Obituaries

Nov 3, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Richard (Richie) W. Johnsen, 61, of Rossville, a house painter and restorer, avid horseman, sports enthusiast and veteran, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, after a battle with cancer. Born in Westerleigh, Mr. Johnsen moved to Rossville in 1976. After attending Port Richmond High School, Mr. Johnsen worked as a cook...

Oct 31, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Marjorie T. Coller, 86, a homemaker and a retired city school aide, died Wednesday in her Prince's Bay home. Born Marjorie T. Bazzurro in Grasmere, she settled in Prince's Bay in 1961. A homemaker, Mrs. Coller later entered the workforce employed for 25 years as a school aide with the New York City Board...

Oct 31, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d When neighbors on his Tottenville block needed help from someone handy, they turned to George Dresch. He was always available to help a neighbor. If you needed a tool, or you needed something fixed quick, you called George, said brother-in-law Gerard Spero. He never asked for a dime. Funeral arrangements have been set for the 55-year-old Tottenville...

Oct 30, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d At age 13, Angela Rose Dresch wanted to capture every moment of her life and share it with all of her friends. She was such a communicator, said her uncle, Gerard Spero. She'd be on that computer: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Funeral arrangements have been set for the Tottenville eight-grader, the borough's first confirmed victim of Hurricane Sandy,...

Oct 29, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Dieter Jurgeleit, 71, of Tottenville, a carpenter, builder and outdoorsman, died Oct. 29 in Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville, where he had resided for eight years. Born in Bremen, Germany, he came to the U.S. in 1966. He lived in Manhattan, Brooklyn and California before settling in Staten Island in the 1980s. Mr. Jurgeleit was...

Oct 25, 2012

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Saturday, October 27,2012 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, October 26,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Oct 17, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Native Staten Islander Joan S. Marsh, 77, of Hempstead, L.I., a former medical assistant, died Wednesday in the Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, L.I. Born Joan S. Tyrell in Tottenville, she moved to Sun City, Ariz., in 2001. She had been a resident of the Two Towers Nursing Home, Hempstead, L.I., since 2009....

Oct 15, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Inez Genevieve Fiori, 90, a homemaker, died Monday in Clove Lakes Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, in Castleton Corners. She had resided there since June 2011. Born Inez G. Murphy in Brooklyn, she graduated from Bay Ridge High School. During World War II, she worked as a civilian secretary for the U.S. Navy. She moved to South Beach...

Oct 14, 2012

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Services: Memorial Mass at Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church--Monday, October 22,2012 12:00PM

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Oct 10, 2012

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Services: Memorial Mass at St Thomas the Apostle RC Church Friday, November 16,2012 6:00PM

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Oct 8, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Island resident and master jeweler Kenneth R. Thompson, 92, died Monday in the Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) VA Medical Center. Born in Norway, Mr. Thompson moved with his family to Brooklyn when he was a child. He relocated to Staten Island during the 1940s where he remained in Prince's Bay until moving to Pennsylvania with his daughter...

Oct 8, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Marcella Irene Lawless, 77, of Annadale, a former purchasing agent and crossing guard, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Marcella Komar in Manhattan, she graduated from Grace H. Dodge Vocational High School in the Bronx. She lived in the Bronx and in Queens before moving to Annadale in 2001. She worked as a...

Oct 4, 2012

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Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday October 9, 2012 at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church, at 9:30 AM.Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation: Friends will be received on Sunday 10/7/12 & Monay 10/8/12 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Oct 2, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d John Rolls Sr., 65, of Tottenville, a retired supermarket manager who was a Vietnam veteran, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born and raised in Paterson, N.J., Mr. Rolls lived in Toms River, N.J., before he relocated to Tottenville in 1995. He had worked for more than 40 years as a manager with A&P...

Oct 2, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Staten Islander Carole Williams, 77, of Prince's Bay, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Tuesday at home. Born Carole Miglino in Brooklyn, she moved to Prince's Bay in 1987. Mrs. Williams and her late husband, George, enjoyed the company of The Club, a group of friends and family who still meet after 60 years. Her...

Sep 29, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander John L. Cornell, 82, a retired electrician and a loving family man, died Saturday in Hudson, Fla. Born on Staten Island, he grew up in New Dorp and graduated from New Dorp High School. He later moved to Bay Terrace. After graduating in 1948, he began working as an electrician for Local 3, International...

Sep 28, 2012

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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Monday, October 1,2012 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, September 29,20112 7-9PM and Sunday, September 30,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church

Sep 28, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Shaun P. Walsh, 26, of Hazlet, N.J., an All-Star youth league and high school baseball player died Friday at home. Born in Rossville, he moved to Hazlet in 1999. A graduate of Raritan (N.J.) High School, Mr. Walsh attended Felician College on a combined athletic/academic scholarship and also attended Rutgers University where he studied...

Sep 25, 2012

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Friday, September 28,2012 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, September 27,2012 4-8PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Sep 25, 2012

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Arthur Edwards, 66, of Huguenot, a retired sales manager, died Tuesday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from James Madison High School there and moved to Huguenot in 1977. He worked as the sales manager at Hunt's Point Terminal Market in the Bronx for 25 years, where he was known by...