OBITS: Staten Island Advance 31 Aug 2005; Staten Island, Richmond co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: Staten Island Advance Death Notices http://www.statenislandadvance.com/ Carfora, Filomena "Fanny" (Ladiana) CARFORA Filomena (Fanny) Carfora (nee Ladiana) of Westerleigh on August 28, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Anthony. Loving mother of Robert and Patrick Carfora. Dear mother-in-law of Julie Carfora. Fond sister of Alice Surko, Alfred and Philip Ladiana and the late Marie Marrazzo, Vincent and Anthony Ladiana. Cherished grandmother of Patricia, Christina and Anthony Carfora and great-grandmother of Julianna Carfora. Funeral from the Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home, 1289 Forest Avenue, P.R., on Friday 9:15 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial Blessed Sacrament Church 9:45 A.M. Interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Wednesday and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home Family Owned www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 9/1/2005. Cataldo, Ann CATALDO Ann Cataldo. Beloved mother of Ann, Butch and Patti and the late Debra. Adored grandmother of Carmine, Dina, and Michael. Loving sister of Lorraine Vurckio. Reposing at Colonial Funeral Home, 2819 Hylan Blvd., corner of Tysens Lane. Mass Friday 10 A.M. St. Margaret Mary R.C. Church. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/31/2005 - 9/1/2005. Coretti, Rocco Philip CORETTI Rocco Philip Coretti on August 27, 2005. Loving husband of Angela. Cherished father of Edith Coretti and Maria Guida. Devoted father-in-law of Anthony Guida and David Jeffer. Beloved grandfather of Michael Guida, Vincent Winrock and Christina Guida. Funeral from John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, 28 Eltingville Blvd. (at Eltingville Station). Mass 11 A.M. Thursday at St. Clare's Church. Interment to follow Moravian Cemetery, S.I. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 8/31/2005. Coughlin, Mary COUGHLIN Mary Coughlin of Great Kills on August 30, 2005. Beloved wife of the late John P. Coughlin. Loving mother of Richard and Dennis Coughlin, Kathleen Decker, Ellen McHugh and the late John Coughlin, Jr. Dear sister of Joseph O'Brien and Margaret Ferrara. Adored grandmother of ten grandchildren and 4 great- grandchildren. Funeral service from Casey McCallum-Rice South Shore Funeral Home, 30 Nelson Avenue, Great Kills, on Friday. Mass of Christian Burial St. Clares RC Church at 11 A.M. Interment St. Peters Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers contributions to St. Clares Improvement Fund would be greatly appreciated. Casey McCallum-Rice Funeral Home www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance on 8/31/2005. Fraser, William T. FRASER William T. Fraser of Eltingville on August 29, 2005. Beloved husband of Eileen (nee White). Devoted father of Thomas Fraser. Funeral from Casey McCallum-Rice South Shore Funeral Home, 30 Nelson Avenue, Great Kills, on Friday. Mass of Christian Burial St. Clare's Church 9:45 A.M. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Casey McCallum-Rice Funeral Home www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/31/2005 - 9/1/2005. Furetti, Aldo FURETTI The Officers and Members of the North Shore Post VFW #7172 will meet at Matthew Funeral Home Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. to pay our respects to our departed comrade, Aldo Furetti. Dan Ingellis, Commander Published in the Staten Island Advance on 8/31/2005. Furetti, Aldo FURETTI Aldo Furetti of Castleton Corners on August 28, 2005. Beloved husband of Mary Ann Furetti (nee Forte) Cherished uncle of Joan Giebelhaus and Debra Cantoni. Fond grand-uncle of Kimberly and Kaitlyn Cantoni. Funeral from MATTHEW FUNERAL HOME INC., 2508 VICTORY BLVD., AT WILLOWBROOK RD., on Thursday 9 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial St. Teresa's RC Church. Church 9:30 A.M. Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 8/31/2005. Kaufmann, Denis J. KAUFMANN Denis J. Kaufmann of West Brighton on August 29, 2005. Dear brother of Loretta Cauldwell, Shirley Lloyd, Diane Hohn, Bonnie Bush, Linda Alonzo, Karl, Thomas, Robert, Ralph and the late James Kaufmann Jr. Fond son of the late James and Charlotte. Also survived by several nieces and nephews and friends. Funeral service MATTHEW FUNERAL HOME, 2508 VICTORY BLVD., AT WILLOWBROOK RD., on Friday 10:30 A.M. Interment Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2-4; 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/31/2005 - 9/1/2005. Kavanagh, Henry KAVANAGH Henry Kavanagh of Castleton Corners formerly of Gerritsen Beach, Bklyn on August 29, 2005. Beloved husband of Ruth Kavanagh (nee Knowles). Loving father of Patricia Kavanagh-Dellomo and John Henry Kavanagh. Cherished grandfather of Andrew and Timothy Dellomo. Adored great-grandfather of Katrina Rose Dellomo. Funeral from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Avenue, Castleton Corners on Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial St. Teresa's Church 10:30 A.M. Interment St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y. Friends will be received Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 8/31/2005. Landau, Ruth V. (Volkert) LANDAU Ruth V. Landau (nee Volkert) of Castleton Corners on August 28, 2005. Wife of the late George Landau. Loving mother of Ruth C. Hartell and the late George R. Landau. Also survived by four grand-children and four great-grandchildren. Funeral Service from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Avenue, Castleton Corners on Thursday 10:00 A.M. Interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Castleton Hill Moravian Church, 1657 Victory Blvd., S.I., N.Y. 10314 would be greatly appreciated. