24 MAY 25, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM OBITUARIES +++ CHARLES A. ZEESE of Ridgewood died on Monday, May 22, at the age of 84. A native of Brooklyn, he was the beloved husband of Barbara K. and devoted father of Eve Zeese and Kevin Zeese. He is also survived by eight grandchildren. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ MICHAEL S. KERAS died on Sunday, May 21, at the age of 79. He was the husband of the late Vincentia Keras, loving father of Susan M. Kennedy, Melissa Keras Donaghy and the late Gregory Keras, father-in-law of Richard, Joseph and Shirley, cherished pop of Gregory Michael, Mariah, Kimberly, Danny, Lauren, David, Matthew, Rebecca, Zoey Arielle and the late Desiree and great-grandfather of Daniel Michael, Skylar, Margot and Christopher. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Wednesday, May 24, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle Village, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72- 27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to the Desiree Keras Memorial Dance Fund, https://alumniandfriends.org/fund/ desiree-keras-memorial-dance-fund. +++ MARIA S. OBERLE died on Saturday, May 20, at her home in Rexford, NY. A former manager at Random House Publishing Company, she was the dear sister of Nicholas P. Oberle. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home, 61-40 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, with interment to follow on Saturday, May 27, at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood. +++ LIUBA PAVLOV of Ridgewood died on Friday, May 19, at the age of 71. A native of Timisoara, Romania, he was the beloved husband of Ana and devoted father of Carmen Pavlov and Steve Pavlov. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/ Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by interment at All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village. +++ ANTHONY SPANSKIE died on Friday, May 19, at the age of 84. He was the husband of the late Phyllis Spanskie, loving father of Karen Vaicels, cherished grandfather of Joseph and Robert Vaicels and great-grandfather of Marin Vaicels. He was a veteran of the National Guard. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Tuesday, May 23, at St. Stanislaus Church, Maspeth, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ HELEN PTUCHA died on Thursday, May 18, at the age of 99. She was the wife of the late Tim Ptucha, loving mother of Justina Gluck and George Ptucha, cherished grandmother of Thomas, James, Robert, Michael, Nancy, Katrina, Laura, Ryan and John and great-grandmother of 15 great-grandchildren. A Divine Liturgy was off ered on Saturday, May 20, at Transfi guration of Christ Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Brooklyn, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Ozanam Hall Nursing Home, www.ozanamhall.org, or Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org. +++ KATHRYN STETZ died on Thursday, May 18, at the age of 98. She was the wife of the late John Stetz, loving mother of Caroline Gerolimatos and John Paul Stetz, mother in-law of Robert and Flora, cherished grandmother of Theresa, Christine, Robert, Christopher, John and Lori, great-grandmother of 10 great-grandchildren and dear sister of Jean Anchor. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Monday, May 22, at Holy Cross Ukrainian Church, Astoria, followed by entombment at St. Michael’s Cemetery St. Raphael Mausoleum, East Elmhurst, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ SANDY ICE of South Ozone Park died on Wednesday, May 17, at the age of 65. Services were off ered at Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village. +++ ESTER NASR of Richmond Hill died on Tuesday, May 16, at the age of 82. A native of Cairo, Egypt, she was the devoted mother of Youssef Youssef. A Divine Liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s and St. Antonio’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Ridgewood, followed by interment at Rosedale Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, NJ, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ MARIA IONESCU of Woodside died on Monday, May 15, at the age of 94. A native of Romania, she was the wife of the late Istrate Ionescu. A Divine Liturgy was off ered at St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church, Woodside, followed by interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, under the direction of Morton Funeral Home/Ridgewood Chapels, 663 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. +++ PETER C. MALIANI died on Sunday, May 14, at the age of 81. He was the beloved husband of Antoinette Maliani, loving father of John, Joseph and Ann Marie, cherished grandmother of Nicole, John, Michael, Samantha, Antoinette and Dylan and dear uncle of Robert and Beth. He was a U.S. Army veteran. A Mass of Christian Burial was off ered on Monday, May 22, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle Village, followed by interment at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Ave., Maspeth. +++ CARLOS C. SANCLEMENTE died on Sunday, May 14, at the age of 91. 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