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6 C . BEACON SHOPPER, M arch 4 ,2 0 1 0 D eath notices ----- — ■— —— - Albina DeGaspari, Babylon Village resident and Beacon Newspaper receptionist Albina D eGaspari, a resident o f Babylon Village since 1988 who worked for the Babylon Beacon newspaper and was known throughout the community, died Jan. 28, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was 86 years old. Mrs. DeGaspari was born in Ridgewood, New York, Feb. 7, 1923 and graduated from Richm ond Hill High School. Following her graduation, she worked as a secretary in M anhattan and m et her future husband Gabriel following his discharge from the service where A b n * DeGaspari he served as a m edic during W orld W ar II. The couple m arried in 1948 and had a daughter, Susan, three years later. In the early 1960s, G a b riel D eGaspari worked as a pharm a cist in Brooklyn and M rs. DeGaspari returned to work as a secretary at Inter-M aritim e Forwarding Com p any in M anhattan. She later worked in the executive offices at the YM CA and took a jo b with Catholic Charities in Glendale, Queens following the death o f her husband in 1980. A fter her move to Babylon in Septem b e rl988, Mrs. DeGaspari settled into her new hom e with her daughter, son-in-law Tom and granddaughters Kristen and Nicole. She began working at the Beacon newspaper in 1989 where she greeted everyone who cam e into the newspaper office with a kind word and smile. She made m any friends during the 19 years she worked there. “Shebecam e B abylon Village’s m o st beloved receptionist and even after she retired from the Beacon last year, she continued to keep in touch with her Babylon friends through weekly vistis to N ikki Jay Hair Salon, Glenn’s Dinette, the M eat M a rket and Gino’s Pizzeria,” said her daughter. Mrs. DeGaspari is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Thom a s C o lletti o f Babylon, and by her granddaughters Kristen and Nicole. She reposed at Lang Tobia D iPalm a Funeral Home, Babylon. A M ass o f C h ristian Burial was said at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, followed by burial in St. Charles Cem etery, Farmingdale. Obituary notices are printed without charge, asspace permits. Family members andfuneral directors may submit obituary notices to m at 65 D eer Park Ave., Babylon, NY 11702 or may call (631) 587- 5612 . We will also consider publishing d ear black and white or color photographs with the articles. Photographs are kepi on file a t our offices, by date o f publication and may be picked up. Jeanne Elizabeth Reese, loving wife and mother Jeanne Elizabeth Reese, a resident o f Amityville, died Feb. 14, 2010 at the age o f 59. She had battled lung cancer for six months. M rs. Reese grew up in Elm o n t and for 40 years, she and her husband Richard lived in Levittown where they raised their three sons. The couple was m arried 40 years. “She was a loving wife Jeanne Elizabeth Reese and grandmother, and family was everything to her,” said her husband. M rs. Reese worked at Nassau County M edical Center and then at A. Holly Patterson Health Care Home in Uniondale as an a ccount clerk. She and her husband owned a lakeside hom e in Pennsylvania and spent their weekends there where Mrs. Reese loved bass fishing. They moved to Hidden Lakes in Amityville five years ago and loved the com m u n ity said Mr. Reese. In addition to her husband, M rs. Reese is survived by h er sons, Richard and h is wife Barbara o f Babylon, Scott and his wife Andrea o f W est Islip, and Eric and his wife Kelly o f W est Babylon. Her grandchildren, H a iley, K a y la, B r e n d e n , C o lin , Blake, Logan and Joy also survive her, as do her brothers, Jack o f Catskill, N.Y., Jim o f Kentucky and Brian o f Long Island, and her sister Peg o f Colorado. Her father Jo h n p r e d e c e a s e d her. Mrs. Reese reposed at Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home, 4 48 West Main St., Babylon Village. A religious service was held there Thurs., Feb. 18. Thefollowing are a list o f public meetings and s p e c ia l events for the coming week FRIDAY, March 5 •Taize Service Concert/Lent Antipasto: 7:30 p.m., Our Lady o f Grace R.C. Church, 666 Albin Ave., W Babylon. For info., call 587-5185. SATURDAY, March 6 •Gray Panthers of Suffolk County: 1 p.m., West Islip Library, age 8c youth working for social & economic jus tice. For info., call 736-7875. •Families Anonymous: 10 a.m., New Life Community Church, 380 Lakeland Ave., Sayville. For info., call 581- m * mmawmmamm * w ® «WWW* » » » *>» mV •** ***•.' Serving Fam ilies fo r Generations Boyd Funeral Homes \T h e Funeral H om es Chosen By M ore Fam ilies In O ur Community For Over 6 0 Tears ” Personalized Family Service O n Call 2 4 Hours Traditional Funeral & Cremation Services Situated on Beautiful Lakeside Estate Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home 448 West Main Street Babylon, New York 11702 * 631-669-2400 Charles H. Spencer Visit our website: www.boyd-spencer.com Flowers and Monuments Available Access for the Disabled Pre-Arranged Funeral with Guaranteed Prices Ample Parking Claude R. Boyd-Caratozzolo Funeral Home 1785 Deer Park Avenue Deer Park, New York 11702* 631-667-8614 Ottavio C arato zzolo Jam es Caratozzolo 3418. Alcohol, drug or behavioral problems. •Amputee Support: 1:30 p.m., Southside Hospital, 301 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. For info., call 968-3477. •Bariatric Surgery Support Group: 9-10:30 a.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip. For info., call 376-4444. •First Time Around Prepared Childbirth Care: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip. $125/couple. For info., call 376-4444. SUNDAY, March 7 •Debtors Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Rd., Room 9, Deer Park. Free. For info., call 917-319-2819. MONDAY, March 8 •Babylon School Board: 7:30 p.m., Babylon Jr.-Sr. High School Library, 50 Railroad Ave., Babylon For info., call 893-7925. •Babylon Town Planning & Development: 7 p.m., 200 E. Sunrise Hwy., Lindenhurst For info., call 957-3102. •Big Brothers/Big Sister Class: 5-6:15 p.m., Good Sa maritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip. $20/ family, 1 class. For info., call 376-4444. TUESDAY, March 9 •Deer Park School Board: 8 p.m., district office, 1881 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. For info., call 274-4010. •West Babylon School Board: 7:15 p.m., W. Babylon Jr./Sr. High School, W Babylon. For info., call 321-3024. •N. Babylon School Board: 8 p.m., Robert Moses Mid dle School, 234 Phelps Lane, N. Babylon. For info., call 321-3226. •Babylon Village Board: 8 p.m., Village Hall, 153 W. Main S t, Babylon. For info., call 669-1500. •Babylon Industrial Development Agency: 7 p.m., 47 W. Main S t, Babylon. For info., call 587-3679. •Amityville Artist Cirde: 7 p.m., Amityville Public Li brary, Oak & John Streets, Amityville. For info., call 598- (Continued on page 8C)
