Obituaries

Jun 5, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Harold Schultz, 68, of Great Kills, an information technology director for the city Health and Hospitals Corp. and a volunteer coach, died Thursday at Eger Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Schultz moved to Great Kills in 1996. He was information technology director for the city Health and Hospitals...

Jun 4, 2014

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Services: Funeral Blessing Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, June 9, 2014 7:00PM Interment of ashes at Resurrection Cemetery Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, June 9, 2014 4-8PM

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Friends of Carmel Richmond Nursing Home

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten...

Jun 1, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Robert Grant, 77, of Lincroft, N.J., a retired bookkeeper and devoted family man who had a passion for music, died Sunday in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, N.J. Born and raised in Quincy, Mass., he graduated from Quincy High School in 1954. Mr. Grant served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War era,...

May 31, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Florence Pellecchia, 77, of Venice, Fla., a loving matriarch who enjoyed hosting dinners for her family, died Saturday in Venice Regional Hospital. Born Florence Donnaruma in Brooklyn, she moved to Oakwood in 1968 and to Woodrow 19 years later. She had lived in Florida since 1999. Mrs. Pellechia was a data entry operator at...

May 28, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Joseph A. Guddemi, 62, of Prince's Bay, a property manager and loving son, father and grandfather, died Wednesday in his home. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Guddemi moved to South Beach as a child. He had lived in Prince's Bay for nearly 50 years. He attended Tottenville High School, and was a self-employed property...

May 25, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, May 27, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

May 23, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Rufino Lopez, 88, of Rossville, a retired MTA transit maintenance worker and the loving patriarch of four generations, died Friday at home. Mr. Lopez was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He moved to Brooklyn in 1941. He served in the Merchant Marine. Mr. Lopez was a maintenance worker for 25 years for MTA. After his...

May 16, 2014

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Services: A 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday May 20, 2014 at Our Lady Help of Christin'S R.C. Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery

Visitation: Friends will be received on Sunday May 18 ,2014 and Monday May 19 ,2014 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery...

May 16, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:00

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

May 13, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lorraine M. Meys, 51, of Huguenot, a school aide and a loving wife and mother, died Tuesday in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, after a brief illness. Born and raised Lorraine M. Lozito in Brooklyn, she graduated from Fontbonne Hall Academy in her native borough. Mrs. Meys earned a bachelor's degree in marketing at Pace University, Manhattan....

May 12, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, May 17, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, May 16, 2014 2-5 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Holmdel Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

May 11, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Elyse Marie Lopez, 28, a direct care supervisor who is remembered as a loving mother, died Sunday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton. Born in Grasmere, she grew up in Woodrow. In 2013, she relocated to Bluffton, S.C. She graduated from the former St. Peter's Girls High School, New Brighton. Ms. Lopez worked as a medical...

May 9, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Staten Islander John Krane, 65, of Huguenot, a retired draftsman who was dedicated to his family, died Friday at home. Mr. Krane was born and raised in Brooklyn. He moved to Willowbrook in 1978 and settled in Huguenot in 1984. He had a 35-year career as a draftsman for the former Brooklyn Union Gas Co. and...

May 6, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Eleanor C. Sinski, 95, of Great Kills, a homemaker and former business owner and the loving matriarch of three generations of family, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Eleanor C. Zuppe in Manhattan, she graduated from Haaren High School and attended secretarial school there. After she and Andrew S. Sinski wed in 1946,...

May 5, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Staten Islander Reberta E. Matsen, 84, of Rossville, a homemaker who was �devoted to her family, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born and raised in Travis, she graduated from Tottenville High School.Mrs. Matsen also lived in Pleasant Plains before settling in Rossville in 1946. She loved to travel and had visited Aruba,...

May 4, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Robert M. Stewart Sr., 74, of Huguenot, a retired mechanic and business owner � �who enjoyed racing his stock car as a young man and watching NASCAR racing, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. The lifelong Staten Islander was born in Eltingville, then lived most of his life in Huguenot. He attended Tottenville High...

May 4, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Thursday, May 8, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

May 4, 2014

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Services: St. Paul's UM Church Thursday, May 8, 2014 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Paul's United Methodist Church

May 2, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

May 1, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d William L. Moffitt, 74, of Castleton Corners, a retired truck driver who was a loving family man, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to Graniteville in 1989, and lived there for 11 years. He then moved to New Dorp and lived there, before entering Clove Lakes Health...