Obituaries
Janet Burke
May 26, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Lifelong Staten Islander Janet A. Burke, 77, a retired R.N. and nurse administrator who is remembered as a loving aunt, died Thursday at her Tottenville home. Born in New Brighton, she later lived in Eltingville. She settled in Tottenville around 1963. Ms. Burke graduated from St. Peter's Girls High School and received her...
John Plante
May 24, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - John Martin Plante, 85, who loved his family, the ocean, and riding his bike, died May 24 in Tiffany Hall Rehabilitation Center, Port St. Lucie, Fla. He was born in Massena, N.Y., and graduated from Massena High School and California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, Calif. Mr. Plante was a snowbird, dividing his time between...
Mary Rocca
May 19, 2011
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christians 12:00 Noon on Monday May 23,2011.
Visitation: Sunday May 22,2011 2:00 PM to 4:00 & 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Martha Sillari
May 18, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Rossville resident Martha Sillari, 93, of Woodbridge, N.J., a retired magazine staffer, died Wednesday in St. Joseph's Senior Home, in Woodbridge. Born Martha Derivi in Manhattan, she lived much of her life in Queens. She moved to Rossville in 2004 and went to live in Woodbridge the following year. Mrs. Sillari was in her 50s when...
Irene Lucas
May 16, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Lifelong Greenridge resident Irene M. Lucas, 87, a homemaker and figurine painter and artist, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Irene M. Yasosky, Mrs. Lucas worked for several years as a figurine painter and artist for Howats Ceramic Works, Tottenville. She also worked as jewelry maker for Sobel Brothers,...
Jack Most
May 16, 2011
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Services:
Visitation:
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Bernard Campbell
May 16, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Former Staten Island resident Bernard P. Campbell, 77, of Brooklyn, a former elementary school principal, died Monday in New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, of pneumonia. Born in Mariners Harbor, Mr. Campbell moved to Brooklyn with his wife in 1961. Mr. Campbell graduated from the former Cathedral Prepartory High School, Manhattan, and received a...
Jo Torchio
May 16, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Jo Ann Torchio, 57, of Prince's Bay, a retired pediatric nurse, died yesterday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, of pneumonia. Born Jo Ann Efimoff in New Brighton, Mrs. Torchio lived in Dongan Hills and Great Kills before settling in Prince's Bay in 1980. She was a Tottenville High School graduate and...
Nicholas Guagliardo
May 15, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Longtime Midland Beach resident Nicholas J. Guagliardo, 80, a retired telephone switchman who enjoyed reading, learning and mostly the simple pleasure of being with family, died Sunday in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan. Mr. Guagliardo grew up in Borough Park, Brooklyn and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1949 to 1956,...
Angelo DeMarco
May 11, 2011
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, May 16,2011 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, May 13,2011 & Sunday, May 14,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Memorials: In Lieu of Flowers, contributions in Angelo's name would be appreciated to: Disbled Veterans
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location:...
Edward McCann
May 9, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Edward J. McCann, 83, of Richmond Valley, a retired FDNY captain and golf enthusiast, died Monday in Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. McCann settled in Richmond Valley in 1959. He served as a private first class in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was based at Fort...
William Finley
May 5, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Former Staten Islander William Finley, 70, of Neptune, N.J., a popular pub owner and avid sportsman, died Thursday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center, also Neptune. A Brooklyn native, he was brought to Tottenville as a toddler and relocated to Neptune in 1996. Mr. Finley was a graduate of Tottenville High School. He...
Anna Guinn
Apr 29, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Lifelong Staten Islander Anna May Guinn, 88, of Pleasant Plains, a loving mother and grandmother, died yesterday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Anna May Simonson in Pleasant Plains, she graduated from Tottenville High School. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Warren Guinn Sr. Mrs. Guinn worked as a school secretary...
Dorothy Molten
Apr 27, 2011
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, May 2,2011 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday,April 30,2011 7-9PM Sunday May 1,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
George Molloy, Jr
Apr 26, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - George F. Molloy Jr., 70, of Prince's Bay, a retired FDNY chief fire marshal and dog trainer, died yesterday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Molloy moved to Prince's Bay in 1948. After graduating from St. Mary's High School in Perth Amboy, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Briana DiMitri
Apr 25, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Briana Kathryn DiMitri, 20, of Charleston, a bookkeeper, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in St. Croix, she moved to Tottenville in 1995 and to Charleston in 1997. A graduate of Tottenville High School, she was an assistant bookkeeper for the Cafe Luna restaurants in Grasmere and Tottenville. A...
Nancy Mure
Apr 25, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Nancy Mure, 76, of Prince's Bay, a retired registered nurse who was passionate about her profession, died Monday in Calvary Hospice, Brooklyn, where she had been a resident for five days. Born Nancy Porcelli in Brooklyn, she moved to Prince's Bay in 1996. Mrs. Mure worked for 39 years as a registered nurse....
John Barberio
Apr 22, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Tottenville resident John Barberio, 92, a retired longshoreman who loved spending time with his family, died Friday at home. Born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, he served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946 in the China-Burma-India theater. Following military service, he worked as a longshoreman for the New York Shipping Association until his...
Caroline Schubert
Apr 21, 2011
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, April 26,2011 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, April 25,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Caroline's name would be appreciated.
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral...
Agnes Kerber
Apr 20, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Longtime Staten Islander Agnes Grace Kerber, 85, of Tottenville, a retired special-education teacher who dedicated herself to the preservation of the Island's natural areas, died April 20 at home. Born Agnes Grace Weldon in Jersey City, she was brought to Kreischerville, now called Charleston, as a young child. Mrs. Kerber also lived in...
