BERTHA RADSKE died on
Wednesday, March 20, at the age of
92. A native of Hinterberg,
Gottscheee, she is survived by her
two sons, William and Robert,
daughters-in-law, Gerta and Anita
Radske, grandchildren Nicole and
Russell Miskiewicz, Stephanie
Radske and Diana Culotta and greatgranddaughter Sophia. She was also
the grandmother of the late Peter
Radske. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered on Saturday, March 23,
at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery,
Farmingdale, under the direction of
Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home, 61-40
Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park.
+++
AUGUST FESLER died on Friday,
February 22, at the age of 63. Born
and raised in Ridgewood, he was the
beloved husband of Angela and father of Ryan, Vito and Helen. He was
well known for playing drums with
his nephew, Joe Fuoco, for over four
decades. A Memorial Mass will be
offered on Saturday, April 6, at
11 a.m. at St. Matthias Church,
Ridgewood.
+++
ALOIS POGORELZ of Middle Village died on Tuesday, March 19, at
the age of 87. A native of Gottschee,
Yugoslavia, he was the beloved husband of Magdalena, devoted father of
Hildegarde, father-in-law of Andreas,
loving grandfather of Steven and
Kathryn, Christopher and Anthony
and fond great-grandfather of Samantha. A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered at St. Margaret Church, Middle Village, followed by interment at
St. John Cemetery, Middle Village,
under the direction of Michaels Funeral Home, 79-22 Metropolitan
Ave., Middle Village.
+++
ROSITA L. TAN died on Thursday,
March 21, at the age of 70. She was
the beloved sister of Rosa L. Tan,
Annie Tan, Mauro Tan and the late
George Tan and Theodora Ong and
cherished aunt of Alvin, Josephine,
Jerry, Simon, Ernesto, Nicholas,
Debbie, Manny, Nick, Oliver, Patricia, Sabrina, Telly, Augusto and
Agerico. She is also survived by numerous friends and neighbors. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
on Wednesday, March 27, at Ascension Church, Elmhurst, followed by
interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth.
+++
CARMELA I. PUGLISI died on
Thursday, March 21, at the age of 88.
She was the wife of the alte Andrew
J. Puglisi, loving mother of John
Puglisi, Conrad Puglisi, Carol
Puglisi, Joseph Puglisi and Andrea
Marinello, mother-in-law of Tina,
cherished grandmother of Andrew
and Jonathan Puglisi and Jessica,
Victoria, Joseph and Andrew John
Marinello, dear sister of Peter Mastropasqua and Lois Mastropasqua
and dearest cousin of Marie C. De-
Palo. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
on Monday, March 25, at Ascension
Church, Elmhurst, followed by entombment at St. John Cemetery
Cloister, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
+++
BARBARA BARRY died on
Wednesday, March 20, at the age of
72. She was the beloved wife of
Thomas L. Barry, loving mother of
Thomas C. Barry and Maryann Rivinius, mother-in-law of Patty and
Robert, cherished grandmother of
Bryan, Kelli, James, Alex and
Thomas Jr. and dear sister of Dolores
Sniadoch, Charles Vitale and
Lawrence Vitale. AMass of Christian
Burial was offered on Monday,
March 25, 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. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to
Ronald McDonald House Charities,
One Kroc Drive, Oak Brook, IL
60523, www.rmhc.com.
ANNA HANNSGEN died on Tuesday, March 19, at the age of 88. She
was the wife of the late Arthur
William Hannsgen, sister of the late
Elizabeth and Gustav and cherished
aunt of many loving nieces, nephews,
great-nices and great-nephews. She
was also a loving godmother and dear
friend to many. Services were offered
on Friday, March 22, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth, followed by interment at
Long Island National Cemetery,
Farmingdale.
+++
EVELYN PUZ died on Friday,
March 15, at the age of 83. She was
the wife of the late Frank, mother of
the late Frank, mother-in-law of Sue,
cherished grandmother of Melissa,
Jeffery and Alexander and adored
aunt of Thomas Budinich, Anne Bozzolo and Linda Dugan. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, March 19, at Transfiguration
Church, Maspeth, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle
Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth.
+++
LEONARD CESTARO died on
Monday, March 18, at the age of 95.
He was the beloved husband of charlotte Cestaro, lovingfather of Leonard
Jr. and Sheree Cestaro, Lori Ann Cestaro, Randy and Judi Cestaro and
Bradley and Dolores Cestaro, cherished grandfather of Leonard III,
Richard, Kellie, Katie, Jennifer, Todd
and Brett and great grandfather of
Alexandra, Victoria, Jessica, Tristan
and Garret. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War
II. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Friday, March 22, at St.
Brigid’s Church, Westbury, L.I., followed by entombment at Pinelawn
Memorial Park, Farmingdale, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral
Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
+++
CATHERINE MARY KIELY died
on Thursday, March 21, in Florida at
att he age of 90 following a brief respiratory illness. Born in 1922 in
County Waterford, Ireland, to Edward Curran and Bridget Towler, she
was the wife of the late John J. Kiley,
beloved mother of John and Susan
(nee McGann) Kiley and Michael
and Kimberly (nee Schenone) Kiley
and loving grandmother of Sean,
Michael, Joseph, Thomas and
Christopher. She was a devout member of St. Pancras Church in Glendale
for 60 years. She was interred next to
her husband John at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Schwille Funeral Home,
66-32 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. In lieu
of charitable contributions, the family requests that the public perform
an act of kindness and generosity in
her memory.
+++
HEDWIG JAKOB of Ridgewood
died on Thursday, March 21, at the
age of 87. A native of Nesseltal,
Gottschee, Yugoslavia, she was the
wife of the late Hermann, mother of
the late Brigette Jakob and Sigfried
Jakob, dear sister of Ingrid
Petschauer, loving grandmother of
Theresa Huber and fond great-grandmother of Amanda, Rebecca and
Emily Huber. A Mass of Christian
Burial was offered at Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood, followed by cremation at
Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
+++
AMANDA RODRIGUEZ of
Brooklyn died on Thursday, March
21, at the age of 18. A native of New
York, she was the loving daughter of
Ervin and Enid Rodriguez and dear
sister of Joanna Rodriguez. Services
were offered at Christ Tabernacle
Church, Glendale, by Rev. Michael
Durso, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood,
under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
+++
SUSAN CHERYL ANDREWS of
the Bronx died on Sunday, March 17,
at the age of 53. A native of Coldspring, Tex., she was the beloved
daughter of Sandra Andrews. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at Cleveland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Tex.
+++
