Newsday (Nassau Edition) from Hempstead, New York (2024)

June 13, 2002

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Newsday (Nassau Edition)i

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Hempstead, New York

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Thursday, June 13, 2002

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45

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A44 An ITPI I A niEC UdI lU ARIES Hope Alive in All VITELLO from A8 Donald Fredrickson Cholesterol Expert Fredrickson was found in the pool Friday by his wife and died a short time later at Suburban Hospital police said The state medical office said the death had been ruled a drowning associated with a heart attack Known for his work in lipid metabolism and its disorders Fredrickson first worked for the NIH in 1953 at the National Heart Institute as a clinical associate He went on to hold several positions including director of intramural research before being named NIH director in 1975 He held the position at the premier biomedical research agency until 1981 Fredrickson was credited with discovering two genetic disorders Tangier disease a disease related to cholesterol transport in the body and cholesterol ester storage disease After leaving NIH Fredrickson served as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1984 to 1987 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bethesda Md Donald Fredrickson a former director of the National Institutes of Health and an expert in cholesterol drowned in his pool after suffering a heart attack authorities said Tuesday He was 77 Maxwell Rabb Ex-Envoy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Maxwell Rabb the former US ambassador to Italy and secretary to the cabinet in the Eisenhower administration died Sunday in Manhattan He was 91 Rabb died of injuries suffered in a fall while walking to his law office his wife Ruth said President Ronald Reagan appointed Rabb to the post in Rome in 1981 Rabb stayed there until 1989 when he returned to his law practice in the United States Bom in Boston Rabb graduated from Harvard and its law school He served in the Navy in World War II lot They were there the other night said Grubard herself a 48-year-old mother of two grown children looking with hand-patting solicitude at her anxious mother Keeping up her appearances takes a lot of work To do her job as a senior clerk in the Wantagh School District personnel office is an act of deepest strength Grubard connects herself each night with about 20 feet of plastic tubing to a peritoneal dialysis machine that sits by her bed It looks like a computer terminal She undergoes a nine-hour blood filtering treatment while sleeping or trying to sleep On a good day she says she feels fine On a bad day she is tired in a way she never knew possible before she got sick which happened about three years ago The doctors say her kidneys function at about 15 percent of capacity They attribute the damage to Lupus an auto-immune disease she has lived with for more than 20 years Whichever kind of day she is having in any case she administers another 40-minute treatment to herself each afternoon There are many who do this An estimated 5000 people in New York State are on lists for transplants the largest group of them waiting for kidneys Some will get them from relatives who are good matches 22-year-old son wants to be tested to see if he will match If that works out maybe we will read a fine story about the mother and the son This is a story though in midair We know yet what will happen The same for thousands of other stories like it To bring up the story of Robin Grubard a particular person who happens to be soft-spoken happens to be precise bespectacled even-tempered an only child divorced a mother of two brown-eyed dark-haired a native of East Meadow is to remind you that however remotely you and I in general are her only hope Email: vitellonewsdaycom) Tahseen Basheer Egyptian Diplomat THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cairo Tahseen Basheer a diplomat who served as official spokesman for two of late presidents died Tuesday in London his wife Laila Basmy said He was 77 She said his body would be brought to Egypt for burial Fellow diplomat Abdel Raouf el-Reedy said Basheer had heart problems and was seeking treatment in London Basheer a business graduate from Alexandria University was a former ambassador to Canada and a spokesman for late Egyptian leaders Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat He also served as representative to the Arab League Death Notices FL Friends who wish may contribute to Hospice of Palm Beach Co 5300 East Ave West Palm Beach FL 33407 To place an announcement