MARION I. HAGMAIER (nee
Harris) died onMonday, Apr. 29. She
was the beloved mother of Charles P.
and Gaby, devoted mother-in-law of
Patricia and fond grandmother of
Vicky, Michael, Charles, John and
Wayne. She is also survived by many
great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Charles A., son
Clifford M. and granddaughter Suzie.
She was a pioneer of the Telephone
Company. Services were offered at
Michaels Funeral Home, 79-22 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, followed by interment at All Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village.
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NORBERT H. WINKLER of Glendale died on Saturday, May 11, at the
age of 79 following a short but tough
fight with complications resulting
from a gallstone. A native of Niederbayern, Germany, Norbert immigrated with his wife Ernestine and
son Rudy to Ridgewood in 1959. For
about three decades, he was the
owner of Winkler Electrical Contracting based in Ridgewood. Norbert
was active in a number of civic organizations including the Ridgewood
Eagles, which he served as president;
the Edelweiss Ski Club, which he
served as lodge chairman emeritus;
and the former Ridgewood Bayern.
He was the beloved husband of
Ernestine Winkler, admired father of
Rudy, Gloria and Marco, father-inlaw of Nancy and Dave and cherished grandfather of Caitlin, Olivia,
Erika, Zachary and Ethan. He is also
survived by several brothers and sisters,
sisters-in-law, nieces and
nephews, many of whom reside in
Germany. Services were offered on
Tuesday, May 14, at Fox Funeral
Home, 98-07 Ascan Ave., Forest
Hills.
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JENNIFER L. GAETANO of
Ridgewood died on Tuesday, May 7,
at the age of 36. She was the devoted
mother of Jocelyn Rodriguez and
Ethan Hostos, beloved daughter of
Linda DeLaRosa and the late Glen
Gaetano, loving stepdaughter of
Louie DeLaRosa and Joseph Yumet
and dear sister of Melissa Yumet and
the late Jason Gaetano. She is also
survived by her grandparents. She
was an active leader of the Girl
Scouts at Covenant Lutheran Church
in Ridgewood. A Mass of Christian
Burial was offered at St. Matthias
Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle
Village, under the direction of
George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41
Cooper Ave., Glendale.
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ELEANOR BONSIGNORE died
on Friday, May 10, at the age of 87.
She was the wife of the late Anthony
Bonsignore, loving mother of Carl
Bonsignore, mother-in-law of Joan,
cherished grandmother of Michael
and Danielle and Gina, great-grandmother of Tyler and Makayla and
dear sister of Marion Tortora. A Mass
of Christian Burial was offered on
Tuesday, May 14, at St. Bernard’s
Church, Levittown, L.I., followed by
interment at Calverton National
Cemetery, Calverton, L.I., under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to
Friends of Karen, P.O. Box 190, Purdys, NY 10578.
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ANTHONY JARZEMBOWSKI
died on Friday, May 10, at the age of
67. Known to family and friends as
“Butchie,” he was the beloved husband of Mary Ann Jarzembowski,
loving father of Anthony E. Jarzembowski and Vicki Richardson and
cherished papa of Kyra, Faith, Jillian
and Daniel. AMass of Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, May 14,
at Holy Cross Church, Maspeth, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142,
Memphis, TN 38101-9908.
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MICHAEL S. PETRULA died on
Tuesday, May 7, at the age of 82. He
was the beloved husband of Rosetta
M. Petrula, loving father of Michael
J. Petrula and Marlene Minicozzi, father in-law of Phil, cherished grandfather of Kimberly Goettisheim and
Thomas Benedetto and dear brother
of Betty Green and Mary Neil. He is
also survived by numerous nieces
and nephews. He was a U.S. Army
and Marine Corps veteran. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered on Monday, May 13, at St. Mary’s Church,
Woodside, followed by interment at
Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, under the direction of Papavero
Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth.
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FRANK P. MESSANO died on
Monday, May 6, at the age of 64. He
was the beloved son of Marilyn and
the late Angelo Messano and loving
brother of Kenneth Messano, Marianne Kivita, Michael Messano and
Debra Oggeri. He is also survived by
numerous nieces, nephews and
friends. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered on Friday, May 10, at St.
Stanislaus Church, Maspeth, 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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ROSARIA PATINELLA died on
Monday, May 6, at the age of 73. She
was the beloved wife of Andrea
Patinella, loving mother of Josephine
DeNicola, Luciano Patinella and
Marianna August, cherished grandmother of Cassandra, Matthew, Cristiano, Gabriella and Giuliana and
dear sister of Venera Mauro. A Mass
of Christian Burial was offered on
Friday, May 10, at St. Adalbert
Church, Elmhurst, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory,
Middle Village, under the direction of
Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
GrandAve., Maspeth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
American Heart Association, 1 Union
St., #301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-
4183.
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ANTHONY MICHAEL BRUSCELLA
died on Monday, May 6, at the age of
85. He was the beloved uncle of Anthony James Colica, Maryann Gentile, Daniel Colica, Gregory Colica,
William Bruscella, Charles Bruscella,
Joseph Bruscella, Nicholas Bruscella,
Marie, Patricia, Donna, Joanne Galati
and Gary Galati. He was a U.S. Army
veteran who served during World
War II. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered on Thursday, May 9, 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.
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DOROTHY CURTIS of Sebring,
Fla. died on Sunday, May 5, at the
age of 90. A native of Brooklyn, she
was the dear cousin of Louise Ceum.
Services were offered by Rev.
Michael Ross at graveside at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, under the
direction of Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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PETER RAUHOFER of New York
died on Tuesday, May 7, at the age of
48. A native of Vienna, Austria, he
was the loving son of Helga Scheda
Rauhofer. Services were offered at
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at
Oberlaa Friedhof, Vienna, Austria.
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VINCENZA FALCONE of Staten
Island died on Monday, May 6, at the
age of 74. A native of Sicily, Italy, she
was the wife of the late Vincenzo, devoted mother of Frances LaPera,
Donna Tatantola, Paul Falcone, Anthony Falcone and Carmine Falcone
and dear sister of Maria Miano, margarita Polizzi, Santo Crivera, Mario
Crivera and Joseph Crivera. She is
also survived by 11 grandchildren. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church,
Staten Island, followed by interment
at Cemetery of the Resurrection,
Staten Island, under the direction of
Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood.
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VASILE ROTARIU of Middle Village died on Wednesday, May 8, at
the age of 77. A native of Sibiu, Romania, he was the beloved husband
of Elena, devoted father of Adrian
Rotariu and Michael Rotariu and dear
brother of Victoria Bratu, Gheorghe
Rotariu and Ion Rotariu. He is also
survived by three grandchildren.
Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by
Rev. Gheorghe Schiop, followed by
interment at All Faiths Cemetery,
Middle Village.
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ROBERT J. FINK of Glendale died
on Wednesday, May 8, at the age of
57. He was the beloved brother of
Kenneth and Frank and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, May 14, at St. Pancras Church, Glendale, followed by
interment at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing, under the direction of
Schwille Funeral Home, 66-32 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.
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