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 8/31/2005. McAloon, Margaret "Peggy" (Mackey) McALOON Margaret (Peggy) McAloon (nee Mackey) of Westerleigh on August 28, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Herbert A. Loving mother of Terrence C., Kathleen McAloon, Marianne M. Bohan, and the late Margaret E. Dempsey. Also survived by five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from Harmon Home for Funerals, 571 Forest Avenue, West Brighton Saturday 10:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial Blessed Sacrament Church 11:15 A.M. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday and Friday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Elizabeth A. Victor Scholarship Fund at Carmel Richmond Nursing Home, 88 Old Town Rd, SI NY 10304 would be greatly appreciated. K. Terrance McGinley, Director Harmon Home for Funerals - Locally Family Owned & Operated Staten Island's only member of the International Order of the www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/30/2005 - 9/2/2005. Percoco, Gloria (Boschetto) PERCOCO Gloria Percoco (nee Boschetto) of Richmond Terrace on August 30, 2005. Beloved wife of Joseph. Loving mother of Diane Zimmermann, Gloria and Joyce. Also survived by five grandchildren. Funeral Service at Dongan Hills Virginia Funeral Chapel, 1707 Hylan Blvd., on Wednesday 8 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial, Rosehill Crematory. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral Thursday 12:30 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance on 8/31/2005. Plunkett, Mary PLUNKETT Mary Plunkett of Rossville on August 29, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Christopher. Loving mother of James Plunkett, Mary Rokicki and the late Christopher and Eileen Plunkett. Dear sister of Hannah Curran. Also survived by seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, 7447 Amboy Road, on Friday, September 2, at 9:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Rossville 10 A.M. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may visit Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated since 1841 www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 8/31/2005 - 9/1/2005. Twine, Alice L. (Newcombe) TWINE Mrs. Alice L. Twine (nee Newcombe), age 85, a lifelong resident of Staten Island, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at Hospice Care in Madison, Wisconsin after a brief illness. Mrs. Twine was born in Mariners Harbor on November 18, 1919 to Edward and Nellie Newcombe. She attended grammar school in Mariners Harbor and later attended Port Richmond High School. In 1938 Mrs. Twine was married to James C. Twine and later had two children, James Joyce. During World War II Mrs. Twine worked at Brewer's Shipyard and later at Holloran Hospital where she cared for wounded and recuperating servicemen. Following the war, Mrs. Twine worked at Sea View Hospital for several years and later commences a lifelong career caring for developmentally disabled children at Willowbrook State School, where she worked until her partial retirement in 1975. Following her work at Willowbrook State School, Mrs. Twine worked for another 20 years for United Cerebral Palsy assisting distressed parents in taking care of their afflicted children. During her life Mrs. Twine was active in many community and social activities, including being a lifelong auxiliary member in the Brown Bomber's Social Club. She enjoyed traveling and expecially took pleasure in helping care for her grandchildren. Mrs. Twine was Catholic and was a lifelong congregant in St. Michael's Church in Mariners Harbor. She is survived by a daughter, Joyce of Jackson Township, NJ; a son, James of Madison, WI: five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and five brothers and sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband James C. Twine, who passed away on August 22, 2000. A memorial service for Mrs. Twine will be held at a later date on Staten Island, and all relatives and caring friends will be notified of the place and time. Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Service 2418 N. Sherman Ave 608-249-8257 www.ryanfuneralservice.com www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance on 8/31/2005. WILLIAM FRASER, 58 Passionate reader cherished time with his family Wednesday, August 31, 2005 William T. Fraser, 58, of Eltingville, a retired police officer who loved to read war histories and novels, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Fraser returned to that borough in 1966 after growing up in Queens. In 1976, he settled in Eltingville. He graduated from Bayside High School in Queens and earned a bachelor's degree from Union County College in New Jersey. As a teen-ager, he joined a select group of police trainees and two years later, at the age of 21, became a member of the city Police Department, assigned to the Midtown South Precinct in Manhattan. In 1970, he spotted his wife-to-be, the former Eileen White, through a picture window as she worked at her desk in a Brooklyn bank. He told a guard he was interested and later, while on a fishing trip in Barbados, sent her a postcard at the bank, asking her to meet him. We went out for coffee and the rest is history, Mrs. Fraser said. Mr. Fraser left the NYPD on disability in 1979 after being injured several times on duty. One knee operation and subsequent pulmonary embolism landed him in the intensive care unit for two weeks -- an experience that sparked his interest in X-rays and radiology technology. His curiosity led him to the Elizabeth (N.J.) General Medical Center School of Radiological Sciences, where he graduated in 1982. He later taught there as a clinical instructor. A passionate reader, Mr. Fraser loved poring over history books, especially those about World War II and the Civil War, as well as novels. He also avidly followed the football, baseball and hockey seasons. As someone who cared for animals, he enjoyed going for walks with his son's dog, Beukeboom. He was the kindest, sweetest person, said his wife of 33 years, Eileen. He was a gentleman. Mr. Fraser cherished spending time with his son, Thomas, and thought of his daughter-in-law, Stefanie, as the daughter he never had. He attended both Holy Child R.C. Church in Eltingville and St. Clare's R.C. Church in Great Kills. The funeral will be Friday from the Casey-McCallum-Rice South Shore Funeral Home, Great Kills, with a mass at 9:45 a.m. in St. Clare's Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains. ROBERTA REILLY, 65 World traveler liked walking, running, bicycling Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Native Staten Islander Roberta Ann Reilly, 65, of Gainesville, Fla., a sales and marketing professional, died Friday in Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Fla., of liver cancer. Born Roberta Ann Beyer in Stapleton, she lived in Metuchen and Lodi, N.J., and Newburgh and Kingston, N.Y., before moving to Huntsville, Ala., in 1974. Ms. Reilly settled in Gainesville 20 years ago. She graduated from the former PS 12 in Concord and New Dorp High School. While living in Alabama, Ms. Reilly worked as a professional belly dancer for several years. She also worked in sales and marketing for the Radisson Hotels and Resorts, the Hilton Hotels and the Huntsville Country Club. In Florida, Ms. Reilly worked in sales and marketing for several businesses, including Howard Johnson, Baymont Inn and Suites, Naylor Publications and the New York Times SourceBook. Ms. Reilly stopped working for Lester Publications after she became ill. An active volunteer in Florida, she was a board member of the Girls Club of Alachua County for 13 years and a member of Stop! Children's Cancer Inc. for 10 years. Ms. Reilly was also a member of the Alachua County Crime Stoppers, the University of Florida Alumni Association and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Gainesville association. Ms. Reilly enjoyed cycling, walking and running and loved to travel the world with her sisters, her family said. She had visited Greece, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, among other places. She also enjoyed knitting, sewing and crocheting and was described as a dog fanatic, who always had at least one in the house. But most of all, her family said, she loved spending time with her grandchildren. While living on the Island, Ms. Reilly was a parishioner of St. Sylvester's R.C. Church, Concord. For 15 years, she was a parishioner of St. Patrick's R.C. Church, and most recently, she Holy Faith R.C. Church, both Gainesville. Ms. Reilly is survived by her three sons, Bill, Patrick and Michael; her daughter, Roberta Dawn Reilly-Gober; two sisters, Carol Anne Brogna and Virginia Martin, and 11 grandchildren. The funeral will be tomorrow from the Williams-Thomas Funeral Home, Gainesville, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Faith Church. The arrangements include cremation. MARY PLUNKETT, 96 Native of Ireland owned former Rossville restaurant Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Mary Plunkett's varied work life included jobs as a bakery manager, dressmaker, bar owner and occupational therapist. On Monday, the 96-year-old died in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, the Castleton Corners facility where she had lived for four years. Mrs. Plunkett managed a former Ebinger's Bakery in Brooklyn for four years, ran a dress shop in Dongan Hills for four years, then owned and operated the White House, a bar and restaurant in Rossville, for nine years with her