Obituaries

Babylon Resident Artemis Raffoni Dies

Mother of three was 96 years old.

Artemis Mercina Raffoni, a Babylon Village resident, passed away on October 16.

She was 94 years old.

A loving mother and devoted wife to her husband James, the couple had three children together – Edna, Gladys and James.

Raffoni was also a grandmother and great-grandmother.

A wake will be held for Raffoni on October 18 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home in Babylon Village.

A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Raffoni will be interred at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. 

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