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OBITUARIES
MARIA DIGIOVANNI died
on Sunday, November 10, at the
age of 89. She was the beloved
wife of the late Giovanni DiGiovanni,
loving mother of Zina
and Salvatore DiGiovanni and
mother-in-law of Zina DiGiovanni,
cherished grandmother
of Sabrina and John, and great
grandmother of Gisella and
Giuseppe. Funeral services
were off ered at Papavero Funeral
Home on Wednesday,
November 13, followed by
entombment at Lutheran All
Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village,
under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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RAFAEL RIVERA died on
Wednesday, November 6, at the
age of 76. He was the beloved
husband of Amanda Rivera,
loving father of Rafael III, Peter
and Michael, cherished
grandfather of Steve, Hanae
and Michael, and dear brother
of Norma, Evelyn, Annie, Tito
and Joe. He was a member of
the United States Air Force
and served during the Vietnam
War. A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered at Ascension
Church on Wednesday,
November 13, followed by interment
at Calverton National
Cemetery under the direction
of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-
27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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IVKA SKROKOV died on
Saturday, November 2, at the
age of 94. She was the beloved
wife of the late Slavko Skrokov,
loving mother of Sylvia
Bigit and Stanley Skrokov, and
mother-in-law of Fred Husher,
cherished grandmother of
Dawn Josephson, and great
grandmother of Wesley and
Margo. A Mass of Christian
Burial was off ered at St. Mary’s
Church on Friday, November
8, followed by interment at
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth,
under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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EDWARD F. MAHONEY
died on Tuesday, November
5, at the age of 91. He was the
beloved husband of the late
Margaret A. Mahoney, loving
father of Robert Mahoney, Patricia
Powers and the late Mary
Mahoney and father-in-law
of Angela and Stephen, cherished
grandfather of Meghan,
Matthew, Dylan, Logan and
Robert and great grandfather
of Sadie, and a cherished uncle
and friend to many. He was a
United States Army veteran.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered at St. Stanislaus
Church on Tuesday, November
12, followed by interment at
Long Island National Cemetery,
Farmingdale, under the direction
of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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MARIA SAMOILA, of
Ridgewood, died on Wednesday,
November 6, at the age of
83. A native of Uzdin, Yugoslavia,
she was the beloved wife
of the late Nicolaie Samoila
and devoted mother of Mircea
Samoila. Services were off ered
at Morton Funeral Home/
Ridgewood Chapels, followed
by interment at Lutheran All
Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village,
under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood.
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WILLIAM J. KUBILUS, of
Ridgewood, died on Friday,
November 8, at the age of 86.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was off ered at St. Aloysius R.C.
Church, followed by interment
at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale,
under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood.
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JOHN R. SCHERER, of Ridgewood,
died on Wednesday,
November 6, at the age of 68.
A native of Brooklyn, he is the
loving son of Dorothy Bethell
and dear brother of Linda and
Kenneth Bethell. Services were
offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
followed by cremation at Fresh
Pond Crematory, Middle Village,
under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview
Ave., Ridgewood.
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