Obituaries

Oct 4, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Margaret Anderson, 96, of Tottenville, a retired high school head cook and a loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Oct. 4 in Staten Island University Hospital, Princes Bay. Born Margaret Kish in Richmond Valley, Mrs. Andersen had lived in Tottenville since since early childhood. A graduate of Tottenville High School, Mrs. Anderson was the...

Oct 2, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Victoria Casertano, 86, of Oakwood, a homemaker who had a passion for square dancing and treasured her family, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Victoria Guarraci on Manhattan's Lower East Side, she lived in Knickerbocker Village there. She worked as a seamstress before she and Canio (Kenny) Casertano were married in 1948. The...

Sep 28, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Ronald S. Benitez, 84, of Tottenville, a retired AT&T telephone technician and Korean War veteran whose family was the center of his life, died Monday in Overlook Medical Center, Summit, N.J. The lifelong Staten Islander was born and raised in Rossville. He had lived in Tottenville for 47 years. Mr. Benitez graduated from Tottenville High School. He...

Sep 27, 2015

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday,September 30, 2015 2-5 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Sep 26, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Island resident Leonarda (Nettie) Pannone, 88, a homemaker who will be remembered as loving, caring and generous, died Saturday at home. Born Leonarda Sciascia in Brooklyn, she moved to Tottenville in 1995, and relocated to Freehold in 2002. She was a member of the Howell (N.J.) Senior Center. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren...

Sep 25, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d George Abel, 57, of Tottenville, a loving brother and longtime restaurant manager, died Friday at home. Born in Queens, Mr. Able moved to Huguenot in 1989. He had lived in Tottenville for the past 10 years. Mr. Abel had a 25-year career in restaurant management and most recently worked for Nuccis Restaurant, Tottenville. He graduated magna cum...

Sep 22, 2015

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Services: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville Saturday, September 26, 2015 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, September 25, 2015 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville

Sep 21, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander William F. Brown, 93, a retired New York State conservation officer, World War II veteran and family patriarch, died Monday at his home in Toms River, N.J. Born in Prince's Bay, he moved with family to Rossville as a child. He also lived in Richmond Valley before settling in Tottenville, where he lived until...

Sep 20, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas J. Velten Jr., 84, of Prince's Bay, a U.S. Air Force veteran, retired FDNY firefighter, respected businessman and steadfast family man, died Sunday at home. The lifelong Staten Islander was born in Great Kills. He also lived in Dongan Hills and Tottenville before settling in Prince's Bay. Mr. Velten graduated from St. Peter's Boys' High School....

Sep 18, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Eleanora (Carmelina) Renda, 92, of Prince's Bay, a retired seamstress whose family was most important to her, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Eleanora Giuffre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she moved with family to Catania, Sicily, Italy, as a girl and grew up and married there. She immigrated to the United States when...

Sep 16, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michael Maffeo, 73, of Tottenville, a retired city Sanitation worker and school bus driver who was well-liked and devout in his faith, died Wednesday in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he graduated from New Utrecht High School in his native borough. He settled in Tottenville 43 years ago. Mr. Maffeo worked for...

Sep 14, 2015

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Services: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church Saturday, September 19, 2015 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, September 19, 2015 8:30-9:45AM

Cemetery: St. Mary's Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church

Sep 13, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank (Buddy) Kish III, 60, of Tottenville, a flight attendant and business owner whose life was centered on his family, died Sunday in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan. Mr. Kish was born and raised in Tottenville and graduated from Tottenville High School in 1973. After he and Marion Barberio wed in 1979, the couple lived in...

Sep 11, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Paul Michael Ulanich, 77, of Pleasant Plains, a retired buildings and grounds superintendent and hardworking family man, died Friday in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md. He had been staying at his summer home in Berlin, Md. Born in Westland, Pa., he graduated from Hickory High School there. Mr. Ulanich first lived in Rosebank after coming to...

Sep 10, 2015

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Services: Monday September 14,2015 a 10:00 Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Burial at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale N.Y.

Visitation: Staurday and Sunday from 2-5 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: St. Charles Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Star of...

Sep 5, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Richard Milnes, 65, of Tottenville, a retired NYCHA construction project manager, contractor and construction foreman who loved sailing and traveling with his wife, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, after a long illness. The lifelong Staten Islander was born and raised in Great Kills and graduated from St. Peter's Boys High School. He attended...

Sep 5, 2015

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Services:

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon followed by burial at Resurrection Cemetery.

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Sep 5, 2015

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Services: A Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 11:00AM at Holy Child R.C. Church. Burial at Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, September 8, 2015 2-4 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Holy Child R.C....

Sep 5, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lawrence DeSantis, 85, of Prince's Bay, a retired managing editor of United Press International and a respected figure in the fast-paced and competitive world of news agencies, died Saturday in Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he had lived in the same house in Dyker Heights for 53 years before moving to Prince's Bay three...

Aug 31, 2015

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Services: A 9:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday September 5, 2015 at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church

Visitation: Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church