Obituaries

Jul 12, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Tottenville resident Gloria McGowan, 84, a retired registered nurse and a loving mother and grandmother, died Saturday in Care One King James, Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Born in Queens, she was raised in East Haven, Conn. She received her nursing education at the former Brooklyn Hospital and graduated in 1950. She worked as a registered nurse in...

Jul 11, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Edward Speranza, 85, of Tottenville, a retired school bus driver who loved bowling, died Friday in Silver Lake Specialized Care Center, Brighton Heights, where he had been a patient for three weeks. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in Brooklyn. He later lived in Monroe Township, N.J., before moving to Tottenville two years ago. Mr. Speranza served...

Jul 11, 2014

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Services: A 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday at Our Lady Help of Christian R.C. Church. Burial will be at Ocean View Cemetery

Visitation: Friends will be received on Sunday from 7-9 PM and Monday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral...

Jul 6, 2014

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Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Jul 6, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Raymond J. Mazurek, 72, of Tottenville, a retired FDNY firefighter who was devoted to his family, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The lifelong Tottenville resident graduated from Tottenville High School in 1959. Mr. Mazurek was an FDNY firefighter for 22 years, assigned to Squad 3 in Bedford Stuyvesant and Squad 1 in Park...

Jul 2, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Tuesday, July 8, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, July 7, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Jun 30, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, July 7, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, July 6, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Jun 30, 2014

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Services: Memorial service at a later date

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Jun 29, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gary Zmigrodski, 59, of Tottenville, a sales representative who liked building model airplanes, died Sunday in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills, after a long battle with cancer. The lifelong Tottenville resident graduated from McKee High School. Mr. Zmigrodski worked for 20 years as a sales representative for Thomas' English Muffins in Totowa, N.J. He...

Jun 29, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Bernard Stein, 87, a retired city police detective lieutenant and World War II veteran, died Sunday in his Tottenville home. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Staten Island in 1964. He was a member of the city Police Department for 35 years, attaining the rank of detective lieutenant. He then worked in security for an import firm...

Jun 27, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lucrezia Pagnotta, 80, of Rossville, a retired paraprofessional and a loving mother and grandmother, died Friday in Calvary Hospital, Brooklyn. Born Lucrezia Squicciarini in Brooklyn, she moved to Rossville in 2007. Mrs. Pagnotta was a paraprofessional for the former city Board of Education for 22 years, retiring in 1998. A graduate of Bay...

Jun 25, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas Roger McWeeney, 87, of Tottenville, a retired food service worker who was dedicated to his family, died June 25, at home. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he grew up in Brooklyn. He moved to Midland Beach in 1974 and lived there until 2004, when he moved to Tottenville to live with his daughter, Kathleen McWeeney. Mr. McWeeney...

Jun 24, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Tottenville resident Kenneth Soloman, 56, a retired boat operator who loved boats and being near the water, died Tuesday in Addeo Hospice House, Egbertville, shortly after admission. Mr. Soloman attended Tottenville High School. He worked for 15 years as a boat operator for International Technologies in the marine environmental industry, helping clean up oil spills. He...

Jun 23, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2-4 & 7-10PM

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital in Charles' name would be appreciated.

Cemetery: Holy Cross Burial Park

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Jun 23, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, June 30, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, June 29, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Jun 16, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mary Ellen Anderson, 76, a retired secretary who was an ardent supporter of animals and their well-being, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. She was born in Nyack, N.Y., and moved to Port Richmond with her family as a child. Ms. Anderson attended Port Richmond High School and earned her...

Jun 11, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d William Farrow, 65, of Rossville, a retired hospitality worker who had a passion for music, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Farrow was born and raised in Queens and graduated from Thomas Edison High School in his native community. He attended Queensborough Community College. In 2007, he moved to Rossville to care for his mother, Adelaide Lutestanski. He...

Jun 10, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Prince's Bay resident Barbara Ann Cannizzaro, 75, a retired school secretary who loved writing journals and love letters to her grandchildren, died Tuesday at home. Born Barbara Ann Kirilenko in South Beach, she had lived in Prince's Bay for 56 years. A graduate of New Dorp High School, Mrs. Cannizzaro held an associate's degree in applied...

Jun 10, 2014

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Services: Immediate Cremation

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Jun 7, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Sebastiana Siracusa, 97, of Tottenville, a homemaker who enjoyed driving, died Saturday at home. She was born Sebastiana Cicciari in Manhattan. She was a Brooklyn resident until 1990, when she relocated to Tottenville. She graduated from New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn. Primarily a homemaker, she had also worked as a seamstress. One of her favorite pastimes was...