WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES JANUARY 12, 2017 19 Licensed Directors: Peter J. LaBella & James P. LaBella Serving our Woodhaven Familes from this location. Personalized and Compassionate Care is what we offer . From Pre-Planning to Immediate Service we will help you handle it all. Please stop in or review our website www.walshlabella.com Personal - Affordable - Professional We pride ourself on the compassionate and dignified services we offer. We’d like you to know that unlike some other local firms, we are in fact, family owned. So the next time you drive past our firm, and it looks to you like it’s a family-owned business, there’s a good reason for it... it is. Phone: 718 366-7200 • Phone: 718 849-1000 70-17 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 Lasting impressions are our first priority. A funeral service represents a family’s final farewell to their loved one. Knowing this, we go beyond what is expected to ensure the ceremony is beautiful and memorable... a truly fitting tribute to that special life. We invite you to visit us to meet our staff and tour our facility. We think you’ll be pleased to find that making lasting impressions is our first priority. MORTON FUNERAL HOME / RIDGEWOOD CHAPELS Continuing a proud tradition of dignified, personal service. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� +++ THOMAS F. BERGE of Ridgewood died on Sunday, January 8, at the age of 56. A native of Brooklyn, he was the beloved husband of Marta Berge, devoted father of Amanda, Christine and Jaraline, loving son of Ferdinand and Charlotte Berge, dear brother of Louise Russo and Mary Habib and fond grandfather of Isabel, Briana and Adriana. Services will be off ered on Friday, January 13, at Glendale Walsh-LaBella and Son Funeral Home, 70-17 Cooper Ave., Glendale, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ JOSEPHINE SAWICKI died on Friday, January 6, at the age of 101. She was the wife of the late William Sawicki, loving mother of Barbara Ruiz, Marie Sawicki, James Sawicki and the late Gloria and William Jr., cherished grandmother of John, Jeremy, Jenna, Joe, Matt and the late Anthony, great-grandmother of Johnny, Richard and Robert and dear sister of Frank LaBue and Ann Faivre and the late Rose Alfi eri, Pete LaBue, Mary Nuovo, Carmello LaBue, Jim LaBue and Joseph LaBue. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Tuesday, January 10, at St. Mary’s Church, Woodside, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ GIUSEPPE SIENA died on Friday, January 6, at the age of 88. He was the husband of the late Anna Siena, loving father of Jeanine Maniscalco, Serge Siena and Vincent Siena, cherished grandfather of Frank, Alexandria, Joseph, Joseph, Sabrina and Anthony and great-grandfather of Annabella and Luca. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, January 9, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle Village, followed by entombment at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ JULIO LOPEZ of Brooklyn died on Thursday, January 5, at the age of 70. A native of Loiza, Puerto Rico, he was the beloved husband of Carmen and devoted father of Wanda Rodriguez. Services were off ered at Spanish Church of God Inc Temple Zion, Brooklyn, followed by interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ MARIA WIDMER of Ridgewood died on Thursday, January 5, at the age of 95. A native of Weissenstein, Gottschee, Yugoslavia, she was the wife of the late Joseph Widmer and devoted mother of Elfrede Parthe Sommer and Walter Widmer. She is also survived by fi ve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Aloysius Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Port Jervis, NY, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ GENFIAF FAHMY of Bayside died on Wednesday, January 4, at the age of 75. A native of Alexandria, Egypt, she was the wife of the late William and devoted mother of Nevine Moussa and Sherine Moussa. She is also survived by fi ve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A Divine Liturgy was off ered at St. George’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Astoria, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ VIDAN KOLTOVSKI o f Glendale died on Wednesday, January 4, at the age of 92. A native of Mogla, Yugoslavia, he was the husband of the late Kata Koltovska and devoted father of Cenko Koltovski, Menka Koltovska, Verka Koltovska and Trajan Koltovski. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village. +++ JAMES FRANCIS GANNON of Glendale died on Wednesday, January 4, at the age of 87. A native of Long Island City, he was the beloved husband of Kathleen Gannon, devoted father of James, Ann and Kathy, son of the late James and Mary, brother of the late Michael, Mary and John and loving grandfather of Caitlin, Ryan, Lacey, Sabrina, Jimmy and Vernoica. He was a member of the NYPD for 23 years. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Saturday, January 7, at St. Pancras Church, Glendale, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale. +++ CATHERINE B. RYAN of Ridgewood died on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the age of 90. She was a native of Brooklyn and is survived by many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Aloysius Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ ANDREA MICHAELA BAUER of Salzburg, Austria died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at the age of 57. A native of Salzburg, Austria, she was the loving daughter of Manfred Bauer and Ingrid Bauer. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ DOLORES NERJES of Glendale died on Friday, September 23, 2016, at the age of 83. She was a native of Ridgewood. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. OBITUARIES
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