THOMAS DONOVAN died suddenly on Saturday, April 27. He is
survived by his mother Catherine
Donovan of Middle Village and was
the beloved brother of Colleen Donovan and her husband, Jim Padula, of
Riverside, Conn.; and Cathyann and
her husband Jim Tully of Holmdel,
N.J. He was also the loving uncle of
Jimmy and Danny Tully and Jamie
and Scott Padula. An alumni of Holy
Cross High School, Flushing (Class
of 1984) he graduated from the St.
John’s University School of Pharmacy in 1989, where he went on to
complete his MBA two years later.
He was an active member in the
Ridgewood Business and Property
Associations and a proud member of
his beloved Knights. He was interred
at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Hillebrand Funeral Homes, 63-17
Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park. In lieu
of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Holy Cross High
School, 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd.,
Flushing, NY 11358, Attn: Advancement Office.
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PATRICIA GRAPEL of Middle
Village died on Friday, April 26, at
the age of 54. She was the loving
daughter of Helen and the late
Charles, dear sister of Barbara Esposito and sister-in-law of Thomas.
She was also a member of the Holy
Innocents Society of St. Matthias
Church in Ridgewood. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered at Our
Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at Long Island National
Cemetery, Farmingdale, L.I., under
the direction of Hess-Miller Funeral
Home, 64-19 Metropolitan Ave.,
Middle Village.
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EMMA STALZER of Middle Village died on Tuesday, April 23, at the
age of 84. A native of Gottschee, Yugoslavia, she was the wife of the late
Karl Stalzer, devoted mother of Stefanie Roemer, Roland Stalzer, Edmund Stalzer and John Stalzer, dear
sister of Stephanie, Maria, Robert
and the late Frank and cherished
grandmother of Robert, Thomas,
Kerri, Matthew, Johnathan, Natalie
and Emily. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Margaret
Church, Middle Village, followed by
interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y., under the direction of George Werst Funeral
Home, 71-41 CooperAve., Glendale.
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ROY JOHN MUHLHAUSER died
on Monday, April 22, at the age of 65.
He was the beloved husband of
Norma, loving father of Lauren
Nicole, dear brother of Bruce and
Helen, Eric and Theda and Charles,
and brother-in-law of Carlo and
Pinto, Arturo and Victor and
Veronique. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass
of Christian Burial was offered on
Friday, April 26, at St. Mary’s
Church, Woodside, followed by
interment at Mount St. Mary’s
Cemetery, Flushing, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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STANKA SVILAR died on Saturday, April 27, at the age of 78. She
was the beloved wife of Milan Svilar,
loving mother of Jack Svilar, William
Svilar and Donyal Svilar, mother-inlaw of Dawn and Thomas, cherished
grandmother of Jonathan, Nathaniel
and Nadja and dear sister of Stijepo,
Olga, Danica and Desa. Services
were offered on Wednesday, May 1,
at Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth,
followed by interment at All Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village.
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MARTHA CASSILLO of Massapequa Park, L.I. died on Friday, April
19, at the age of 54. A native of
Queens, she was the beloved wife of
Michael Cassillo. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. Charles
Cemetery, Farmingdale, L.I.
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MARY J. ROTH of Colleyville,
Tex. died on Tuesday, April 23, at the
age of 85. A native of Brooklyn, she
was the wife of the late John and devoted mother of Thomas Roth, John
Roth, James Roth, Robert Roth and
Richard Roth. She is also survived by
nine grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady
of the Miraculous Medal Church,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at
Calverton National Cemetery,
Calverton, L.I., under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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NADIA HANNA of Ridgewood died
on Sunday, April 21, at the age of 52.
A native of Beni-Suef, Egypt, she
was the beloved wife of Nassim
Youssef and devoted mother of
Sameh Youssef, Peter Youssef and
Maggi Youssef. A Divine Liturgy was
offered at St. Mary’s and St. Antonio’s Coptic Orthodox Church,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at
Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood,
under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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ANNA DEMARIA of Estero, Fla.
died on Monday, April 15, at the age
of 99. A native of Brooklyn, she was
the devoted mother of Cathy A.
Wargo, Joseph Accardi and Francis
Accardi. She is also survived by
many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered at Our Lady of Light
R.C. Church, Fort Myers, Fla., followed by interment at Nassau Knolls
Cemetery, Port Washington, L.I.,
under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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