BENJAMIN - Estelle, of Islip Terrace, on June 10, 2000. Mrs. Benjamin was the founder of Pied Piper Nursery Day School of East Islip. Beloved wife of the late Henry F. Benjamin, Sr. Loving mother of John Charles Benjamin, Christina St. Louis and the late Henry F. ``Skeet'' Benjamin, Jr. Devoted grandmother of four. Cherished great-grandmother of two. Family will receive friends Monday, 7 - 9 PM, and Tuesday, 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM, at the R.C. Albrecht Funeral Home, Inc., 62 Carleton Avenue, East Islip (1.5 miles south Exit 43 - A, S.S. Parkway). Religious Service, 9:45 AM, Wednesday, at the Funeral Home with interment
to follow at St. Lawrence the Martyr Cemetery, Sayville, L.I.
BENNER - Dr. Thomas E., of New Rochelle, on November 6, 1999. Beloved father of Elizabeth. Devoted son of Dolores and the late William. Caring partner of Greg Kowilczuk. Cherished brother and brother-in-law of William L. and Denise, Allan and Linda, John and Pat, and David and Jayne, and the late Barbara Ann Benner. Also survived by eleven nieces and nephews and five great - nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends, Sunday, 7 - 9:30 PM, and Monday, 2 - 5 and 7 - 9:30 PM, at the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Inc., 385 Main Street, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass, Tuesday, 10:45 AM, at St. James R.C. Church. Interment, Pinelawn Memorial Park.
BENTIVEGNA - Angela of West Babylon, formerly of Lindenhurst on June 5, 2000. Beloved wife of the late Salvatore. Loving mother of Constance Gaddis and the late Grace Crooks. Cherished grandmother of eleven, great-grandmother of twenty - six and greatgreat-grandmother of two. Mrs. Bentivegna was a member of the 3rd Order of St. Dominic. Reposing at the Lindenhurst Funeral Home, Inc., 424 South Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst Tuesday and Wednesday 2 - 4 and 7 - 10 PM. Religious services Wednesday evening. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday 11 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Church, Lindenhurst. Interment
L.I. National Cemetery.
BERGER - Shirley F., 78, longtime resident of Levittown on October 11, 2000. Loving wife of the late Harold. Devoted mother of Janice and Gary Zeltzer, Clyde and Lor raine Berger, Richard Berger and Kim Khoury and Nancy and Todd Dalmata. Cherished grandmoth er of Brian, Marc, Cory, Madeline, Joe, Chelsea, Hallie, Dylan and Colin. Dear sister of Rosalind Graham. Services Friday at 10:00 at Gutterman's, 8000 Jeri cho Tpk., Woodbury. Interment
to follow at Calverton National Ce metery. In lieu of flowers, dona tions can be made to Hospice Care Network, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury, NY 11590.
BERMEL - Mary Roecklein on No vember 29, 2000. Loving daughter of Virginia and the late Joseph Bermel. Cherished mother of Elizabeth Winters Ramos. Devoted sister of Joseph, Thomas, James, Peter, John, Paul, Virgin ia Vachon, Dolores Bayer, Ann Jakits, Elizabeth and Sheila Ber mel and the late William, Barbara and Regina Bermel. Grandmoth er to Jennifer Ramos. Visiting Friday, 2 - 5 and 7 - 9pm at the Over ton Funeral Home, Inc., 172 Main Street, Islip, NY. Mass of the Christian Burial, Saturday 10:30am at St. Mary's RC Church, East Islip. Interment
St. Patrick's Cemetery.
BERNSTEIN - Elliot, 78, on July 6, 2001, of Glen Cove, N.Y. Loving husband of Sybil, caring father of Alexander, Steven, Daniel and Adam. Beloved brother of Ho ward and Serina Bardell. Cher ished grandfather of Rachel, Sa rah, Anna Rose, Douglas and Drew. Service will be held on Monday, July 9th, at Gutterman's Funeral Home, Rockville Centre, N.Y., call for time, 516 - 764 - 9400. Consideration can be made to the Andrew J. Bernstein Foundation.
