Frank Mastorides
Retired
      Frank Mastorides, a lifelong Far Rockaway resident, died December 19. He was 86. Mastorides, a retired engineer, was born in Simi, Greece. At the age of four, he moved to Far Rockaway with his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice (nee Papouchis).
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J.Richie Mohr
Engineer
      J. Richie Mohr, a former Breezy Point resident, died January 7. Mohr, a stationary engineer, was born in Bay Ridge on July 3, 1951. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1973. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Grace Mohr.
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Peggy Lee Roper
Rockaway Resident
      Peggy Lee Roper, a Rockaway resident, died December 24. She was 49. Roper was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 6, 1958. She was a longtime resident of Hammel Houses. She was employed at Madeline Chocolate. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tommy Lee Roper and Hattie Mae.
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Ronnie Smalls
Student
      Ronnie Smalls, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died January 5. He was 22. Smalls was born in Far Rockaway on December 14, 1985. He was a student at Nassau Community College. He was preceded in death by his brother, Cedric Smalls.
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Edward A.Spaeth
Truck Driver
      Edward Spaeth, a 40-year Rockaway resident, died January 3. He was 70. Spaeth, a fuel truck driver, was born in Brooklyn. He was a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, The American Legion/ post 1404 and St. Virgilius Church.
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Joan Wiggins
Homemaker
      Joan Wiggins, a 35-year Rockaway resident, coming from Manhattan, died January 6. Wiggins is survived by her daughters, JoAnn Lindner, Wanda Hayward, Sheila Gallagher, Laura and Rose Mary Wiggins; sisters, Mary, Margaret and Eileen Cusack; grandchildren, Maria, Tisha, Christina, Latoya, Manuel, R...
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