in Death Notices In Memori-am In Sympathy or Card of Thanks call 516-843-3162 Mondaythru AM-4130 PM Saturday Sunday 11:30 PM CRIFASI-Marie age 89 of St James on June 1 1 2002 Beloved wife of Vincent Loving mother of Carol Steinroeder Vincent Crifa-si and Denise Buscher Cherished grandmother of six and three great grandchildren Reposing at The Branch Funeral Home 190 Main St Smith-town Visiting 2-4 and Thursday Funeral Mass at Sts Philip and James RC Church Friday Entombment to follow at Queen of All Saints Cemetery DELLA ROSA-Rose on June 11 2002 of West Babylon Beloved mother of Paul and Frank Della Rosa Loved sister of Marie Gian-cola and Anthony Rispoli Cherished grandmother of Jacqueline Rose and Joseph Mass of Christian Burial Saturday Our Lady of Grace RC Church Reposing Noce Funeral Home 189 Route 109 West Babylon Interment St Charles Cemetery Visiting Thursday and Friday 2-4 LAVERTY-Rita of Oakdale NY on June 12 2002 in her 79th year Beloved mother of Thomas (the late Carol) Diane Laverty Rita Orlando (Mark) and the late Gary (Elaine) Cherished grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 7 Memorial Visitation to be held Saturday from 3-4PM at the Mother Teresa Tribute Center 132 Ronkonkoma Ave Lake Ronkonkoma Lake Funeral Home) JE LEISE-Walter on Monday June 10 2002 Former resident of Holbrook NY 1966-1989 and former owner of Leise Trucking Holbrook NY Served in the US Army during WWII Survivors include his wife Lillian one son Walter Leise II Lindenhurst ILL one step-son Brian McLean Wallingford CT four daughters Claire McLaughlin Blackhawk CA Patricia Keck Enfield CT Jean Bin-stock Knoxville TN Kathleen Berton Bohemia NY two step-daughters Debra Laporte Ham-den CT and Cynthia Getchell Bucksport MN two sisters Barbara Devanes Brooklyn NY and Henrietta Cifu Brooklyn NY Cherished grandfather of 15 ana great-grandfather of four Memorial Mass at St John Catholic Church Bohemia will be at a later date Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society 218-A East New York Ave Deland FL 32724 Funeral arrage-ments entrusted to Deltona Memorial Funeral Home 1295 Saxon Blvd Orange City FL 32763 DeSOLE-Dante of Port Richey FL formerly of Brooklyn NY on June 8 2002 Beloved husband of the late Josephine Devoted father of Theresa Cleary Kathleen Giardina and the late Joseph Loving father-in-law of Raymond Cleary and Marie DeSole Cherished grandfather of Dante Elizabeth Kelly Raymond Lori Michael and Tiffany Fond greatgrandfather of Adelaide ana Calvin Dearest brother of Dorothy McCann Virginia Gallo and Theresa Peltechi and the late Oscar Hugo Olga Saccente and Clara Battista Visitation at the Fredrick Chapey Sons Beth-page Funeral Home 20 Hick-svitle Road (1 SS PKWY Ex 29) Wednesday PM Thursday and PM Celebration of the Liturgy of Christian Burial St James RC Church Seaford Friday 10 AM Interment St Charles Cemetery Farmingdale LI El DIMOTSIS-George of Smithtown NY formerly of Flushing NY on June 12 2002 in his 95th year Beloved husband of the late Margaret Loving father of Dean and Father-in-law of Jeanne Dear brother of Mina Poulos Despina Rouskas and Anastasoula Halat-sis Cherished grandfather of Nicole Michael and Christopher Reposing Hauppauge Funeral Home 840 Wheeler Rd (Rt Ill) Hauppauge where Religious Services will be held Friday evening Funeral Mass 9 am Saturday at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Flushing Interment following at Flushing Cemetery Queens NY Visiting Thursday and Friday 2-4 7-9 pm DRUCKER-V Peter 86 years old of Atlantis FL died Saturday June 8 2002 after an extended illness Born November 26 1915 in Woodhaven NY Mr Drucker was the son of William and Augusta Breitsnyder Drucker He was the President and CE of Chesco Company and NG International Westbury NY He was a member of the Serra Club of Palm Beach County and the Equestrian Order or the Holy Sepulchre He is a former Eucharistic Minister at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Lake Worth FL a former Trustee of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church Centerport NY as well as a former member of the Centerport Yacht Club and the Atlantis Gold Club He was preceded in death by his first wife of 40 years Laurette Hess Drucker and his son Capt Paul A Drucker He is survived by his loving wife of 19 years Irene Drucker of Atlantis FL eight children Mr and Mrs William Collier (Christine) of Cuba NM Mr and Mrs Goodman Griffin (Judith) of Ash-eboro NC Mr and Mrs Edward Zaptin (Irene) of Burke VA Mr and Mrs Donald Gray (Elyse) of Orrington ME Mr and Mrs Rodney Banks (CC) of Coral Springs FL Mr Peter Drucker of New Bern NC Mr and Mrs Thomas Drucker (Ann) of Glenmont NY and Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Krentsa (Kate) of Brookfield CT and 23 grandchildren Also surviving is nis sister Ruth Magnussen: his brother Robert Drucker and five step-children Mr and Mrs Ken-nith Sullivan (Eileen) of Binghamton NY Mr and Mrs Richard O'Halloran (Harriet) of New York NY Mr and Mrs Mark Stevenson (Elizabeth) of Downieville CA Dr and Mrs Peter (Sarah) of Dickerson MD and Mr and Mrs Daniel Culhane (Patricia) of Minneapolis MN Visitation will be held at Quattle-baum-Holleman-Burse Funeral Home 1201 South Olive Avenue West Palm Beach between the hours of 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to on Thursday June 13 2002 with a Wake Service to be held at The Mass of the Resurrection will be held at on Friday June 14 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church Lan-tana FL Graveside Committal Services will be private for the family at Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery Royal Palm Beach Church Interment was in St Charles Cemetery under the direction of George Werst Inc Funeral Directors 71-41 Cooper Avenue Glendale NY 11385-7272 HLATKI-Liliian on June 11 2002 formerly of Bethpage NY Predeceased by Michael Hiatki Survived by a son Richard Hiatki and two grandchildren Richard Cavan ana Michael Hiatki Funeral arrangements by Thomas Walter Quinn Funeral Home of Warwick Rl Funeral Liturgy at St Mary Church in St Vladimir Cemetery Cassville Road Cass-ville NJ where Interment will be held JACINO-Luigi of Holtsville NY (formerly of Brooklyn) on June 12 2002in his91styear Beloved husband of the late Mary Devoted father of Angela Iserina and Josephine Matula Cherished grandfather of 3 and great grandfather of 3 Reposing Moloney's Holbrook Funeral Home 825 Main Street Holbrook where a religious service will be held on Friday evening Funeral Mass Saturday Good Shepherd RC Church Holbrook Interment following Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Coram NY Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9pm KERSTEIN-Richard age 79 of Cottonwood Lane died Sunday June 2 2002 in Wilmington Nu Mr Kerstein was born in Brooklyn NY a son of the late Kurt and Margaret Kerstein He was a US Army Veteran of WWII Surviving are nis wife Madeline Kerstein of Conway three sons Donald Kerstein of Chicago Douglas Kerstein of Goose Creek SC and Russell Kerstein of Long Island NY six grandchildren and eleven step-grandchildren A memorial service will be held Friday at St James Catholic Church with Father Snopek officiating Memorials may be made to the Coastal Carolina Biology Department Coastal Carolina Educational Foundation PO Box 261954 Conway SC 29528 KRUZYKOWSKI-Cynthia on June 10 2002 Beloved mother of William Diane Haugh and Robert Loving sister of Florence Blu-menberg Robert Mankowski and Johanna Lowman Cherished grandmother of Katerina An-rew Nicholas Michael and Mariana Friends may call Friday 2-5 and at the Thomas Dalton Funeral Home 29 Atlantic Ave Floral Park NY (at RR Plaza) Funeral Mass Saturday at St Vincent de Paul RC Church Interment Holy Rood Cemetery In lieu of flowers donations to MADD (your local chapter) appreciated LAUGEN-Jr Ralph 55 of Or-lando on Wednesday June 5 2002 He was born in New York and moved to Orlando in 1975 Mr Laupen is survived by son David of New Jersey daughter Deana Laugen of New York brother Dennis of New York four sisters Arlene Angland Nancy Laugen both of New York Sally Heath and Lori Cree both of Orlando FL and two grandchildren FRAWLEY-Beatrice (nee of Westbury on June 12 2002 Beloved wife of the late Edwin Dear mother of Timothy Thomas Geralyn Decker Marisa Frawley and Megan Wenzel Loving grandmother of 1 1 grandchildren Sister of William and David Ryan Sue McCormick Margaret Clevenberg Monica Phillips and Richard Ryan Reposing Donohue Cecere Funeral Home 290 Post Ave Westbury Visiting Thursday 2-4 and 7-9pm Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10am St RC Church Interment Hofy Rood Cemetery FRICKE-Frances A of Bellmore on June 11 2002 Beloved wife of Walter Loving mother of Janice Doreen Huestis and Kim Clark Devoted grandmother of Justin Chad Cheyenne and Diane Also survived by three brothers and four sisters Reposing CS Bartholomew Son Inc 302 Bedford Ave Bellmore between 2-4 and Thursday Religious Service and Funeral 10AM Friday at St Johns Lutheran Church Bellmore Interment Cal-verton National Cemetery GUNDERSON-Richard Jr of Commack NY on June 1 1 2002 Age of 35 Beloved son of Richard and Genoveva Loving brother of Lisa and Jeannie Cherished uncle of John Matthew Richard Lewis and Jennifer Reposing Thursday 7-9PM at Commack Abbey Inc 96 Commack Road Commack NY Religious Service Friday 9AM Interment Cal-verton National Cemetery GURECK-Arthur Longtime