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John P.Barkaus
Executive MTA VP
      John Barkaus, a 16-month Rockaway resident, died May 30. Barkaus was born in Astoria. He was a retired executive vice president with the MTA and a US Postal Service letter carrier. He is survived by his mother, Mildred Barkaus; children, Sharon Daly, John and Keith Barkaus; sisters, Nancy and Kathleen Woods; and grandchildren, Kerin, Connal Patrick, Patrick and Liam.
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John J.Costello
NYPD Police Officer
      John Costello, a 50-year Rockaway resident, died May 30. Costello was born in Brooklyn. He served in the US Army during World War II. He worked with the Communication Division of the New York Police Department, shield # 13011. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the VFW of Roxbury Post #8540.
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Ellen P.Ferchland
Retail Associate
      Ellen Ferchland, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died June 2. Ferchland, a retail associate, was born in Manhattan. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ferchland. She is survived by her children, Anne Brunet, Peter, James and Kevin Quinn.
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Rose Marie Finley
Nurse
      Rose Finley, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May 22. Finley, a nurse, was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on July 23, 1935. She attended Bethel AME Church, Macedonia Church, and the First Church of God in Christ.
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Irene M.Lavin
Homemaker
      Irene Lavin, a 25-year Rockaway resident, died May 31. Lavin, a homemaker, was born in Brooklyn. She was a member of St. Thomas More-St. Edmund Altar Rosary Society, a volunteer at Promenade Nursing Home, and Eucharistic Minister at St. Thomas More.
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John Rauert
Retired
      John Rauert, a 13-year Rockaway resident, died May 27. He was 88. Rauert was born in Brooklyn. He served his country in the US Navy. He was a member of St. Virgilius Church. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Carol; son, John; and granddaughter, Ginger.
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Jean Ryan
Millinery Designer
      Jean Ryan, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died May 31. Ryan was born in Rockaway Beach. She was a member of St. Gertrude Church.
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Lorraine M.Smith
Homemaker
      Lorraine Smith, a 60-year Bayswater resident, died May 28. She was 80. Smith was born in the Bronx. She was a member of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Smith; son, Robert J. Smith; and grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Kevin, Philip, TJ, and Bobby.
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