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26 MARCH 12, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM OBITUARIES VITO SAMPOGNA died Thursday, March 5, at the age of 91. He was the beloved husband of 67 years of the late Eleanor Sampogna, the loving father of Joseph Sampogna and the late Vito Sampogna, the cherished grandfather of Kristen, Joseph Jr. and Kimberly and the great-grandfather of Troy, James, Ann Marie, Matthew, Alex and Joey. He was the dear brother of Phyllis Romano and is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. He was a United States Army veteran who served during the Korean Confl ict. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at Our Lady of Hope Church, Monday, March 9, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ DONALD V. LUEDERS died Friday, March 6, at the age of 87. He was the beloved brother of Daria McCormick and the late Clarence Lueders and brother-in-law of Arthur, the loving uncle of Christine and Karen and cherished great-uncle of Alexa, Nicholas and Ava. Lueders was a United States Navy veteran who served during the Korean Confl ict. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Adalbert’s Church, Wednesday, March 11, followed by interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ RYAN MAHER died Tuesday, March 3, at the age of 55. He was the beloved husband of Lynne Maher and loving son of Loretta and the late Thomas Ryan Maher and son-in-law of Lorraine, the dear brother of Daniel Maher, Colleen Carlsen, Deirdre Tarrant and Brendan Maher and brother-in-law of Dean and Cindy, and the cherished uncle of Conor, Danny, Madeline, Andrew, Jack, Caitlin, Kieran and Liam. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered at St. Mary’s Church, Monday, March 9, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ MARGARET ‘PEGGY’ CARROLL, a native of Brooklyn, died Sunday, March 1 at the age of 69. She is survived by her husband John, her son Kevin, her brother Vincent, her sisters JoEllen and Kathy and sister-in-law Beth. She is also survived by her niece Madeline and nephews Mark, Michael and Mac. Visitation was held Thursday, March 5 and funeral services were held Friday, March 6, at St. Pancras R.C. Church, Glendale. +++ AMANDA LOUISE BIGAN, of Roosevelt, died Tuesday, February 25, at the age of 41. She was the loving daughter of Theodore J. Bigan and Margaret Maranghi Bigan. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewwood Chapels, followed by cremation in Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. 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. �� Hess-Miller Funeral Home �� ANTHONY J. MARTINO, Lic. Mgr. DAVID L. MARTINO, Director Owned By Martino F.H., Inc. Since 1982 1-718-821-6660 or 1-800-479-6419 Serving Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village & Glendale �� 64-19 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, N.Y. www.hessmillerfuneralhome.com THE ONLY FUNERAL HOME IN GLENDALE OWNED AND OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. Our Family Helping Your Family In Your Time Of Need If you have questions about your Pre-Funded Funeral at a funeral home that has changed hands call us. /www.hessmillerfuneralhome.com /WWW.QNS.COM /www.hessmillerfuneralhome.com