husband, Christopher. For seven years, Mrs. Plunkett also worked as an occupational therapist at Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. She retired in 1971. A native of County Kerry, Ireland, the former Mary Curran came to the United States in 1924, living in North Hampton, Mass., and Brooklyn before moving to Great Kills in 1948. She lived in Dongan Hills and Rossville until 1971 when she returned to Ireland to live in County Clare. Six years later, she returned to Staten Island, moving first to New Springville and then to Rosebank in the mid-1980s. Mrs. Plunkett enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling to Ireland. While living on Staten Island, she was a member of the Rossville Social Club and a parishioner of St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Rossville. Mrs. Plunkett's husband of 54 years, Christopher, died in 1988. Surviving are her son, James; her daughter, Mary Rokicki; a sister, Hannah Curran; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Plunkett's son, Christopher, died in 2004. Her daughter, Eileen Plunkett, died July 5. The funeral will be Friday from the Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, Tottenville, with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains. MARY COUGHLIN, 89 Raised chickens and pigs on New Springville farm Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Longtime Staten Islander Mary Agnes Coughlin, 89, a homemaker, died yesterday at her Great Kills home. The former Mary Agnes O'Brien graduated from Holy Family Academy in her native Bayonne, N.J. She moved to a small farm on Rockland Avenue in New Springville upon her marriage to the late John Coughlin in 1944. The couple grew vegetables and raised chickens, pigs and turkeys there. Mrs. Coughlin spent five decades in New Springville caring for her home and family before moving to her daughter's home in Great Kills nine years ago. She was a parishioner of St. Clare's R.C. Church, Great Kills, and a former parishioner of St. Rita's R.C. Church, Meiers Corners. She was also a longtime member of The Corkmans, an Irish heritage club in Bayonne. Mrs. Coughlin enjoyed spending her summers on the shore in Belmar, N.J., with her children and grandchildren. "She was a wonderful person," said her son-in-law, Terrance McHugh. "Her family meant everything to her." Her husband, Walter, died in 1968. Mrs. Coughlin is survived by her two sons, Richard and Dennis; her two daughters, Kathleen Decker and Ellen McHugh; a brother, Joseph O'Brien; a sister, Margaret Ferrara; 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her son, John Jr., died in 2003. The funeral will be Friday from the Casey-McCallum-Rice South Shore Funeral Home, Great Kills, with a mass at 11 a.m. in St. Clare's Church. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton. MARGARET McALOON, 85 Enjoyed teaching children about their Irish heritage Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Longtime Westerleigh resident and strong Irishwoman Margaret (Peggy) McAloon helped secure low-cost dental care for senior citizens on Staten Island through her work at what was known as Sea View Hospital. On Sunday, the 85-year-old died in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills, where she had been a resident since falling ill in 1996. She was born Margaret Mackey, one of six children, in Elizabeth, N.J. When she was 3, her father got a job laying track for the now-defunct North Shore Railroad and the family moved to West Brighton. When she was 9, her older brother John, who used to collect local sports statistics for the Advance, died of appendicitis. In 1938, Mrs. McAloon graduated from Port Richmond High School. For the following two years, she worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law, who painted billboards throughout Staten Island. Mrs. McAloon then became a secretary at the former Bethelehem Steel shipyard on Richmond Terrace in Mariners Harbor. MET HER HUSBAND During that time she met a young man from her Livingston neighborhood, Herbert A. McAloon, who lived in a boardinghouse on her block. He often watched her play stickball in the street with her brothers and sisters, and gradually fell in love with her, said the couple's daughter, Kathleen McAloon. They were married in 1944, when he returned from military service during World War II. The couple moved to Port Richmond the next year, and Mrs. McAloon became a full-time homemaker, but returned to West Brighton in 1949, so she could care for her ailing mother. When their youngest daughter, Kathleen, was born in 1958, the family settled into a bigger house in Westerleigh. When her husband suffered a series of heart attacks and had to stop working, Mrs. McAloon re-entered the workforce. In 1967, she passed the civil service exam at her sister-in-law's urging, and was placed as a clerk in Sea View Hospital. Mrs. McAloon gradually ascended the ranks and became the administrator of the hospital's outpatient dental clinic. There, she played a key role in ensuring that low-income seniors received dental care. She retired in 1985 to take care of her husband. He died