Obituaries
Deborah Palomba
Jul 23, 2014
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Monday, July 28, 2014 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, July 26, 2014 & Sunday, July 27, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
John Gelles
Jul 20, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Tottenville native John Gelles Jr., 95, a retired Nassau Smelting and Refining Co. foreman who is remembered as a loving uncle, died Sunday in Madison Center, Matawan, N.J. Born in Tottenville, he lived there for almost all his life, until entering Madison Center in 2011. Mr. Gelles graduated from Tottenville High School. He served in the U.S....
MaryAnn Cashman
Jul 19, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d MaryAnne Cashman, 71, of Richmond Valley, an interior designer and an avid golfer and tennis player, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born MaryAnne Vappia in Park Slope, Brooklyn, she graduated from St. Joseph High School in her native borough. She moved to Richmond Valley in 1971. Mrs. Cashman was a self-employed interior designer....
Catherine Pizzo
Jul 18, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Catherine Pizzo, 83, a retired bookkeeper who enjoyed gardening, boating and traveling, died Friday in her Willowbrook home. The lifelong Staten Islander was born Catherine Miranda in New Brighton and settled in Willowbrook in 1968. A graduate of Curtis High School, she was a bookkeeper for the World Telegram and Sun newspaper in Manhattan until it went...
Brian Helfer
Jul 13, 2014
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Services: Monday July 21,2014 10:00 AM Funeral Service at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Moravian Cemetery
Visitation: Friends will be received on Saturday 7-9 PM and Sunday at 2-4 and 7-9 PM
Cemetery: Moravian Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Domenico Sansalone
Jul 13, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Domenico Sansalone, 72, of Tottenville, a custom tailor and a business owner who was devoted to his family, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. A native of Mammola, Reggio Calabria, Italy, he immigrated to the United States in 1973, moving to Brooklyn. He settled in Tottenville in 2012. Mr. Sansalone had been a custom...
Gloria McGowan
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...
Edward Sperenza
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...
Gerard , Sr
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...
Raymond Mazurek
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...
Olga Batista
Jul 6, 2014
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Services:
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Ralph Warner
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
George Kerber
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
Ethel VanPelt
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
Gary Zmigrodski
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...
Bernard Stein
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...
Lucrezia Pagnotta
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...
Thomas McWeeney
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...
Kenneth Soloman
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...
Fanny D'Orazio
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
