30 times • JUNE 25, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com obituaries JOAN GRODZKI died on Monday, June 22, at the age of 78. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Grodzki, loving mother of Diane and Bobby Smith, Joseph and Susan Grodzki, Lillian and Steve Chajkewicz and Ann Marie and Joey Felle, cherished grandmother of Nicholas, Roxanne, Stephanie, Brittany, Rachael, Joseph, Lauren, Christopher and James and dear sister of Vinny Benincasa and Phil Lupo. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 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. +++ RACHEL ZAKARIYA of Jamaica died on Sunday, June 21, at the age of 81. A native of Kena, Egypt, she was the beloved wife of Basem Zakariya, devoted mother of Eimad Zakariya, Magued Zakariya and Nasser Zakariya and dear sister of Nader Daoud and Maher Daoud. She is also survived by six grandchildren. A Divine Liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s and St. Antonio’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ DORIS MARIN died on Wednesday, June 17, at the age of 75. She was the dear wife of Gabriel Marin, loving mother of Peggy Marin-Smith and Soleya Chauca, mother-in-law of Ricardo and Luis and cherished grandmother of Jonathan, Matthew, Pamela, Roman and Lila. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Saturday, June 20, at St. Teresa Church, Woodside, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ JOSEPH J. KLIMAS of Ridgewood died on Monday, June 15, at the age of 63. A native of Queens, he was the son of the late Albert and Helen and dear brother of Albert, Kenneth and John Klimas and Linda Riedener. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale. +++ PAUL KARUSHAT of Binghamton, NY, died on Monday, June 15, at the age of 85. He was the loving father of Heidi Schwalbach, father-in-law of Eric, cherished grandfather of Danielle, Nicole and Kevin and husband of the late Miriam Karushat. Services were offered at graveside on Thursday, June 18, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ WLADYSLAW SKORA of Ridgewood died on Sunday, June 14, at the age of 61. A native of Borzencin, Poland, he was the beloved husband of Maria and devoted father of Agnes Serico and Daniel Skora. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Aloysius Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ ROMAN V. PAPROCKI died on Saturday, June 13, at the age of 67. He was the beloved husband of Theresa Paprocki, loving father of Cheryl Paprocki and Roman Paprocki Jr. and dear brother of Jeanne Machalski and John Paprocki. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, June 23, at St. Adalbert’s Church, Elmhurst, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ MICHAEL AGOSTINI of Ridgewood died on Saturday, June 13, at the age of 59. A native of Brooklyn, he was the beloved husband of Mary Jane, devoted father of Barbara Salles and Kathleen Agostini, loving son of William R. and Irene R. Agostini and dear brother of RoseMary Agostini, Laura Agostini and Irene Agostini. He is also survived by three grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Brigid Church, Brooklyn, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ THOMAS F. BRENSEKE of Woodside died on Saturday, June 13, at the age of 60. A native of Brooklyn, he is survived by many cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside, 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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