in 1986, after 42 years of marriage. STRONG IRISH HERITAGE Mrs. McAloon's strong Irish heritage instilled in her the importance of friends and family, whom she invited to her home for dinner just about every Sunday, said her daughter. She would teach us what her mother, who immigrated to the United States, taught her about being Irish, said Ms. McAloon. About the warmth, the friendliness, the compassion, the ability to tell a story, share a joke, and enjoy life no matter what it threw at you. Of her first cousins, she added, We were all raised to be brothers and sisters. Another defining trait was Mrs. McAloon's ability to see the best in people, said her daughter. There wasn't a person who walked the face of the earth that my mother could not find the good in, she said. Mrs. McAloon adored traveling. In 1988, she and her younger brother journeyed to Ireland to find their mother's relatives, the first time in 80 years that the old- and new-world families had connected. She tracked down her first cousin, who threw Mrs. McAloon a 68th birthday party in Dublin. She didn't go to Ireland and expect to be so warmly treated, recalled Ms. McAloon. She described her and her siblings' reaction when their mother returned: Oh! So that's where she gets it from! Her love of New England nearly surpassed her passion for Ireland. Each summer she rented a summer cottage in Cape Cod, Mass., with her sister-in-law, Peggy Sklenar. Mrs. McAloon was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, West Brighton. She was a member of the North Shore chapter of the AARP and the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Vincent's Hospital, West Brighton. In addition to her daughter, Kathleen, surviving are her son, Terrence C.; her daughter, Marianne M. Bohan; five grandchildren, and three great-grandsons. Mrs. McAloon's daughter, Margaret E. Dempsey, died of cancer in 2002. The funeral will be Saturday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a mass at 11:15 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, also West Brighton. GLORIA PERCOCO, 75 Restaurant owner took piano, art classes at NYU Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Gloria Lucia Percoco of Mariners Harbor, the retired co-owner of the former Piccadilly Circus Restaurant and Coffee Shop, died yesterday in St. Vincent's Hospital, West Brighton. She was 75. The former Gloria Lucia Boschetto was born in Port Richmond and graduated from McKee High School. She studied piano and art at New York University in Manhattan before settling in Mariners Harbor in the late 1950s. According to her family, Mrs. Percoco and her husband co-owned the former Piccadilly Circus Restaurant and Coffee Shop in Elm Park -- which closed down in the late 1990s -- for more than 20 years. In addition to her husband of 55 years, Joseph A., Mrs. Percoco is survived by her son, Joseph M.; her two daughters, Diane M. Zimmermann and Gloria P. Percoco, and five grandchildren. The funeral service will be today at 8 p.m. in the Virginia Funeral Chapel, Dongan Hills. The Rev. Pancrose Kalist of St. Ann's R.C. Church, Dongan Hills, will officiate. DENIS KAUFMANN, 55 Designed, built, drove cars at Weissglass Stadium Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Denis J. Kaufmann, 55, of West Brighton, a former milkman and security guard, died Monday in St. Elizabeth Ann's Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, Stapleton, of cancer. He had entered the center on Thursday. Born in West Brighton, he moved to Bloomfield in 1967. During the 1960s, Mr. Kaufmann enjoyed stock car racing at the former Weissglass Stadium in Port Richmond. He designed, built from scratch and drove his own cars, his family said. "It was more for the sport," said his sister, Loretta Cauldwell. Mr. Kaufmann worked for several years as a milkman in Port Richmond for the former Dellwood Milk Co. He also worked for several years as a security guard for several different companies on the Island. Due to illness, he stopped working several years ago. In 1998, Mr. Kaufmann relocated to Jackson, N.J. "While he lived in Jackson, he lived with Bob and Terry Bailey and their sons. My brother was close with the family, but had a special relationship with Jonathan, whom he took care of since he was born and was special to him since he had no sons of his own," said Mrs. Cauldwell. Mr. Kaufmann returned to West Brighton earlier this year. As he grew older, he enjoyed watching wrestling and car racing on television and vigorously followed both sports. Mr. Kaufmann also enjoyed crabbing and bringing his catch home and preparing it for family members. "He was a kind and gentle person and he loved children," said his sister. In 1970, Mr. Kaufmann served as a private first class in the U.S. Army. In addition to his sister, Loretta, surviving are four brothers, Carl, Thomas, Robert and Ralph, and four more sisters, Shirley Lloyd, Diane Hohn, Bonnie Bush and Linda Alonzo. The funeral service will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the Matthew Funeral Home, Willowbrook. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Castleton Corners.