Obituaries
Mary Anderson
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...
William Farrow
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...
Barbara Cannizzaro
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...
Beth Benham
Jun 10, 2014
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Services: Immediate Cremation
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Sebastiana Siracusa
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...
Harold Schultz
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...
John Mattera
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...
Robert Grant
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,...
Florence Pellecchia
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...
Joseph Guddemi
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...
William Quirk
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
Rufino Lopez
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...
Achilles Sacchi
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
Lewis Falco
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...
Lorraine Meys
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....
Patrick Agoglia
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
Elyse Lopez
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...
John Krane
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...
Eleanor Sinski
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,...
Reberta Matsen
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,...