BEYER - Eileen B., of Centerport, on January 19, 2001. Former member and past president of The Ladies Auxiliary, Roosevelt V.F.D. Active member of many lo cal civic associations. Beloved wife of the late Harold F. Loving mother of Robert J. Witkowski Jr., Nancy B. Owings and Andrew F. Beyer. Cherished grandmother of six. Dear sister of Eugene Bran don. Reposing at the Nolan & Taylor - Howe Funeral Home, 5 Laurel Ave., Northport. Funeral Mass Monday 11:00 AM at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs R.C. Church, Centerport. Interment
Northport Rural Cemetery. Visit ing hours 2 - 5 and 7 - 9 PM.
BIANCANIELLO - Anthony. Beloved husband of the late Concetta. Devoted father of Raffella Mirto, and Gabriel. Loving grandfather of Lynda, Anthony, Maryanne, Vincent, Anthony, Theresa and Rosemary. Cherished great-grandfather of twelve. Arrangements entrusted to Franklin Funeal Home, Inc., 42 New Hyde Park Road, Franklin Square. Visitation 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Funeral Mass Saturday, 9:45 AM St. Catherine of Sienna R.C. Church. Interment
St. Boniface Cemetery.
BIANCANIELLO - Suzanne Marie, nee Gross, on January 14, 2001, at the age of 40. She was born August 9, 1960 in Rockville Centre, NY and moved to Sebastian, FL two and a half years ago, from Buffalo, NY. Ms. Biancaniello was a Cosmetologist and worked for Coast Cutters in Vero Beach, FL. St was a member of the St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Sebastian, FL. Surviving are her beloved son, Peter Joseph; parents, Myra and Bob Gross; sisters, Deborah Gross, TaraNemeroff; brother, Robert Gross; grandmother, Rose; numerous Uncles and aunts; and nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 2 - 4 and6 - 8pm, Thursday at the Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, FL. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11am, Friday at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Sebastian, FL, with Rev. JohnMorrissey celebrant. Those wishing may make contributions to: The Peter Biancaniello Fund, c/o Nemeroff Law Offices, 161 North Clark St., Suite 3575, Chicago, IL 60601.
BICKART - Doris, of Freeport, New York, beloved daughter of Flor ence Kramer, died July 6, 2001. She is survived by many cousins, including Edward and Marion Oppenheimer of Foster City, California. Services will be held Thursday, July 12, 2001, 2:30 PM, at Gutterman's, Inc., 175 Long Beach Road, Rockville Centre, New York.
BIFULCO - Antonette on July 6, 2001 of New Hyde Park, NY. Beloved wife of Enzo. Loving mother of Joseph and Frank. Friends may visit Saturday and Sunday 2 - 4:30 and 7 - 9:30M New Hyde Park Funeral Home, 506 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park, NY. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 9:30AM at Holy Spirit R.C. Church, New Hyde Park,NY. Interment
to follow at St. Charles Cemetery.
BINDER - Meade, on July 6, 2001, of Sound Beach, LI. Beloved friend of the Wells Family; Robert, Sue, Rachel and Geoffrey; and the Mt. Sinai Congregational Church. Reposing at O.B. Davis Funeral Homes, 1001 Route 25A, Miller Place, LI. Visitation Saturday 2 - 4 and 7 - 10 pm. Services Sunday 1 pm Mt. Sinai Congregational Church, Mt. Sinai, LI. Interment
Sea View Cemetery. For those in terested, donations may be made in his loving memory to the Me morial Sloane - Kettering Cancer Center.
BIONDI - Elsie of Oceanside, LI (formerly of Astoria) on February 28, 2000. Beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Loving mother of Joseph F. and Louise Rhoades. Cherished grandmother of Jamie, Jodi and Jon Biondi, Dana Olsen, Jeffrey, Paul and Devin Rhoades. Proud great grandma of six. Fond sister of Clara Simon, Walter Bachman, Florence D'Esposito and Anne Minikel. Religious Service, Towers Funeral Home, Inc., Long Beach & Foxhurst Rds., Oceanside Friday 10 AM. Visiting Wednesday 7 - 9, Thursday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Interment
Long Island National Cemetery.
