Obituaries
Douglas LaLima
Sep 14, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Douglas LaLima, 37, of Tottenville, who is remembered as a loving family man and a great friend of many, died Wednesday in Brooklyn, in an electrical accident. Born and raised in Marine Park, Brooklyn, he graduated from James Madison High School. He moved to Rossville in 1997, and settled in Tottenville in 2001....
Alessandro Guarnera
Sep 10, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Alessandro Guarnera, 57, of Annadale, a musician and native of Italy, died Saturday at home of cancer. Born in Palermo, Italy, he moved to New Springville in 1989 and to Annadale in 1998. A musician, he was the founder of the family band, "The M.G.M. Guarnera Brothers." The band has been playing at venues throughout the tri-state...
Mark Olsen
Sep 9, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Mark Olsen, 56, a lifelong Staten Islander, died Friday at the Silver Lake Specialized Care Center, Brighton Heights. Born in Eltingville, Mr. Olsen graduated from Tottenville High School. He received an associate's degree from the College of Staten Island and worked as a carpenter until his retirement in 2009. He also worked as a mechanic, rebuilding the...
George Perretti
Sep 6, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Longtime Annadale resident George Perretti, 55, who cherished his family and friends above all, died Tuesday in NYU Downtown Hospital, Manhattan. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Lafayette High School. He moved to Annadale 30 years ago. Mr. Perretti earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook....
Linda Fernandez
Sep 3, 2011
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Blessing 3:00PM
Visitation: Memorial Visitation Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, October 1,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Bertha Eagle
Sep 2, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Bertha Eagle, 85, a lifelong Tottenville resident and retired child care aide who loved animals and the outdoors, died Friday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton. Born Bertha Anderson, she was a graduate of Tottenville High School and worked as a child care aide at the Mission of Immaculate Virgin at Mount...
Ferdinand Setaro
Sep 2, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Ferdinand J. Setaro, 78, of Haddonfield, N.J., a retired consultant, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in New Brighton, Mr. Setaro later moved to Westerleigh and settled in Haddonfield in 1981. Mr. Setaro worked for 45 years as a consultant, owning his own company for 23...
Thomas Siblo
Sep 1, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Brooklyn native Thomas A. Siblo, 88, of Great Kills, died Thursday, at the Staten Island University Hospital South, Princes Bay. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and moved to Great Kills in 1995. He worked as a yard master for the New York City Transit Authority for 28 years,...
Angelina Caporale
Aug 31, 2011
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, September 3,2011 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, September 2,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: St. Peter's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Alfonzo Frangello
Aug 29, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Remembered for decades of volunteer work on behalf of veterans, Alfonzo Frangello, 88, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn. He was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Coney Island, and attended Lincoln High School. He lived most of his life in Sheepshead Bay, and moved to Arden Heights in 2005....
Laura Koser
Aug 22, 2011
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, August 26,2011 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:00-9:00PM
Cemetery: Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Lyle Cavanaugh
Aug 21, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Lyle Cavanaugh, 78, of Grasmere, a teacher and devoted mother and grandmother, died yesterday at Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, Sea View.Born Lyle L'Hommedieu in Deep River, Conn., she moved to South Beach in 1956, and a short time later settled in Grasmere. Mrs. Cavanaugh earned her bachelor of arts degree...
Robert Buebendorf
Aug 15, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Robert M. Buebendorf, 62, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., a retired electrical engineer who is remembered as a loving brother and uncle, died Monday in St. Lucie Medical Center. Born in Tottenville, he graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School and attended Manhattan College. He relocated to upstate Monroe in 1995...
Irene Auffredou
Aug 14, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Irene G. Auffredou 80, a native Staten Islander, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Great Kills, Mrs. Auffredou moved to Richmond Valley, where she lived for 57 years. A homemaker, she attended Tottenville High School. Mrs. Auffredou enjoyed crocheting and trips to Atlantic City. She also was a...
Donald Vroome
Aug 14, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Longtime Staten Islander, Donald P. Vroome, 84, of Pleasant Plains, a loving father and grandfather, died yesterday in the New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center, Clifton. Born in Lansdowne, Pa., Mr. Vroome was brought to Pleasant Plains at 10-years-old. He graduated from Tottenville High School and belonged to his class' 50th reunion committee....
Patricia Jurgeleit
Aug 11, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Patricia Jurgeleit, 65, of Tottenville, a real estate broker who enjoyed taking road trips with her husband, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, in Ocean Breeze. Born Patricia Mastrangelo in Brooklyn, she graduated from high school in her native borough. She lived in several Island communities before settling in Tottenville in the...
Anna Gardiner
Aug 9, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Lifelong Staten Islander Anna Gardiner, 84, of Prince's Bay, who is remembered for her zest for life and the happiness she brought into others' lives, died Tuesday at home. Born Anna Del Priore in Mariners Harbor, she moved with her family to West Brighton as a child. She and Robert Gardiner met in...
Mimi Alaimo
Aug 8, 2011
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, August 10,2011--10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, August 9,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Diane Bertucci
Aug 5, 2011
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Services:
Visitation: Memorial Visitation Sunday, August 14,2011-2-4PM
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Donald Kolbenson
Aug 5, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Former Tottenville resident Donald Kolbenson, 54, of Brooklyn, a micrographic technician, died Tuesday at home. Born and raised in Tottenville, Mr. Kolbenson was a graduate of Tottenville High School and moved to Brooklyn at the age of 18. Mr. Kolbenson worked as a micrographic technician for New York City for 24 years. His...
