JOSEPH PELLEGRINI of New
Hyde Park died on Thursday, February 14, at the age of 90. A native of
Trentino, Italy, he was the beloved
husband of Jean and devoted father
of Peter Pellegrini, Vincent Pellegrini
and Francine Pellegrini. He is also
survived by seven grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren and was the
owner of Pellegrini’s Caterers. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
at Notre Dame Roman Catholic
Church, followed by entombment at
Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, L.I.,
under the direction of Park Funeral
Chapels, 2175 Jericho Tpke., Garden
City Park.
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JOSEPH BURGIO died on Saturday, February 16, at the age of 84. He
was the beloved uncle of Lorraine,
Joe, Rosalie, Joseph, Vicky, Frank,
Angela and Debbie. He was also a
U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, February 19, at Our Lady of
Hope Church, Middle Village, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
CARL BATTISTA died on Friday,
February 15, at the age of 93. He was
the husband of the late Angline
(Lulu) Batista, loving father of
Daniel N. Battista, Patricia Tracy and
Carl Battista, cherished grandfather
of Carl, Danielle, Nicole Casserly,
Brian Tracy, Lauren and Michael and
great-grandfather of Robby. He was
a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday,
February 19, at St. Nicholas Church,
East Williamsburg, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle
Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth.
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JOSEPH P. MACERANKA died
on Thursday, February 14, at the age
of 91. He was the loving father of
Michael J. Maceranka and cherished
grandfather of George Joseph Maceranka. He was a U.S. Army veteran
who served during World War II. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
on Monday, February 18, at St. Adalbert Church, Elmhurst, followed by
interment at Calverton National
Cemetery, Calverton, L.I., under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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MICHAELJ. CROCE died on Saturday, February 9, at the age of 92.
He was the husband of the late Filippa, loving father of Salvatore J.
Croce and the late Michael Croce,
cherished grandfather of Lisa, Tina,
Michael and Anthony and greatgrandfather of Rosalia and Melissa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, February 13, at
St. Margaret Church, Middle Village,
followed by interment at All Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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MARGARET J. NEPOGODA died
on Tuesday, February 12, at the age
of 87. She was the wife of the late
Thomas, loving mother of Alex and
Mary Clare, cherished grandmother
of Eric, Brent, Kurt, Rita and Elvis
and great-grandmother of Brian,
Zachary, Nicolas, Brandon and
Logan. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered on Friday, February 15,
at St. Stanislaus Church, Maspeth,
followed by interment at St. John
Cemetery, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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DAVID MCGUSHIN died on Monday, February 11, at the age of 55. He
was the beloved husband of Gaiane
(Lila) McGushin and loving brother
of Margaret M. McGushin and Rose
G. McGushin. Services were offered
on Thursday, February 14, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Maspeth.
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ROSE CONNORS of Glendale died
on Sunday, February 17, at the age of
56. A native of Brooklyn, she was the
devoted mother of Destiny Connors-
Lemos, Christian Hrubes, Danielle
Hrubes, Gabrielle Barroso, John
Hrubes and Padraic Hubres, loving
daughter of Rose Connors and dear
sister of Mark Connors, John Connors, Richard Connors, Camille
Luizza and the late Kerry Connors.
She is also survived by eight grandchildren. Services were offered at
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood, followed by cremation
at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle
Village.
GORDON P. KNOBLOCK of
Ridgewood died on Saturday, February 16, at the age of 86. A native of
Astoria, he was the beloved husband
of Carmella and devoted father of
John Knoblock, Ken Knoblock, Paul
Knoblock and Thomas Knoblock. He
is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, L.I.
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MARIA ILLES of Glendale died on
Monday, February 11, at the age of
53. A native of Kolozsvar, Romania,
she was the devoted mother of Maria
Janz, loving daughter of Maria Illes
and dear sister of Julia Telegdi. She
is also survived by two grandchildren. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at
Cypress Hills Cemetery.
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JOHN HOEFFERLE died on Saturday, February 15, at the age of 85.
Born in Slovenia on March 12, 1927,
he was the husband of the late Maria
Hoefferle, devoted father of Frank
Hoefferle and Heidi Hohlfeld, loving
father-in-law of Gloria and Bill, cherished grandfather of Nichole Hoefferle, Katrina Hohlfeld and Bridgit
Hohlfeld, beloved brother of Anton,
the late Herbert, the late Frank, Margaret Morscher, Pauline Kropf, Maria
Schneider, Anny Trabi and Erna Fitz
and dear friend of Elizabeth Kobetitsch. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered at Sacred Heart Church,
Glendale, followed by interment at
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village,
under the direction of George Werst
Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Ave.,
Glendale
