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Funeral Services Set For Blue Point Woman Killed in LIE Crash

Funeral mass Saturday morning and life celebration follows at local yacht club.

A mass will be held Saturday, Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Snow Church in Blue Point for Christa Alma Zepf who was the lone fatality of a massive vehicle crash on the LIE Wednesday afternoon.

The Blue Point 68-year-old grandmother was reportedly headed out east for holiday shopping when her car became involved in one of the biggest vehicle pileups ever seen on the expressway about 3:30 p.m.

According to an obituary at Raynor & D'Andrea, Zepf was the beloved wife of Hubert, loving mother of Jennifer (Ken) Schaefer, cherished grandmother of Kyle, loving sister of Hans Dufner, Walter Dufner, Rolf Dufner and Hedwig Froehlich.

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A private cremation will follow the mass service.

In lieu of flowers donations to Hope House Ministries, PO Box 358, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 or Our Lady of the Snow Church, Youth of Ghana, 175 Blue Point Ave., Blue Point, NY 11715 would be appreciated.

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Immediately after the funeral mass, everyone is invited to the Sayville Yacht Club to continue with the celebration of Christa’s life.


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