26 times • AUGUST 25, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com obituaries GIUSEPPE TARANTO died on Monday, August 22, at the age of 81. He was the beloved husband of Palma Taranto, loving father of Joseph Taranto, father-in-law of Josephine and cherished grandfather of Palma Lisa and Joseph Michael. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood, followed by entombment at St. John Cemetery Cloister, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, https:// www.lungcancerresearchfoundation. org. +++ ANNETTE BENSEL of Glendale died on Sunday, August 21, at the age of 80. A native of Brooklyn, she was the devoted mother of Robert Bensel. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by Reverend Michael Ross, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ LINDA O’NEILL died on Sunday, August 21, at the age of 93. She was the beloved wife of William A. O’Neill, loving mother of William O’Neill and Patrick O’Neill, mother in-law of Mereya and cherished grandmother of Jamal and Corey. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday, August 26, at St. Adalbert’s Church, Elmhurst, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ JOHN O’SULLIVAN died on Sunday, August 21, at the age of 83. He was the husband of the late Susan O’Sullivan, loving father of Mary J. Fava and John O’Sullivan, father-in-law of Pat and Diane, cherished grandfather of Danny, Patrick, Maeve and Allis and dear brother of Cornelius O’Sullivan and Patrick O’Sullivan. He is also survived by numerous loving nieces, nephews and friends. He was a U.S. Army veteran. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, August 24, at St. Mary’s Church, Woodside, followed by interment at St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flushing, NY 11354. +++ HELEN HINSOHN of Flushing died on Saturday, August 20, at the age of 71. A native of Brooklyn, she was the dear sister of Andrew Kollmer. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ WILLIAM KUBLER died on Saturday, August 20, at the age of 73. He was the beloved companion of Annette Pagnotta for 28 years and was a loving father, cherished grandfather and dearest brother. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Services will be offered at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village. +++ MICHAEL S. VACCARO of Maspeth died on Thursday, August 18, at the age of 85. A native of Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Vincenzo Vaccaro and Angelina Cavola. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War and was a teacher at Most Holy Trinity School from 1954 through 1972 and Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village from 1972 to 2001. Michael had a loving relationship with Jim Tierney that began in 1954. It was a marriage and remains one in the Vaccaro family. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, August 22, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle Village, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Seneca Chapels, 494 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood. His ashes will be interred alongside his partner Jim in County Clare, Ireland. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Callen-Lorde Clinic, 356 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011. +++ MARIA KAESTNER died on Tuesday, August 16, at the age of 88. She was the wife of the late Juan Kaestner, loving mother of Maria C. Acosta and Gladys Figone, mother-in-law of Holguer and the late Juan, cherished grandmother of Katty, Andy, Ariel and Gabriela and great-grandmother of Darius, Layla, Cyrus, Brooke and Greyson. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A private cremation was offered on Thursday, August 18, at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. Memorial services were offered on Monday, August 22, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ JOSA ARDELJAN of Las Vegas died on Monday, August 15, at the age of 77. A native of Yugoslavia, he was the beloved husband of Rachila Ardeljan. Services were offered at graveside at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, by Reverend Gheorghe Schouip, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. AUGUST 26, 2010 - AUGUST 26, 2016 ELLIE ODDO Sixth Year Anniversary In Heaven We Miss You and Think of You Every Day. We Love You, Your Husband and Sons, Joe, Carl and Pete and Your Three Grandchildren Hess-Miller Funeral Home • Pre-Arrangement And Pre-Funded Funerals Available • Convenient To All Major Highways And Public Transportation 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 ~With~ • Affordable Cremations And Burials • Parking Facilities • Handicapped Facilities 64-19 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, N.Y. www.hessmillerfuneralhome.com IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory Of Joseph C. Giarraputo Jr. Feb. 19, 1963 - Aug. 26, 2004 12th Birthday In Heaven August 26 will be your Twelfth Anniversary in Heaven with God. I loved you a lot, but he loved you more. Rest in Peace, My Sweet Son As each day passes, you are greatly missed. You are always in my thoughts and in my prayers. You are my sunny sunshine. You were my whole world. I miss you and I love you. Love, Mom Dear Dad, With tears in my eyes and a heaviness on my heart, I want to say how much we love and miss you. They say that as time goes on, wounds heal, but that’s not true because with every passing year, my heart hurts more and more without you in my life. I wish I could give you a “Big Man” hug and kiss in person, but I can’t. So until we meet on the other side... Love your sons, Joseph, Salvatore and Andrew
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