother
of Julia Infranco and the late Charles
Brucale. He is also survived by many
loving nieces, nephews and friends.
He was a U.S. Army veteran. A Mass of
Christian Burial was off ered on Friday,
January 5, at Our Lady of Hope Church,
Middle Village, followed by interment
at Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens,
under the direction of Papavero Funeral
Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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DIANA HAMMOND of Corona
died on Wednesday, January 3, at the
age of 84. She was a native of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Services were off ered
at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood,
followed by cremation at Fresh
Pond Crematory, Middle Village.
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MARY ANN NORTON died on
Tuesday, January 2, at the age of 79.
She was the wife of the late Matthew F.
Norton Jr., loving mother of Matthew
Norton, Jimmy Norton and Maura Bistro,
mother-in-law of Robert and cherished
grandmother of John Matthew
Bistro. A Mass of Christian Burial was
off ered on Saturday, January 6, at St.
Stanislaus Church, Maspeth, followed
by interment at Calvary Cemetery,
Woodside, under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth.
FRANK C. WERNICKI died on
Tuesday, January 2, at the age of 87.
Born in Queens, he was the beloved
husband of Cecilia for 61 years, devoted
father of Kathleen McCluskey and
the late Frank and Daniel Wernicki,
dear son-in-law of Martin McCluskey,
cherished grandfather of Kathleen’s
children Gabrielle, Liam, Lucas and
Aidan and Daniel’s children Willow
and Avery. “He was an illustrious
storyteller and he will be missed,”
the family said. A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered on Monday, January
8, at Our Lady of Hope Church,
Middle Village, followed by interment
at Pinelawn Memorial Park,
Farmingdale, NY, under the direction
of Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 64-19
Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village.
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