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OBITUARIES
RITA B. “YAYA” POREMBSKI
died on Saturday, June 29, at the
age of 89. She was the wife of the
late Thomas J. Porembski and
the loving mother of Thomas
Porembski, Barbara Bottiglieri,
Michael Porembski and JoAnn
Ferguson, cherished grandmother
of Ann Marie, James, Keith,
Jennifer, Michael, Ricky and
Kerry and the great-grandmother
of Amber, Kaiden and Kailey. She
is also survived by many loving
nieces, nephews and friends. A
Mass of Christian Burial was
offered on Wednesday, July 3,
at St. Mary’s Church, Woodside,
followed by interment at the
Long Island National Cemetery in
Farmingdale under the direction
of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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MARTA H. CHATEL died on
Thursday, June 27, at the age of
92. She was the wife of the late
Frank E. Chatel, loving mother of
Niurka Farrugia, mother-in-law
of Manny, cherished grandmother
of Paul, Frank and Rich and
great-grandmother of Anthony,
Paul and Sloan. Services were
offered on Sunday, June 30, at
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by
a private cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village.
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WALTER MUDRYK JR. of
Glendale died on Wednesday,
June 26, at the age of 58. A native
of Queens, he was the devoted
father of Jason Mudryk and Jillian
Mudryk and the dear brother of
Helen Schneider and Katherine
Romaniello. He is also survived
by three grandchildren. A Mass
of Christian Burial was offered
at St. Pancras Church, Glendale,
followed by cremation at Fresh
Pond Crematory in Middle
Village under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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JOHN J. STIEL of Whitestone
died on Tuesday, June 26, at the
age of 66. A native of Queens,
he was the husband of the late
Susan Stiehl and devoted father
of Michael Stiehl. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered at the
Church of St. Anne, followed by
interment at St. Charles Cemetery
in Farmingdale, New York, under
the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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WILLIAM HIRIS of Ridgewood
died on Tuesday, June 25, at the age
of 92. A native of Obern Gottschee,
Yugoslavia, he was the beloved
husband of the late Lillian Hiris
and the devoted father of William
R. Hiris, Marc Hiris, Stephen
Hiris and Robert Hiris. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered at St.
Matthias Church in Ridgewood,
followed by interment in St. John
Cemetery in Middle Village, under
the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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JOHN W. KRAULAND of
Ridgewood died on Tuesday,
June 25, at the age of 85. A native
of Brooklyn, he was the husband
of the late Dorothy Krauland
and the dear brother of Amelia J.
Kennedy. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army. Services were offered
at Pinelawn Memorial Park in
Farmingdale, where an interment
followed under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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John W. Krauland of Ridgewood died
on Tuesday, June 25 at the age of 85.
He was the husband of the late Dorothy Krauland, beloved
brother of Amelia Kennedy,
cherished uncle of Patricia Winkler, Peter Kennedy and
Mary Polizzi, great uncle of Hannah and Cyrano Polizzi
and great-great uncle of Lily Belle Polizzi.
His greatest enjoyment was researching the family
Gottscheer genealogy.
He was a Veteran of the Korean war. Interment with
military honors was in Pinelawn Memorial Park under the
direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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