Obituaries

Olga Dasaro

Mar 7, 2014

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Services: A 10:00 AM Mass of christian burail on Monday March 10,2104 at Our Lady Help fo Christian R.C. Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery

Visitation: No Visitation

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Irene Taranto

Mar 3, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Irene Taranto, 83, a native Staten Islander who grew up in England but returned to the Island to help her family after a great loss, died Monday at her Tottenville home, after a long illness and complications of Parkinson's disease. Born Irene Oribin in Mariners Harbor, she moved to England as a girl in 1933, but returned...

John Longo

Feb 20, 2014

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Services: Funeral Mass at St. Anthony's of Padua RC Church Monday, February 24, 2014 10:00AM _________________________________________________ Memorial Mass on March 22, 2014 at St. Cyrils RC Church, Deerpark, L.I. at 10:15AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, February 23, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Holy Rood Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral...

Vito Demetrio

Feb 19, 2014

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, February 20, 2014 7-9PM & Friday, February 21,2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to St Jude Childrens Hospital would be appreciated.

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location:...

Valerie Lavin

Feb 18, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Valerie H.Lavin, 97, a longtime Prince's Bay resident whose passions were her family, her faith and gardening, died Tuesday in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills, where she had resided for almost four years. