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OBITUARIES
RICHARD H. RIVERA died on
Friday, July 5, at the age of 75. He was
the beloved husband of Barbara, loving
father of Diane and the late Dolores,
stepfather of Marnie and Cindy,
cherished grandfather “Papa Richie” of
Raquel, Rachel, Joseph and Bernadette
and dear brother of George. He is also
survived by numerous loving friends.
Mr. Rivera was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Services were off ered on Wednesday,
July 10, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-
27 Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by
interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park,
Farmingdale, New York.
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JACQUELINE GROSZ of Ridgewood
died on Thursday, July 4, at the age
of 76. A native of Queens, she was
the wife of the late Anthony Grosz,
devoted mother of Victor Van Pelt
and dear sister of Richard Pulkoski
and Rita McCurry. Services were
offered at Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood, followed by
cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory,
Middle Village.
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BERYL CARDOZE died on
Wednesday, July 3, at the age of 89.
She was the loving mother of Linda
Lans, Allan Lans and the late Austin
Cardoze and Robert Cardoze, dear
sister of Buelah, Eldra, Eleanor, Elsie,
Lionel, Aubrey and the late Louise,
Archie, Rita and Noreen, and cherished
grandmother of 16 grandchildren
and 21 great-grandchildren. Services
were offered on Wednesday, July
10, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by
interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park,
Farmingdale, New York.
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CAROL-ANN SUGAMELI of
Glendale died on Wednesday, July 3, at
the age of 64. She was the devoted mother
of Damon and Amada, Devin and Quinn
Sugameli and dear sister of Joseph
LaBarbara and Karen Finnegan-Carlson.
A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered
at Sacred Heart Church, Glendale, under
the direction of Werst & LaBella Funeral
Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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JENNIE SLEIS died on Tuesday, July
2, at the age of 98. She was the wife of
the late Charles Sleis, loving mother
of Jennifer and Edward Terriberry,
Linda and George Keenan, Deborah
and Richard DePalma, Carol Meenan
and the late Charles Sleis Jr., cherished
grandmother of Judith, Edward,
Michael, Kelly, Ryan, Richard, Jessica
and Debra, and great-grandmother of
Jenna, Jack, Julia, Ian, Edward, Colin,
Dylan, Louie, Jim, Dennis, Julia and
Connor. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered on Saturday, July 6, at Our
Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at
Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral
Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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LUISA CRESPO of Brooklyn
died on Monday, July 1, at the age of
62. A native of Mayaguez, Puerto
Rico, she was the devoted mother of
Luis Rodriguez, Cesar Rodriguez
and Barbara Rodriguez. She is also
survived by four grandchildren and
was a member of Christ Tabernacle
Church, Glendale. Services were
offered at Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood, by Reverend Michael
Durso, followed by cremation at Fresh
Pond Crematory, Middle Village.
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GREGORY A. TAMASI died on
Monday, July 1, at the age of 62. He was
the beloved husband of Janet Tamasi,
loving father of Anthony, Michele,
Victoria and Isabella, cherished son
of Ruth and the late Albert Tamasi,
and dear brother of Cathy Farrell,
Lee Gajda and Bernadette Tamasi.
She is also survived by numerous
nieces, nephews and friends. Services
were off ered on Saturday, July 6, at
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth, followed by cremation
at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle
Village.
Village Chapels, Inc.
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Middle Village, NY 11379
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Funeral Directors
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Papavero Funeral Home
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