All Obituaries

Weeks, Frances D., 93, of Farmingdale, formerly of Silver City, New Mexico and Franklin Square passed away September 14, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Coleen Lukowski (Albert), Paul Kelly (Amanda), and Susan Furnkranz (the late Ken). Cherished grandmother of Stephanie Jomisko (John), Chris (Kerry), Chris (Tina), Andrew (Maria), Michael, and Nick. Adored great-grandmother of Declan, Keira, Evan, Dustin, Walter, Heidi, Isla and Brooke. Dear sister of Linda...

Kennedy, Margaret Ann, 74, of Farmingdale, passed away September 28, 2022. Beloved wife of 47 years of Thomas W. Kennedy, Jr. Loving mother of Jason (Amy) and Dorinda Novak (Frank). Cherished grandmother of Evan and Chase. Predeceased by her dear siblings John Szymanski and the late Irene Olsen. Margaret's world revolved around her family and she was happiest when they were all together. She was outgoing, energetic, friendly, straight forward, caring, intelligent, independent and...

Lamattina, Madeline, 78, of Bethpage, passed away September 26, 2022. Beloved wife of 57 years to Joseph. Loving mother of Theresa Bonapace, Adrienne Mitchell (Tom), and Michele Ferraro (Jerry). Cherished grandmother of Alyssa, Tommy, Nikki, Andrew, Chris, Amanda, and Joey. Dear sister of James (Kay), Marty (the late Sheila), Bob (Anne), Kevin (Eileen), the late Tom (Rita) and the late Emmett. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and friends. Longtime board member for Apollo...

Sauret, Eleanor S., 95, of Farmingdale, passed away September 18, 2022. Reunited in heaven with her beloved husband Robert. Loving mother of Ruth Cabble (Robert) and Nancy Sauret. Cherished grandmother of Matthew Cabble, and great-grandmother of Paxton and Hunter. Dear sister of Joann Berlekamp. Eleanor was a loving, honest and helpful person. She would crochet blankets for people in wheelchairs and help people with their finances. Eleanor was a devoted active member of the Farmingdale...

Lissy, Bridget, 75, of Bethpage passed away on August 22, 2022. Wonderful mother to Dawn, Pamela, and Martin, whom she loved beyond measure. Doting Nonna to her adored grandchildren Gage, Logan, Aiden, Julianna, Martin, and Autumn and a Nonnina to her great-grandchildren Mia, Eryx, Emmalyn, and Kayden. As the youngest, she admired her siblings Lina, Marie, and John. Bridget was devoted to her faith and was a true follower of Jesus Christ. She was a true friend to everyone at...

Lombardo, Rose, 100, of Bethpage, passed away September 12, 2022. Reunited in heaven with her beloved husband Anthony. Loving mother of John (Fran), Vincent, Gerard (Stella), and Anthony (Christine). Grandmother of nine grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Joseph. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Rose loved to play piano, and loved to sing, and enjoyed playing mahjongg. Rose was a proud member of the Knights of Columbus Columbiettes. The family will receive...

McKibbin-Otano, Karen, 64, of Farmingdale, NY, passed away on September 10, 2022 with her husband, brother, and three children by her side. Karen was born to Rita and Alfred McKibbin on June 20, 1958 and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1976. She received her bachelor's degree from Hunter College and her master’s degree from Stony Brook University, both in speech pathology. She was married to Gilbert Otano and celebrated 39 truly blessed years of marriage in August....

DeStefano, Anne, born 75 years ago in Brooklyn and raised in Howard Beach, was reunited in heaven with her beloved son Matthew on September 8, 2022. Anne is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Frank, their cherished daughter Joanne and her husband Donald Madeo. In 1971 she and Frank moved to Farmingdale, NY. A homemaker, beautician, and former brownie troop leader, she devoted time to be a St. Kilian Eucharistic Minister for 40 years, and a 20-year volunteer at the Outreach program....

Kestler, Mildred R., 87, passed away unexpectedly September 7, 2022. Reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 39 years, Nicholas. Loving mother of Mildred, Sister Diane Marie, and Maryann Boehringer (Eugene). Cherished grandmother of Eric and Eugene. She is also survived by nieces and nephews. In her younger days Mildred enjoyed different art mediums such as crochet, which led to her making her own dress. Mildred also loved cooking meals for her family and experimenting with the...

Caporusso, Gus L., of Central Islip passed away at the age of 46 on September 2, 2022. Cherished son of Carol and Leonardo. Loving brother of Sara-Antonia. Visitation Wednesday, September 7th, 3 -9 pm at Arthur F. White Funeral Home, 315 Conklin St, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass Thursday, September 8th, 9:45 am at St. Kilian’s RC Church. Interment  following at Saint Charles Cemetery.