Obituaries

Feb 13, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Dongan Hills resident Margherita Manzione, 77, of Toms River, N.J., a retired dental assistant who will be remembered for her great smile and loving personality, died Saturday in daughter's Grant City home. Born Margherita DiMatteo in Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood, she graduated from Central Needle Trades High School in her native borough. Mrs. Manzione was always...

Feb 11, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Jack Pair, 70, of Charleston, a celebrated local golfer, retired executive, Vietnam War veteran and loving family man, died Thursday at home, following a long illness. Pair was not only a talented golfer whom we knew for decades, but a delight to be around,' said Tom Flannagan, the Advance's golf columnist and a...

Feb 10, 2016

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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Saturday, February 13, 2016- 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, February 12, 2016 2-4 & 7-10PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Feb 9, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Timothy Fiori, 66, of Grasmere, a retired FDNY firefighter, an exceptional athlete who starred in baseball and football for Monsignor Farrell High School and Wagner College and who will be remembered as a fierce competitor on the field, and a compassionate and caring family man and friend in everyday life, died Tuesday at home. The lifelong Grasmere...

Feb 8, 2016

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Services: St. John Neumann RC Church Wednesday, February 10, 2016- 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, February 9, 2016 5-9PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St John Neumann RC Church

Feb 5, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Joseph D'Alessio, 31, of Annadale, a former bagel store employee who was a sports and history buff and loved being a brother and an uncle, died Friday at home. The lifelong Annadale resident graduated from Tottenville High School in 2003. Mr. D'Alessio had worked in family bagel stores. He was a sports and...

Feb 4, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Jorge Colon, 50, of Annadale, a marching band drill design coordinator and band performance judge who loved music and enjoyed cooking, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Mr. Colon was born in Manhattan and spent his teen years in Heightstown, N.J. He also lived in Chappaqua, N.Y., before moving to Annadale 15 years ago....

Feb 4, 2016

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Services: 11:00 A.M. MASS OF CHRISTIN BURIAL ON FEBRUARY 8, 2016 AT OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIAN R.C.CHURCH. INTERMENT AT RESURRECTION CEMETERY.

Visitation: MONDAY FEBRUARY 8,2016 FROM 9:00 TO 10:45 A.M

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Feb 3, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Margaret Rose Reese, 82, of Tottenville, a retired bartender and the matriarch of three generations of family, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Margaret Rose Steinert in the Ozone Park section of Queens, and raised in Brooklyn, she settled in Tottenville 43 years ago. She worked as a bartender for many years at...

Feb 2, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gasper Ragusa, 86, of Charleston, a former inventory manager and retired U.S. Postal Service employee who loved gardening and was a trivia expert, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. He was born and raised in Manhattan. After Mr. Ragusa and Sarah Farruggia wed in 1955, they moved to New Dorp. They settled in the...

Jan 31, 2016

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Services:

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, February 4, 2016 5-9PM Burial on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 11:00AM at Long Island National Cemetery

Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Jan 29, 2016

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Services: A Mass of Christian burial 11:00 A.M.on Monday February 1, 2016 at St.Clare's R.C. Church. Interment at Ocean View Cemetery.

Visitation: Sunday Jan 31,2016 from 2-5 and 7-10 P.M.

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Clare's RC Church

Jan 28, 2016

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Services: Immediate Cremation.

Visitation:

Jan 27, 2016

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, January 30, 2016 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, January 29, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Jan 27, 2016

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Services: Immediate Cremation A MEMORIAL WILL BE AT A LATER DATE.

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Jan 23, 2016

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Services: Our Lady of Pity RC Church Monday, February 1, 2016 10:30AM

Visitation: Visitation at Matthew Funeral Home 2508 Victory Blvd. Sunday, January 31, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory

Church: Our Lady of Pity of RC Church

Jan 22, 2016

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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 28, 2016 4:30PM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 28, 2016 2:00-6:00PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Jan 22, 2016

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank Bronzo, 77, of Pleasant Plains, a retired New York City Transit Authority engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and family man, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he lived there until moving to Pleasant Plains about 20 years ago. Mr. Bronzo graduated from Lincoln High School in his native borough....

Jan 20, 2016

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, January 24, 2016 & Monday, January 25, 2016 from 2-5 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Jan 17, 2016

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, January 19, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM

Memorials: In Lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary's name to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital would be appreciated.

Cemetery: Moravian Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo...