28 FEBRUARY 28, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
OBITUARIES
EDWARD P. CULLEN died on Sunday,
February 24, at the age of 89. He was a
beloved friend and neighbor. Cullen
was a U.S. Army veteran who served
during the Korean Confl ict. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be off ered at 10
a.m. today, Thursday, February 28, at
Ascension Church, Elmhurst, followed
by interment at Calverton National
Cemetery, Calverton, New York, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral
Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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LUCILLE J. CASANO died on Thursday,
February 21, at the age of 95. She was
the wife of the late Frank Casano and
Phil Vitriola, loving mother of Joanne
Russo and sister of the late Louis
Giordano and Michael Giordano. A
Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on
Monday, February 25, at Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church, Bayside, 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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CARMEN NAGLER died on Thursday,
February 21, at the age of 81. She was
the beloved wife of Robert Nagler. A
Mass of Christian Burial was off ered
on Wednesday, February 27, at
Ascension Church, Elmhurst, 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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ARTHUR W. KLEIN of Glendale
died on Wednesday, February 20,
at the age of 92. He was the beloved
husband of Marion, devoted father of
Theresa, Lorraine, Lisa and Patricia
and loving grandfather of Ernest,
Anthony, Danielle, Nicole, Joseph and
Christopher. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered on Saturday, February 23,
at St. Matthias Church, Ridgewood,
followed by interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle,
New York, under the direction of
George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41
Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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JOSE MERCED of Richmond Hill died
on Tuesday, February 19, at the age of 51.
A native of the Bronx, he was the beloved
husband of Kelly and devoted father of
Jennifer Merced, Kevin Merced, Devin
Merced and Christopher Palacio. A
Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at
Holy Child of Jesus Church, Richmond
Hill, 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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ROSA NIEVES died on Tuesday,
February 19, at the age of 88. She was
the beloved mother of Miguel Roman
and Mary Muzio, loving grandmother
of Michelle, Milagros, Karen and Lisa
and cherished great-grandmother of
Amanda, Ashley, Andrew and Robbie.
She was also a dear sister and aunt. A
Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on
Monday, February 25, at St. Margaret
Church, Middle Village, 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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JOSEPH P. SHEEHAN died on Tuesday,
February 19, at the age of 85. He was the
beloved husband of MaryAnn Sheehan,
loving father of William Sheehan,
Barbara A. Sheehan, Thomas Sheehan
and Joseph Sheehan, cherished
grandfather of Justin, Jennifer, Caitlin,
Ryan, Thomas, Stephanie, Marianne,
Daniel and Matthew, and dear brother
of Robert Sheehan. He was also a U.S.
Army veteran who served during the
Korean Confl ict. Services were off ered
on Saturday, February 23, at Papavero
Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth, followed by interment at St.
John Cemetery, Middle Village.
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GREGORY M. RACHWALSKI died
on Monday, February 18, at the age of
70. He was the beloved father of Jeff rey
Rachwalski and Michael Rachwalski,
father-in-law of Rebecca and Donna,
cherished grandfather of Chayse,
Nicholas, Sofia, Dominic, Bianca,
Margaret, Dylan and Lauryn, and
dear brother of Marie Rachwalski. A
Mass of Christian Burial was off ered
on Saturday, February 23, at Our Lady
of Consolation Church, Brooklyn,
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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HAJDINE SALI of Ridgewood died
on Monday, February 18, at the age
of 63. A native of Vlore, Albania, she
was the beloved wife of Astrit Sali and
devoted mother of Florin Sali. Services
were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment
at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood.
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DUMITRU TEODORU of Glendale
died on Monday, February 18, at
the age of 79. A native of Bucharest,
Romania, he was the beloved husband
of Maria and devoted father of Mihail
Doru and Marius Doru. Services were
offered at Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood, by Reverend Viorel
Dimitrescu, followed by interment at
Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood.
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