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Esther Salerno Obituary
Salerno, Esther A. (nee Venturi), beloved wife of the Honorable Joseph A. Salerno ret, loving stepmother of Donna, Betsy (the Honorable Thomas) Tucker, and Joseph A. Jr. (Mary) Salerno, dearest grandmother of Kimberly, Anna, Maggie, Al, Melissa, Jacqueline, Michael, Marcus, and Lyndsey, and great-grandmother of many, fond sister of the late Louis, Sam "BiBi", and William Venturi and Helen "Ella" Lloyd (nee Venturi), aunt of Ronald (Toni), Louis Jr., Charles, Wayne "Rico" Lloyd, Diana, Diane (Bill) Soop, Kathleen, Daphne Canino (Larry Farkas), Craig (Ann) Lloyd, Karen Wilkerson and the late William and James Venturi, great-aunt of many. Funeral Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. from Hursen Funeral Home, SW corner of Roosevelt and Mannheim Roads, Hillside/ Westchester, to Divine Providence Church, 2550 S. Mayfair, Westchester, Mass 11:30 a.m. Entombent Resurrection Garden Mausoleum Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Info. 1-800-562-0082 or www.hursen.com 
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Memories and Condolences
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5 Entries
Paulette Rogers Gumbus
April 19, 2010
Joe Salerno and Family,
On behalf of Curtis Gumbus Jr., Gabriella and I send our deepest sympathies.
May God give you strength during these difficult times.
Paula Peterson
April 7, 2010
On behalf of the family of Gene L. Julian, we extend our deepest sympathies on the passing of Esther. My Grandfather Geno loved to visit his friend 'The Judge' and his wife for an evening of cards, friendship and of course..'coffee and'. We are sorry that we did not see the notice earlier. The Julian Family - Grandaughter, Paula Julian Peterson of Westchester, Daughter, Jeannie Julian Raounas of Manhattan, NY and Patricia Julian Kautz, daughter in law of Forest Park
Laura Ventura
April 7, 2010
I have several happy memories of you when I was small and I will always hold them dear in my heart. I still remember the small little poodle you had.
JULIE UILDRIKS
April 6, 2010
I WILL MISS AUNTIE,EVEN THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT IN MY LIFE LONG, SHE MEANT A LOT TO ME. HER MEMORIES AND STORIES OF HER LIFE SHE TOLD ME.I WILL HOLD IN MY HEART FOREVER. THANK YOU ESTHER,TO ONE OF THE STRONGEST WOMEN IVE EVER KNOWN.
Helen Curoso
April 5, 2010
We'll miss you, Esther -
The Curoso Family
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