34 times • OCTOBER 8, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com obituaries HEINZ MAURER of Ridgewood died on Sept. 30 at the age of 85. A native of Germany, he was the beloved husband of Elfriede Maurer and devoted father of Jeff Maurer and Karen Varela. He is also survived by four grandchildren. Cremation was at Fresh Pond Crematory. +++ JEAN ZIEGLER died on Monday, Oct. 5, at the age of 86. He was the beloved husband of Rosario and loving father of Jean Martin Ziegler. Services were held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Papavero Funeral Home, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ GAETANA “IDA” GRASSO died on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the age of 98. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. Grasso and loving sister of Yolanda Amato. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of Hope Church on Friday, Oct. 2, followed by entombment at St. John’s Cemetery Resurrection Mausoleum, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ SERVIO DIAZ of Brooklyn died on Oct. 5 at the age of 78. A native of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, he was the beloved husband of Elba and devoted father of Oswald Diaz, Servio Diaz and Lina Diaz. He is also survived by six grandchildren. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, followed by interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ MARGARET M. TORRISI of Middle Village died on Oct. 3 at the age of 76. A native of Ireland, she was the devoted mother of Rosemarie, Amanda and Anthony and dear sister of Essy Larking. Services were offered at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal R.C. Church, followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale. +++ HELEN REHM of Glendale died on Oct. 5 at the age of 87. She was the beloved wife of Howard Rehm, loving mother of Steven, Thomas, Glenn and Gail, loving mother-in-law of Carolyn, Lisa and Karl, devoted grandmother of Catherine, Matthew, Timothy, Keith, Andrew, James, Emily, Carly, Stefanie and David, and smitten great-grandmother to Molly, Joseph, Jacob, Maxwell and Michelle. Services are under the direction of George Werst Funeral Home on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered by Sacred Heart Church at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. Interment will follow at St. Johns Cemetery in Middle Village. Lighthouse Assembly of God 71-29 68th Place (bet. Myrtle Ave. & Central Ave.) Glendale, N.Y. 11385 1-718-456-1203 Rev. Deo Geer, Pastor All Faiths Monuments, Inc. 1-718-628-9671 Serving All Cemeteries • Monuments & Markers • Prices every Family Can Afford • Lettering on Existing Headstones • 40 Years Experience • Free Parking James Stagnitta - Owner 73-01 EDSALL AVE., GLENDALE, NY 11385 Se Habla Español • 631-920-0607 Maria Crifasi Devoted Family Member, Business Woman, and Friend To Many Maria Crifasi, 92, died Saturday, September 26th, with her three sons, Vincenzo, Salvatore, andJoseph, by her side. Maria was born August 25th, 1923 in a small town in Sicily, Italy, outside Palermo. The oldest of six children, she was known for taking care of her younger siblings. Many of them considered her more a mother than a sister. Maria and her husband, Jack Crifasi, decided to move to the US in the early 1950s. Due to strict immigration requirements, they were forced to spend three years in Venezuela before being given safe passage to the United States. Her rst child, Vincenzo Crifasi, was born in Venezuela. She had two more sons, Salvatore and Joseph, who were born in Brooklyn. from Sicily, to Venezuela, to Knickerbocker Avenue, Maria Crifasi was nally in the country that she would call home. Maria always had a knack for business. Operating a fruit store and butcher shop on Knickerbocker Avenue, selling pots and pans, and investing in real estate all came naturally to Maria. Maria and Jack bought their rst building, an eight family on Stockholm Street, only a few years after arriving in this country. She was able to convince the owner of the building to hold the mortgage, and Maria was able to get the downpayment by taking a cash advance from a local bank. An innovator and risk taker from the beginning, she eventually would guide many other family members and friends to buy properties for themselves. In 1969 Maria and her family moved from Brooklyn to Middle Village. Her eldest son, Vincenzo, became a Civil Engineer. Maria encouraged her middle son, Salvatore Crifasi, to get his real estate license at the age of nineteen. Maria was urged to obtain her license by a few local brokers, but instead guided Salvatore. Joseph, her youngest son, would follow in the same direction. In her later years Maria enjoyed calling her friends and family every day, often spending eight to twelve hours on the phone. She would send hundreds of holiday cards to all of her contacts. She and her husband would attend “dinner dances” at the local senior centers almost weekly. She and her husband frequently traveled, visiting her home country, Italy, which she loved very much, and many other places in the U.S. and Abroad. After her husband, Jack, passed away in 2009 she would still keep in touch with her friends/ family and reminisce about the “old days.” Maria Crifasi will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends. 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