RUBEN R. VALENCIA of Astoria died on Saturday, December 20,
at the age of 72. A native of Tulua, Colombia, he was the beloved
husband of Gladys, devoted father of Jacqueline Valencia and Gary
Feliciano and dear brother of Guillermo Valencia. He is also survived
by four grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our
Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood, followed by
interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, under the direction of Morton
Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.
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DEJAN LUKACEVIC died on Thursday, December 18, at the age of
46. He was the beloved husband of Ana Lukacevic, loving father of
Drago and Andrijana Lukacevic, cherished son of Velika Lukacevic
and dear brother of Goran Lukacevic. Services were offered on
Sunday, December 21, at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth, followed by interment at Vranji Cemetery, Podgorica,
Montenegro.
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JOHN DEVITA died on Thursday, December 18, at the age of 79. He
was the husband of the late Catherine DeVita, loving father of Phillip
DeVita, Steven DeVita, Anthony DeVita and Denise Manning,
cherished grandfather of Stephanie, Vincent, Katelyn, Jonathan and
Jenna and great-grandfather of Aiden. A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered on Monday, December 22, at St. Stanislaus Church, Maspeth,
followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the
direction of at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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PEMACHOLDEN died on Thursday, December 18, at the age of 54.
She was the wife of the late Tsering Phuntsok and loving mother of
Diki Diki and Namkha Gyaltsen. A private cremation was held on
Monday, December 22, at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village,
under the direction of at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth.
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JOURISHAGREGORY died on Thursday, December 18, at the age
of 71. She was the wife of the late Waverly W. Gregory, loving mother
ofMichele J. Gregory and dear sister of Jeanette Folk, Cephus Breland
and William Breland. She is also survived by numerous nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends. Services will be offered today,
Wednesday, December 24, at 9 a.m. at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27
Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment at Calverton National
Cemetery, Calverton, L.I.
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ALBERT A. CRISCUOLI JR. died on Wednesday, December 17, at the age of 70. He was the beloved
husband of Phyllis Criscuoli, loving father of Caren Criscuoli and Lynn Criscuoli, cherished grandfather
of Sara and Jessica Brezinski and dear brother of John Criscuoli, Marie McAnuff, Gerard Criscouli, Lucille
Cardieri, Carol Chirachella and the late Michael Criscuoli and Andrew Criscuoli. He was a pressman for
the New York Daily News for 42 years. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Saturday, December 20,
at St. Adalbert’s Church, Elmhurst, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, under the
direction of at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.
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JOSEPH A. MUZIO died on Friday, December 12, at the age of 90. He was the beloved husband of Gloria
Muzio, loving father of Vincent Muzio and Joanne Kruck, father-in-law of Carolyn and the late Michael,
cherished grandfather of Michele, Michael, Gina, Kristen and Christine and great-grandfather of Victoria,
Julia, Kailynn and James. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II. A Mass of Christian
Burial was offered on Thursday, December 18, at St. Adalbert’s Church, Elmhurst, followed by cremation
at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand
Ave., Maspeth.
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LORRAINE BUCKHEIT, formerly of Forest Hills, died on Sunday,
December 14, at the age of 85. She was the beloved wife of the late
George Buckheit, loving mother of Marie Clift, James Buckheit, Susan
Johnson and Robert Buckheit, cherished grandmother of Richard Clift,
Jessica Johnson, Jordan Van Ry, Christopher Clift, James Buckheit,
Vanessa Van Ry, Joshua Buckheit, Matthew Buckheit and Andrew
Buckheit and loving great-grandmother of Eric Robinson, James
Buckheit, Tyler Clift, Katherine Buckheit, Amaya Van Ry and Jaxon
Buckheit. Lorraine lived for her greatest joy, which was her family,
and her absence leaves a void that can never be filled. A Mass of
Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, December 17, at Our Lady
of Mercy Church, Forest Hills, followed by interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, L.I., under the direction of Glascott
Funeral Home, 102-03 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills.
