22 SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
OBITUARIES
PIETRO “PETER” MANCIATI died
Monday, Sept. 7, at the age of 26. He was
the beloved son of Marisol Schaefer and
Medardo Manciati, stepson of Farzad
Javaheri, loving brother of Madison,
Medardito and Valentina and cherished
grandson of Ingrid Schaefer and Cecilia
Manciati. Private cremation was held
Friday, September 11 at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village, followed by
memorial services Tuesday, September
15 at Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth,
under the direction of Papavero Funeral
Home, Maspeth.
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MARSHA A. PFEIFFER died Monday,
Sept. 7, at the age of 75. She was the
beloved mother of Debra A. DeLibro
and loving sister of Rosalie Wein.
Private cremation was held Thursday,
September 10 at Fresh Pond Crematory,
Middle Village, under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth.
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TADEUSZ BENKOWSKI died Monday,
Sept. 7, at the age of 70. He was the beloved
husband of Grazyna Benkowska,
loving father of Beata Tews, cherished
grandfather of Sebastian and Julia and
dear brother of Stefan Benowski. Mass
of Christian Burial was off ered Friday,
September 11 at Holy Cross Church,
followed by cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
Maspeth.
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NATALE GIARRATANO, of Glendale,
died Saturday, Sept. 12, at the age
of 60. He was the loving husband of
Rosamaria Giarratano, devoted father
of Daniela and Cynthia, loving son of
the late Salvatore and Antonietta Giarratano
and brother to many siblings in
Italy. Mass of Christian Services will be
held at St. Pancras Church, followed by
cremation. In lieu of fl owers, donations
will be accepted, which will be sent to a
Cancer Research Society.
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OHANES ARDZIVIAN died Sunday,
Sept. 13, at the age of 81. He was the beloved
husband of Manoush Ardzivian
and cherished grandfather of Giovanni
and Lorenzo. Divine Liturgy was off ered
Wednesday, September 16 at St. Sarkis
Armenian Apolistic Church, followed
by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory,
Middle Village, under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth.
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ZORAIDA VALENTIN, of Brooklyn,
died Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the age of
84. She was the beloved wife of the late
Victor, and devoted mother of Zoraida
Vsalentin. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered at St. Matthias R.C. Curch,
followed by interment in Linden Hill
Cemetery under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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MARIA HANDLER, of Briarcliff
Manor, NY, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, at
the age of 89. A native of Ruma, Yugoslavia,
she was the beloved wife of the
late Peter and devoted mother of Ingrid
E. Lorenz. She is also survived by two
grandchildren. A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered at St. Aloysius R.C.
Church, followed by interment in Linden
Hill Cemetery under the direction
of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels.
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RUTH MULLER, of Calais, ME, died
on Friday, Sept. 11, at the age of 105. A
native of Germany, she is survived by
generations of nieces and nephews. She
was a Sunday school teacher at St Johns
United Methodist Church and an organist
at Glendale United Methodist Church
for many years. Services were off ered
at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels by Rev. Philip Hardt, followed
by interment in Evergreen Cemetery
under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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DOROTHY REIDY, of Maspeth, died
Monday, Sept. 7, at the age of 83. She was
the beloved wife of the late Richard and
devoted mother of Maureen Mosomillo.
Services were off ered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, followed
by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory
under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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LARRY W. PFISTERER, of Glendale,
died on Monday, Aug. 31, at the age of 59.
A native of Brooklyn, he was the loving
son of Walter Pfi sterer and Anna Pfi sterer.
Services were off ered at Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels by
Rev. Tom Goodhardt, followed by interment
in Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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JOSE ALAMEDA, of Brooklyn, died
on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the age of 56. A
native of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he was
the devoted father of Leslie Perez. Services
were off ered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, followed
by cremation in Fresh Pond Crematory
under the direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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JOSEF EPPICH, of Ridgewood, died
on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the age of 95. A
native of Tiefental, Gottschee, Yugoslavia,
he was the beloved husband of the
late Ida and devoted father of Helmut
Eppich. A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered at St. Matthias R.C. Church,
followed by interment in Cypress Hills
Cemetery under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels.
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You taught us to trust in God.
Showed us how to be courageous,
We will continue to love and to miss you.
Until we meet again, your grateful family
Village Chapels, Inc.
67-67 Eliot Avenue
Middle Village, NY 11379
718-458-3000
Dear Mom:
In this changed world we
think of you often.
We treasure your
timeless wisdom.
how to be kind.
How to follow an ethical
compass.
Funeral Directors
John DiMario,
George H. Luhrin
S
Ernestine Herbst
12/8/1920 - 9/22/2018
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