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Funeral held for Pelham couple killed in freak accident

Family and friends gathered in Pelham Friday for a heart-wrenching goodbye to the couple killed in a freak car accident. Forty-six-year-old Dr. Joseph Stavola and his 44-year-old wife, Jean Serocke,

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Jun 15, 2007, 6:20 PM

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