resident of St James on June 11 2002 Beloved husband of the late Adeline Devoted father of Arthur Gureck Cherished grandfather of Lucinda Arthur Jr Bryan and Thomas and greatgrandfather of seven Friends may call at the St James Funeral Home Rte 25A St James Friday 2-4 7-9PM Services Friday 8PM Interment Saturday St James Episcopal Cemetery In lieu of flowers donations to the St James Lutheran Church would be appreciated HANSEN-Millicent Lillian (nee: Toole) of Glen Head NY on June 11 2002 Beloved wife of Raymond Loving mother of Karl Hansen (Maryellen) and Raye Fucito (Peter) Dear grandmother of five and great-grandmother of one Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9pm Whitting Funeral Home 300 Glen Cove Ave Glen Head Funeral service Friday at the funeral home Interment private HAUSER-Anne formerly of Glendale died on June 9 2002 at the age of 100 A native of New York she was the beloved wife of the late Harry Survived by cousins Robert Pat Greg and Debbie Henn Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St Pancreas RC BASSETT-John Jr of Pelzer South Carolina formerly of Mas-sapequa NY on June 9 2002 Mr Bassett was a 40 year member of Co 4 Massapequa Fire Department as well as a retiree of the Village of Massapequa Park Loving brother of Joyce Vollmer Robert Eugene Theresa Siar Frederick Ralph and Linda Tolbert Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews Reposing at the Massapequa Funeral Home South Chapel 4980 Merrick Road Massapequa Park on Wednesday and Thursday and PM Mass Friday 10:15 AM St Martin of Tours Ru Church Amityville Interment Trinity Cemetery In lieu of flowers contributions to the American Cancer Sociery would be appreciated BOTTA-Frances of Fort Salonga on June 12 2002 in her 49th year Beloved daughter of Frances A and the late Anthony Botta Loving sister of Livia Wholey Teresa Anthony David and Jeffrey Devoted aunt and grand aunt Reposing Nolan Taylor-Howe Funeral Home 5 Laurel Avenue Northport 7-9pm Thursday and 2-5 and 7-9pm Friday Mass Saturday St Joseph Church Kings Park Interment Northport Rural Cemetery CASILLO-Raffaela on June 12 2002 of Babylon Beloved wife of the late Angelo Devoted mother of Vincent Paula Marie Montalbane and Harry Cherished grandmother of six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren Mass of Christian Burial 10AM Saturday St Joseph's RC Church Reposing Noce Funeral Home 1 89 Route 1 09 West Babylon Interment St Cemetery Visiting Thursday and Friday 2-4 and COHEN-Celia Beloved wife of Larry Devoted mother of Phil Ken-nelty-Cohen (Sharon) and Steven (Andrea) Cherished grandmother of Nova Derrick Charlie Coral and Eliot Dear sister of Saul Grossman Services Friday at Sinai Chapels 162-05 Horace Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows NY MacCRATE-John Jr of Naples Florida formerly of Sea Cliff NY on June 7 2002 Mr MacCrate was founder and President of John MacCrate Jr Inc Mac-Crate Realty Ltd and MacCrate Associates Inc Beloved wife of Shirley Hedger MacCrate Loving father of John III of East Setau-ket James Robert of Oyster Bay and Judith Stephens of Horsham PA Cherished grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of two Memorial Service Saturday 10AM Whitting Funeral Home 300 Glen Cove Ave Glen Head Interment Private In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd St Suite 1100 New York NY 10016 or the American Kidney Fund 6110 Executive Blvd Suite 1010 Rockville MD 20852 DiGABRIELE-Christopher James formerly of Westbury suddenly on June 1 1 2002 Beloved son of Judy and the late Joseph DiGabriele Dearest brother of Judy Ann DiGabriele Donna and Chris Armata and Vincent DiGabriele Loving uncle of Deanna Diable Josepn Diable Nicholas Armata Chelsea Armata and Michael Armata Reposing Donohue Cecere Funeral Home 290 Post Avenue Westbury LI Thursday between the hours 2-4 and 7-10 pm Mass of Christian Burial Friday 11 am at St RC Church Interment Holy Rood Cemetery El NEWSDAY THURSDAY JUNE 13 2002 MADIGAN-James Daniel of Sneads Ferry NC Formerly of Garden City and Huntington Ll Died Wednesday May 22 2002 in Durham NC He was born July 31 1926 in Newark NJ son of James Madigan Sr and Elizabeth He retired from as Life Special Agent He had been a genial restauranteur at the Mona Lisa in Garden City and at Madigan's 1 10 Pub in Melville Ll Former Chief of the Garden City Fire Department and active member of the Kiwanis and Rotarty Clubs Surviving are his wife Gloria: son Stephen Death notices for the past week along with driving directions to funeral homes and cemeteries are available on the Internet at wwwNewsdaycomobituaryhtm Indicates a funeral home link to e-mail condolences.

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