FRANCIS A. KIMPEL died on Friday, May 17, at his home in Ocean
Pines, Md. at the age of 81. Raised in
Glendale, he was the son of the late
Alfred B. Kimpel and Barbara
Urschel. Francis is survived by his
wife Gunvor (Mary) Kimpel; four
children, Barbara Kimpel and her
partner Karel Cauchon and Dr. Beverly Kimpel and her partner Cynthia
Skolfield, Francis Kimpel Jr. and his
wife Donna and David Kimpel and
his wife Kimberly; and three brothers; Henry Kimpel and his wife
Jeanne, Alfred Kimpel and Sigurd
Kimpel and his wife Helen. He is also
missed by his seven grandchildren,
Michael, Adam, Seth, Isaiah,
Brianna, Lauren and Lily, four great
grandchildren and his honorary
brother Paul Hexter and his wife
Aricelli.
A graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute, Francis was a U.S.
Navy veteran specializing in communications and became an engineer for
York International. Twenty-five years
ago, Francis retired to the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, where he enjoyed
sailing, playing piano and bridge,
using his ham radio and gardening.
Francis also took pride in being a
member of the Community Church
of Ocean Pines Choir and planning
board as well as being a Mason.
A memorial service will be held
tomorrow, Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1
p.m. at the Community Church at
Ocean Pines. Pastor William Sterling
will officiate. Interment will be at a
later date in York, Pa..
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in memory of
Frank to Community Church at
Ocean Pines—Music Fund, 11227
Racetrack Road, Ocean Pines, MD
21811; Feeding America, 35 East
Wacker Dr, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL,
60601; or to Children International,
P.O. Box 219055, Kansas City, MO,
64121.
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MICHAEL FREDERICK WACHSMUTH
died on Saturday, May 25, at the age
of 30. He was the beloved son of
Susan and Robert, loving brother of
Robert and brother-in-law of Cynthia
and cherished grandson of Betty
Wachsmuth. He is also survived by
many aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends. He was employed as an electrician for IBEW Local 3. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered at St.
Pancras Church, Glendale, followed
by interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, under the direction of George
Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper
Ave., Glendale.
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CZESLAW M. SZCZEPANIEC
died on Thursday, May 23, at the age
of 52. He was the beloved husband of
Krystyna Szczepaniec, loving father
of Kamila Szczepaniec and Konrad
Szczepaniec, father-in-law of Marcos
and Yetunde and dear brother of
Maria, Helena, Jozef, Rosa and Jadwiga. AMass of Christian Burial was
offered on Saturday, May 25, 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.
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ANTOINETTE FRANCES GILBERTI
died on Saturday, May 18, at the age
of 87. She was the beloved sister of
Anthony Gilberti, loving aunt of Dolores Scarfone, Anthony Ruffino, Dolores Mirenda and James Gilberti,
cherished great-aunt of John Scarfone, Dolores Farkas, Errol Oktan,
George Ruffino, John Ruffino and
Tina Turasky and dear great-greataunt of Tracy Lee, Gregory and Jennifer Farkas and Elizabeth Mirra. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
on Friday, May 24, at St. Mary’s
Church, Woodside, followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery,
Farmingdale, L.I., under the direction
of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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RALPH J. SICILIA died on Saturday, May 25, at the age of 79. He was
the beloved husband of Nancy Sicilia
and loving father of Stefanie Sicilia.
He was a U.S. Army veteran who
served during the Korean Conflict. A
Mass of Christian Burial was offered
on Tuesday, May 28, at St. Margaret
Church, Middle Village, followed by
entombment at St. John Cemetery
Cloister, Middle Village, under the
direction of Papavero Funeral Home,
72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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VOJISLAV DJORDJEVIC of
Ridgewood died on Wednesday, May
22, at the age of 89. A native of Velika Margita, Yugoslavia, he was the
beloved husband of Nada, devoted
father of Dusan Djordjevic and Milica Ilic and dear brother of Alexander
Djordjevic. He is also survived by
one grandchild. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by
Rev. Djokan Majstorovic, followed
by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village.
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ROBERT E. SPREITZER of Lexington, Ky. died on Saturday, May
18, at the age of 52. A native of
Queens, he was the dear brother of
Edward Spreitzer and Lois Spreitzer,
dear nephew of Heinrich and Anni
Spreitzer and fond uncle of Katie,
Megan and Eddie Spreitzer. 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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ANA MIHALACHE of Brooklyn
died on Monday, May 20, at the age
of 79. A native of Bucharest, Romania, she was the wife of the late Kurli
Petrescu and devoted mother of
Karra Drakes. Services were offered
at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood, by Rev. Peter Danci, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village.
