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Margie Mennella, 89, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida passed away peacefully on July 16, 2021 surrounded by family. Margie was a devoted wife of Joseph Mennella for 65 glorious years. Beloved mother of JoAnne Mennella, Patricia Mennella, Michele Cunningham and her husband James, Joseph Mennella III and his wife Enza. Loving grandmother of Alexa, Amanda, Joseph Mennella and Kyle Cunningham. Dear sister of Gary, Salvatore, John, Vincent, Angie, Josephine, Laura, Pauline and many nieces and nephews. Margie was born in Paterson, NJ to Salvatore Sausa and Maria Clemente Sausa. She resided in Wayne, NJ for most of her life, she then became a snowbird and made Port Saint Lucie her permanent...

Our Beloved Mother, Margaret “Peggy” Carrero of Sacramento, California, passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021 at the age of 81. Margaret was born June 5, 1940 in New York; the oldest of ten siblings. Peggy moved to California in 1984 with her husband Joe and their two youngest children, Margaret and Larry. She loved her family dearly. She also loved children, in general, which is why she spent decades working as a school crossing guard on both coasts for numerous Catholic and Public Schools. Peggy enjoyed going to church, reading, playing bingo, going to the casino, listening to music especially 50’s doo wop music, dancing, pizza and ice cream. And as a true New Yorker, Peggy also enjoyed her...

Heaven gained a great man and servant as, Benjamin "BenO" Alfred Alves Jr., passed away on June 1, 2021, at the age of 87, in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. He was with his loving family when he peacefully passed on to join our Lord in heaven. As always, he remained a hero and stayed strong until the end. Ben was born at the Alves home in Selma, Texas on June 10, 1933, one of 13 children, to Virginia Mae and Benjamin Alfred Alves Sr.. He lived a happy childhood in a strong family environment that valued a strong work ethic, high strength of character, and Christian morals. This strong family character proved valuable when his father, Benjamin Sr., passed away on his 9th birthday. He...

Richard Lee Sheridan, affectionately known as Dick, 85, of Shirley passed peacefully with his son and daughter by his side on May 12, 2021. Richard was inducted into the United States Navy in 1955, served as a Sonar Technician on the USS Kretchmer and honorably discharged in 1962. He was a retired electronics technician, avid golfer, sports fan, loved cribbage, poker, woodworking, bird watching, his paper with coffee and had an interesting love/hate relationship with squirrels. Richard was a kind loving soul that was always there with a listening ear. He enjoyed spending time with his family. One of his favorite pastimes was watching his son and grandson play hockey. His most notable...

Our dear, sweet Alice Johnson (Sramek) — mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt, friend — slipped away peacefully on May 8, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved grandparents Augustine and Marie Sramek, Anton and Barbara Pivovar, and her parents Benjamin and Lillian Sramek. She is survived by many who loved and appreciated her, including her husband Ken Johnson; her brothers Jim Sramek (Linda) and Tom Sramek (Joyce); her children Ray Johnson a.k.a. Jonathan Rayson (Alvin), René Johnson Harper (Stan), and Ryan Johnson (Rachael); her grandchildren Savanna, Chloe, Liam, Novella, and Levi; her great grand-babies Lux and Harlow...and Dahlia and Ivy, arriving this August. Born in...

Mr. Koon Lin Lam, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at the grand age of 98 in California on April 1, 2021. He was surrounded by family and in the comfort of his son’s home. Mr. Lam was born on February 10, 1923 near Guangzhou in Guangdong, China, and immigrated to the United States in the late 1970s. He was responsible for scouting retail locations for his family's businesses in China and managed textile factories in Hong Kong. While living in the States, Mr. Lam was a successful restaurateur and entrepreneur. Alongside his children, he owned and operated various businesses in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania tri-state. Mr. Lam was a hard worker and had...

On March 2, 2021 Lena Mae Whitted (Holloway) was met at Heaven's Gate by her husband of 68 years Collie Whitted Jr. Lena was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Jess and Bonnie Holloway on May 29, 1927. In addition to her husband and parents she was also preceded in death by a brother Theodore Holloway and his wife Barbara and brother in law Homer Edmunds. She is survived by one son, Jerry and wife Cheryl of Greeneville, TN, grand daughter Sarah Jennings and husband Spencer of Goodlettsville, TN, grandson Luke Whitted and wife Jessica of Greeneville, TN. Sisters Ruth Edmonds of White Springs FL, and Becky Hilliard and her husband Dick of Manson, NC. She is also survived by many nieces...

Pete V. Doulas, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Arlington Heights surrounded by his family on February 27, 2021 having lived a full life. He will be remembered for his generous spirit, kind heart, sense of humor and boundless love that prevailed to the end. Pete was born December 11, 1937 in Greece, the youngest of six to Vassilios and Sofia (Samaras) Doulas. Growing up during the turmoil of the Greek Civil war, Pete escaped to Romania and reunited with his family in Chicago as an adult. Pete had a career at Chase Bank that spanned over 30 years, but it was his role as a grandfather that was his greatest joy. Pete was the beloved husband of Olympia (Kapsimalis) Doulas; loving father of...