Obituaries

Anna Bobin
Oct 28, 2014
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Services: Graveside Service at Resurrection Cemetery on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 2:00PM
Visitation:
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Charles Geraci
Oct 26, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime New Springville resident Charles Geraci, 84, a retired pressman who will be remembered for his easygoing manner and pleasant personality, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in Queens. In 1965, he settled in New Springville. Mr. Geraci served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. He worked for 30 years...

Mary Kessler
Oct 24, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church Monday, October 27, 2014 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, October 26, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Holy Cross Cemetery (NJ)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Queen of Peace (NJ)

Lawrence DiCristina
Oct 23, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lawrence DiCristina, 60, of Annadale, who worked in his family's restaurant business and doted on his grandchildren, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, he went to school in his native borough. Mr. DiCristina moved to Annadale in 1998. He worked at his family's Brooklyn restaurant, the Chat-a-Way,...

Jack DeSimone
Oct 22, 2014
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, October 24, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

John Killeen
Oct 18, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Tottenville resident John Killeen Sr., 76, a retired office manager and devoted family man, died Saturday in Sunrise of Wall, Belmar, N.J. Born and raised in the Bronx, he moved to Tottenville in 1971 and lived there until 2010, when he settled in Belmar. Mr. Killeen served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for Merrill Lynch...
Dennis Grace
Oct 15, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Annadale resident Dennis Grace Sr., 75, a retired city firefighter who will be remembered as being honorable, lively and caring, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Princes' Bay. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Mr. Grace moved to Annadale in 1979, and remained a resident of that community. Mr. Grace had a 28 year career with...

John Anderson
Oct 14, 2014
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Services: Memorial Service at Messiah Lutheran Church on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 4PM.
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Messiah Lutheran Church
Michele Mandara
Oct 14, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michele Mandara, 80, of Huguenot, a restaurant owner who is remembered as a devoted and hardworking family man, died Tuesday in Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan. Born and raised in Positano, Italy, he immigrated to the United States in 1971, moving to Howard Beach, Queens. He settled in Huguenot in 1996. Mr. Mandara began his career working with...

Paul Fish
Oct 10, 2014
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, October 13, 2014 7:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, October 13, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Linda Hart
Oct 10, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Linda M. Hart, 71, of Brandon, Fla., a retired social services case manager and a loving wife, sister and aunt, died Friday in Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Linda Fredericks in Plainfield, N.J., she was brought to New Dorp as a girl and grew up there. She and David M. Hart married in 1969 and moved...

Joan Cox
Oct 6, 2014
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Services: St. Clare's RC Church Saturday, October 18, 2014 8:30AM Burial to follow at St. John's Cemetery
Visitation:
Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Clare's RC Church

Damian Ciacciarelli
Oct 6, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Help Of Christian's RC Church Thursday, October 9,2014 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, October 8, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Theodore Hockenjos
Oct 4, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Theodore H. Hockenjos, 78, of Tottenville, a business owner who will be remembered as a loving father and friend, died Saturday in Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center. A native of Glendale, Queens, he moved to Eltingville in 1963, and settled in Tottenville in 1991. Mr. Hockenjos graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1953. He earned his associate's...

Michael Castellano
Oct 3, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Michael A. Castellano, 84, of Tottenville, a retired heavy equipment operator and loving family man who will be remembered for his kindness, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Princes' Bay. Mr. Castellano was born and raised in West Brighton. He settled in Tottenville in 1985. He graduated from McKee High School. Mr. Castellano...

Savannah Burdick
Oct 3, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Savannah Grace Burdick, 45 days, of Huguenot, whose life and memory will cherished by her parents and grandparents, died Friday in Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, L.I., of severe neuromuscular disease. Savannah was born in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, and spent the first month of her life there. She was transferred to Cohen...
Lucy Risitano
Oct 3, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lucy Risitano, 72, a homemaker who was dedicated to her family, died Friday in Green Acres Rehabilitation Center, Manchester, N.J., after a battle with cancer. Born Lucy Carrozza in Brooklyn, she was educated there and lived there for most of her life. She relocated to Breezy Point, Queens, in 1988, and lived there until moving to Prince's...
Maritza Polanco
Sep 18, 2014
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Services: Monday September 22,2014 a 10 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Help Of Christians R.C. Church. Burial to follow at Resurrection Cemetery.
Visitation: Visitation will be Sunday September 21, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 P.M.
Memorials: IN MEMORY OF MARITZA POLANCO PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS TO NATIONAL MS SOCIETY...
Gloria Byrne
Sep 13, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gloria Byrne, 81, of Tottenville, a retired Hungerford School paraprofessional who doted on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, died Saturday in Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville. The lifelong Staten Islander was born Gloria Teixuro in Charleston. She settled in Tottenville in 1951 and lived there until April, when she entered Eger. A graduate of Tottenville High...

Vincent Todaro
Sep 13, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Vincent Todaro, 68, of Toms River, N.J., a retired supermarket department manager who enjoyed playing with his grandchildren, died Saturday in Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Tottenville in 1978 and lived there until 2008, when he relocated to Toms River. Mr. Todaro was a department manager and meat...