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CONCETTAPOLLINA died on Sunday, November 30, at the age of
84. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Pollina, loving mother of
Richard and Lori Pollina, cherished grandmother of Marissa Pollina
and dearest aunt of Donna and Scott Randall and Theresa, along with
numerous other nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered on Tuesday, December 2, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle
Village, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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EUFROZINA BERES of Bushkill, Pa. died on Saturday, November
29, at the age of 83. A native of Seleus, Yugoslavia, she was the wife
of the late Paun, devoted mother of Lucian Beres, dear aunt of Thomas
Rajic and dear niece of Nicolaic Egedus and fond cousin of Costra
Egedus. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood
Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by Rev. Viorel Dimitrescu,
followed by interment at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village.
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KATARINA MOSESKU of Ridgewood died on Saturday, November
29, at the age of 91. A native of Kacarevo, Yugoslavia, she was the
wife of the late Kornel and devoted mother of Doftana Wengerter,
Janku Mosesku, Florika Bukovician, Aleksandru Mosesku and Virgil
Mosesku. She is also survived by four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood,
followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood.
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ETTORE RAGGI died on Wednesday, November 26, at the age of
76. He was the husband of the late Patricia, loving father of Paul,
Frank, Bruce, Michael, Patty, Cosmo and the late Robert, cherished
grandfather of Robert, Michael, Dario, Sebastian, Cody, Joey, Karma
and Vincent, great-grandfather of Starr, Dylan, Nicholas and Anthony
and dear brother of Elide, Mario, Grace and the late Maria. Services
were offered on Tuesday, December 2, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-
27 Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond
Crematory, Middle Village.
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JOHN J. SALAZAR died on Tuesday, November 25, at the age of 32.
He was the beloved husband of Anna, loving father of John, Jayden,
Scarlett and Maloniya and dear brother of Juan, Elizabeth, Alonso
Pineda, Mariela Pineda, Frank Pineda and John Freddy Pineda. He is
also survived by numerous loving aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and
friends. Services were offered at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment at Cypress Hills
Cemetery.
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ANITA DESTEFANO died on Tuesday, November 25, at the age of
67. She was the beloved wife of Joseph DeStefano, loving mother of
Joanne DeStefano, Judy DeStefano and Jeanine Lorme, father-in-law
of Daniel, dear sister of Susan and Joel Hessel and Patricia Bagley;
and sister-in-law of Frank and Linda DeStefano and Robert and
Margaret DeStefano. She is also survived by numerous nieces,
nephews and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on
Saturday, November 29, at St. Mary’s Church, Woodside, followed by
a private cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under
the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the NYPD
Widows and Orphans Fund, www.nycpba.org/fund.
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HECTOR HEREDIA of Brooklyn died on Tuesday, November 25,
at the age of 84. A native of Paute, Ecuador, he was the beloved
husband of Zoila and devoted father of Vanessa Heredia, Monica
Heredia, Carol Heredia, John Heredia, Jose Heredia, Carlos Heredia,
Manuel Heredia, Rosa Heredia, Aurora Heredia, Janette Heredia,
Alexandra Heredia, Cecelia Heredia and Marisol Heredia. He is also
survived by 45 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered at St. John the Baptist Church, Brooklyn, followed by
interment at the Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, under the
direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663
Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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DOROTHY C. WATKLEVICZ of Ridgewood died on Sunday,
November 23, at the age of 62. She was the beloved partner of
Richard Belardo, devoted mother of Robert Kampf Jr., Richard
Kampf, Cheryl Miller and Jaimie Rivera and dear sister of Mary
Fisher. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren. Services were
offered on Wednesday, November 26, at Hess-Miller Funeral Home,
64-19 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, followed by cremation at
Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village.
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GORICA DODENC of Ridgewood died on Saturday, November
22, at the age of 72. A native of Kusic, Yugoslavia, she was the wife
of the late Vasilje and devoted mother of Vasa Dodenc, Nick Dodenc
and Peter Dodenc. She is also survived by six grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren. Services were offered at Morton Funeral
Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by
Rev. Viorel Dimitrescu, followed by interment at Linden Hill
Cemetery, Ridgewood.
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SIMEON TORRES of Glendale died on Friday, November 21, at
the age of 69. A native of Aguada, Puerto Rico, he was the devoted
father of Yvette Torres-Lugo and Linette Torres-Maldonado and dear
brother of Carmen Montanez, Victorio Torres and Joseph Torres. He
is also survived by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels,
663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at Forest
Green Park, Morganville, N.J.
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ANDA SPASIC of Mahopac, N.Y. died on Thursday, November 20,
at the age of 77. A native of Bosnia, Yugoslavia, she was the wife of
the late Milorad and devoted mother of Vlada Spasic and Radmila
Stajic. She is also survived by one grandchild. Services were offered
at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave.,
Ridgewood, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery,