BIONDOLILLO - Bernice Ann (nee Geelan) on April 25, 2001. Beloved wife of Henry. Devoted mother of Kathleen Tony, Nancy Boettcher, Michael Biondolillo and Mary Ann Goetz. Loving mother-in-law of Randy, Matt, Suzan and Peter. Cherished and proud grandmother of eleven. Dear sister of Grant Geelan, Thomas Ollen and Reggie Ollen. Bernice was a nurse for 50 years, graduating class of 1950, Mary Immaculate. Reposing at Lloyd Funeral Home, 214 - 43 39th Ave., Bayside Saturday and Sunday 2 - 5 & 7 - 9 PM. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 9:30 AM at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bayside. Interment
to follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale. In lieu of flowers donations in Bernice's memory to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85310 or the American Heart Assoc, L.I. Region, 365 Willis Ave., Mineola, NY 11501 would be deeply appreciated.
BISCHOFF - Elizabeth, wife of the late Raymond J. Bischoff, passed away September 23, 1999. Survivors include her daughter, Florence, and her grandchildren, Kimberely, Erik, Diana; greatgrandchildren, Blake and Eryca. A Funeral Mass will be conducted at 7 PM, Friday, October 1, 1999, at St. Anne's Church, 35 Dartmouth Ave., Garden City, N.Y.
BISSO - Lawrence J., Sr., of Elmont, on July 6, 2001. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn. Loving father of Lawrence Jr., and Renee Albala. Dear father-in-law of Andrea Bisso and Steven Albala. Cherished poppy of Michelle and Danielle. Friends and family may visit Monday and Tuesday 2 - 4pm and 7 - 9pm at Elmont Funeral Home, 1529 Hempstead Tpk, Elmont, NY. Funeral Mass Wednesday 9:30am St. Vincent de Paul RC Church, Elmont, NY. Interment
to follow at Holy Rood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Parish Outreach, 1504 De Paul St., Elmont, NY 11003.
BLANK - Barbara Carole on February 28, 2000 of Wantagh, L.I. Beloved daughter of Joel and the late Shirley. Dearest sister of Ira and the late Marsha. Loving sister-in-law of Karen. Cherished niece of Frieda Oliner. Services today 2 PM at ''Gutterman's'', 8000 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, L.I.
BLANK - Dr. Ray T. of Port Jefferson, LI on Tuesday, February 29, 2000. Beloved husband of Mildred (nee Caponegro). Loving father of Ray Jr., Gary, Kenneth Blank and Laurie Pacala. Proud grandfather of nine grandchildren. Former Superintendent of Schools of the Plainedge and Cinnaminson, NJ School districts; Assistant Superintendent of Greenburgh, NY Schools; Principal of Davison Avenue School, Malverne; and teacher in East Meadow, Riverside, CA and Malverne Schools. Past resident of Westbury and Dix Hills. Friends may call at the St. James Funeral Home, Route 25A, St. James Thursday 7 - 9:00 PM, Friday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9:00 PM. Funeral Mass Saturday 9:45 AM at St. James RC Church, Setauket. Entombment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Coram.
BLISS - George L., Jr. of West Islip, LI on September 24, 1999. Beloved husband of Joan M. Devoted father of George, Thomas and David. Loving son of Louise Goodman. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Lois and George Ruggles. Cherished and adored grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of three. Reposing at the Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons West Islip Funeral Home, 1225 Montauk Hwy (1/4 mile west of the Robert Moses Cswy). Masonic and Eastern Star Services Tuesday 7:30 PM at Funeral Home followed by Amvets Post 18 Service. Religious Service at Funeral Home 8:30 PM. Funeral Wednesday 12:30 PM. Interment
Pinelawn Memorial Park, Pinelawn, LI. Visiting Tuesday 2 - 4:30 & 7 - 9:30 PM.
BLOOM - Edra F. on July 7, 2001. Beloved wife Jeffrey Kitt. Devoted daughter of Norton A. and the late Bilha Bloom and Gisela. Loving niece of Don and Arlena Bloom of Atlanta, GA, and Harold Cowen. Services 12 noon Tues day at I.J. Morris Inc., 46 Green wich St., Hempstead, NY.
