DEATH NOTICES

DENNIS RILEY died on August 4, 2010 at the age of 60. A proud member of the United States Marine Corps, he was the beloved husband of Georgette Schuchardt and devoted godfather of Karen Bollmann. Services were offered at Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 64-19 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, followed by interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton.

+++ ROBERT KRACHIE died on August 5, 2010 at the age of 45. He was the loving son of Eleanor, dear brother of Edward J. and Eleanor Dunne, dear brother-in-law of Steven and dear uncle of Megan Dunne. Services were offered by Pastor Terrence Weber of Trinity-St. Andrews Lutheran Church at Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 64-19 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, followed by interment at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village.

+++ CATHERINE THERESA RUSSIN died on August 21, 2010 at the age of 90. She was the widow of the late Stanley J. Sr., loving mother of Stanley J. Russin Jr. and Carol Ann Barta, cherished grandmother of Graham, Kate, Ryan and Kyle and greatgrandmother of Dean and Brodie, and dear sister of Emily Rivenburg and Veronica Holley. Mass of Christian burial was offered at St. Mary’s Church on Monday, Aug. 23, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth.

+++ MARIA SCANDARIATO died on Monday, August 16, 2010 at the age of 102. She was the widow of the late Antonino, loving mother of Nick Scandariato, Mattia Riggio, Frances Varvaro, Rita Garofalo and the late Francesco Scandariato, grandmother of 14 grandchildren and 26 greatgrandchildren. Mass of Christian burial was offered at Our Lady of Hope Church followed by entombment at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, N.Y., under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. BERNARD BEHLING died on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the age of 92. A veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II, he was the widow of the late Margaret (Peggy), loving father of Frank J. Behling and father-in-law of the late Marie, cherished grandfather of Edward, Julia, Paula, Anthony and the late Frankie, dear great-grandfather of Joseph and Gracie, and dear brother of Genevieve Wesolowski; also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services are scheduled to take place today, Thursday, August 26, at 10 a.m. at Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth, followed by interment at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village.

+++ HEDWIG LUCHESI of Staten Island died on August 18, 2010 at the age of 96. A native of Frankfurt, Germany, she was the widow of the late Eligio and mother of the late Joan. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, by Rev. Michael Ross, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood.

+++ ZOLTA BRANISTEANU of Astoria died on August 19, 2010 at the age of 88. A native of Bucharest, Romania, she was the widow of the late Cornel and devoted mother of Doru Branisteanu. Services were offered at graveside at St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood CALCEDONIA “RADA” GIAMBRUNO of Ridgewood died on August 17, 2010 at the age of 92. A native of Brooklyn, she was the dear sister of Rosaria and Philip Giambruno, Nancy LaPinta, Mary Greco and Lulu Fazio; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial was offered at St. Matthias Church, followed by interment at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood.

+++ GEORGE BEZER of Brooklyn died on August 19, 2010 at the age of 73. A native of Brooklyn, he was the beloved husband of Violet Lilly Meade, devoted father of Catherine Meade and Karen West and dear brother of Geraldine Bezer; also survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village.

+++ HELENE GUHL of Fresh Meadows died on August 21, 2010 at the age of 100. A native of Berlin, Germany, she was the widow of the late Rudolf and the devoted mother of Bernard Guhl. Services were offered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. JOSEPHINE TRAMPOSCH (nee Verderber), of Ridgewood died on August 10, 2010 at the age of 86 years. Of Gottscheer descent, she was the beloved wife of Frank Tramposch, devoted mother of Elaine Haufe and Joan Haufe, dear grandmother of Gregory, Steven, Tiffany and Thomas, and beloved sister of Emma Schneider and Emil Verderber. She is also survived by numerous nieces/nephews, and great/great-great nieces/nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church on August 14, 2010. Interment was in St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Village Chapels, 67-67 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village.

+++ CAROL ANN BAUMANN, age 64, of Central Islip, L.I., formerly of Ridgewood, died on August 2, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Baumann and loving sister of Ronald and William Price. Burial was at the Pinelawn Memorial Park, Pinelawn, New York, on August 4, 2010. Service was entrusted to the Michael J. Grant Funeral Homes, Inc., Brentwood, New York.

+++ ROSALIA M. PREIDITSCH of Glendale died on July 27, 2010 at the age of 75. A native of Yugoslavia, she was the beloved wife of Alois Preiditsch and devoted mother of Ingrid Casquarelli, Roswitha Schmidt and Cynthia Azzolini; also survived by two grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Sacred Heart Church followed by interment in Cypress Hills Cemetery under the direction of the George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Avenue, Glendale.

+++ RICHARD E. HOFFMAN of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Ridgewood, died on August 6, 2010 at the age of 50. A native of Brooklyn, he was the loving son of Joan F. (nee Flandrerau) and the late Jack E. Hoffmann, dear brother of Susan Turner and Stephen Hoffmann; also survived by three nephews and one niece. Services were officiated by Rev. Michael T. Ross at the George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, followed by interment in All Faiths Cemetery.

+++ MARY CELEBRE died on August 11, 2010 at the age of 92. She was the widow of the late Michael, devoted mother of Judy, Laraine, Anthony, Martin and the late Michael, dear sister of Frank Julian and Lynda Rogers, fond grandmother of Alysse, Derek, Michael Jr., Cheryl Ann, Candace, Courtney and Heather; also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Stanislaus Church followed by interment in All Faiths Cemetery under the direction of the Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth.

+++ JENNIE CATERINA died on August 9, 2010 at the age of 94. She was the widow of the late Peter, devoted mother of Peter Caterina, Vincent Caterina and Marie Licata, dear sister of Lucy Cipriano, fond grandmother of Vincent and Jill Licata, Phyllis and Jeff Durante, Peter Joseph and ToniAnn Caterina; also survived by great-grandchildren Danny, Jeffrey, Vincent, Joseph and Rachel. Services were held at the Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery.

+++ FREDERICK PETRIZZO died on August 6, 2010 at the age of 64. He was the beloved husband of Diana, devoted father of Nicole Shutte, father in-law of Steven, and brother-inlaw of Roe; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Stanislaus Church followed by interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery under the direction of the Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth.

+++ GEORGE J. TZOUCALIS died on August 10, 2010 at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of Dolores, devoted father of Michael and Steven, father-in-law of Fern and Judith, dear brother of Charles Tzoucalis and Gale Austin, and fond grandfather of Clay and Sean. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Matthias Church, followed by interment in All Faiths Cemetery under the direction of the Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 64-19 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village.

+++ JAMES I. LONG of New Rochelle died on August 11, 2010 at the age of 77. A native of Queens, he was the widow of the late Rita, devoted father of David S. and Vincent Long, dear brother of Gertrude Rembiszewski and Edna Mae Mertz; also survived by six grandchildren. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory under the direction of the Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Avenue, Ridgewood.

+++ ANETA BORTAS of Astoria, a native of Bucharest, Romania, died on August 11, 2010 at the age of 87. Services were held at St. Parashive Monastery followed by interment in St. Parashive Cemetery in Norwich, New York, under the direction of the direction of the Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Avenue, Ridgewood.