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26 OCTOBER 21, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM OBITUARIES JULIA A. YUGUEROS died Thursday, Oc.t 14, at the age of 92. She was the beloved mother of Katherine A. Yungueros, Dorothy Beck and the late Lynn Petrizzo and cherished grandmother of David, Thomas, Christopher, Alison and Lauren. Funeral services will be held at Papavero Funeral Home on Thursday, Oct. 21, followed by interment at St. John Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth. +++ RAFAELA MARTINEZ died Friday, Oct. 15, at the age of 93. She was the beloved mother of Rafaela Martinez and the late Fausto “Tony” Martinez and John Martinez, loving grandmother of Daniel Gomez, Richard Gomez, Michelle Martinez, Jennifer Rodriguez and Marisol Pietro and cherished great-grandmother of David Gomez, Andrew Gomez, Jonathan Cruz, Todd McDaniels and Jaden Pietro. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Mary’s Church on Monday, Oct. 18, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetary, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth. +++ EMILIO P. SAMANO died Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the age of 84. He was the beloved husband of Iluminada Villao Samano, loving father of Carolina Samano and Marissa Li, father-in-law of Wayne McEachern and Chi Li, cherished grandfather of Lauren Nicole, Chloe Lindsay and Emery Emilio, dear brother of Erlinda Samano and brother-in-law of Filipina Fe Pastrana. He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and members of the Villao extended family. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Oct. 16, followed by private cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, Maspeth. +++ Hess-Miller Funeral Home 1-718-821-6660 or 1-800-479-6419 Serving Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village & Glendale �� S Sister Theresa Torsone, SSND D April 1, 1940 – October 14, 2021 Sister Theresa Torsone, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, died on October 14, 2021, at The Watermark in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the age of 80. She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 1, 1940, the beloved daughter of John and Antoinette Torsone. She attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel elementary school where she was taught by the wonderful Sisters who would become her community. After attending Mt. St. Mary’s High School in Newburgh, New York, she entered religious life in 1959. After pronouncing her vows as an SSND in 1960, as Sister Johnette, she taught at St. Anthony School in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1980 Sister Theresa began over three decades at St. Matthias School, Ridgewood, New York. In her retirement she resided at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Connecticut until the community moved to The Watermark, in August 2021. Sister Theresa was a master teacher specializing in math. She had an enormous impact on hundreds of children and their families. She was pre-deceased by her parents, her brother Michael Torsone and her brother-in-law Robert Valentino. Surviving family members include sisters, Michele Valentino, Anita Freer, Johnna Torsone, brothers-in-law David Freer and John McKeon, and her many nieces and nephews to whom she was especially devoted and who love her dearly. Sister was a lifelong fan of the NY Yankees, and never missed listening to or watch their games. On her 50th anniversary as a School Sister of Notre Dame she was honored by Derek Jeter and the Yankee organization on Sister Theresa Torsone Day at the stadium. Also special to her were the summer family gatherings at Galway Lake, New York where she was dubbed by her grand nieces and nephews as The Leader of the Lake. Wake will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Danbury Road, Wilton from 4 to 7 PM on Friday, October 22. Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Saturday, October 23 at 11 AM. Burial will take place at St. Mary Cemetery, Bethel, Connecticut. Memorial contributions may be made to the School sisters of Notre Dame Development Office, 345 Belden Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Cornell Memorial Funeral Home, Danbury, Connecticut. ANTHONY J. MARTINO, Lic. Mgr. DAVID L. MARTINO, Director Owned By Martino F.H., Inc. 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