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Eileen Wenk Brady
Housewife
      Eileen Wenk Brady, a Neponsit resident, died August 28. Wenk was born on March 20, 1954. She is survived by her loving husband, Hugh; children, Colleen Goot, Christine Kumpf, George and Maureen Wenk; and George Wenk Sr.. The family received friends at the Perry Funeral Home in Lynbrook on August 31 and September 1. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St.
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Mary Burke
Proprietor
      Mary Burke, a 58-year Rockaway resident, died September 1. Burke, a pizza restaurant proprietor, was born in Brooklyn.She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert. Burke is survived by her niece, Marie Marano; and nephews, Joseph and John Manzo.
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James Duncan McCabe
Hairdresser
      James McCabe died August 27 in the Bronx. He was 50. McCabe was born in Brooklyn on September 27, 1957 to the late Richard and Helen Kennedy McCabe. He was preceded in death by his sister, Kathleen McCabe. He is survived by his brother, Donald (Debbie); and sisters, Kalina (Peter) Broubalow and Helen.
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Barry Moore
Youth Counselor
      Barry Moore, a 30-year Rockaway resident, died August 2. He was 56. Moore, a youth counselor, was born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1952. He attended John Adams High School and John Jay College. He was also a longtime member of St. John Baptist Church.
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Mary Frances Murello
Seamstress
      Mary Murello, a former Rockaway resident, died August 31. She was 94. Murello was born in Far Rockaway and lived there for 75 years. She served in World War II in the Women's Army Corp. She also worked at many local retail dress shops as a seamstress. She was a resident of Mary's Manor in Inwood.
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Wayne A. Murray
Disabled
      Wayne Murray, a 31-year Rockaway resident, coming from Trinidad, West Indies, died August 29. Murray is survived by his brothers, Vernon Goring, Tyrone and Glenford Murray; sisters, Jean Clarke, Irma James, Juliet Laptiste, Roma Payne,
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Patricia Redmond
Retired Teacher
      Patricia Redmond, a lifelong resident, died August 30. Redmond, a retired teacher, was born in Brooklyn. She worked as a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teacher at St. Francis de Sales. She was preceded in death by her sister, Kathy Leander.Redmond is survived by her husband, Michael D. Redmond; son, Michael T.
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Michael M. Riordan
Stock Advisor
      Michael Riordan, a former Belle Harbor resident, died August 30. Riordan, a resident of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, was a stock advisor and longtime employee of Merrill Lynch. He was also a former resident of Brooklyn. He was preceded in death by his brother, Denis.
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Christine Roberts
Former Resident
      Christine Roberts, a former Rockaway resident, died August 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was 56. Roberts was born in Rockaway Beach. She attended St. Francis de Sales Academy and St. Edmunds High School.
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Claire M .Selleck
Retired
      Claire Selleck, a 40-year Rockaway resident, coming from Bay Ridge, died September 1. Selleck was a retired bank teller at Republic Bank. She was a member of the St. Thomas More Parish Show and founder of the Bocci League. Selleck was preceded in death by her husband, George.
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Jean Tvelia
Retired
      Jean Tvelia, a 20-year Rockaway resident, coming from Woodhaven, died August 28. Tvelia was born in Brooklyn. She was a retired insurance underwriter. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Pustejovsky; nieces, Jean Harrison and Kathryn O'Connor; grandniece, Monica Harrison; and grandnephew, Ryan O'Connor.
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Myrtle Elisa Wilkinson
Supervisor
      Myrtle Wilkinson, a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 21. Wilkinson, a supervisor, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies on January 10, 1927. She was a member of the First Congregational Church who later joined the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
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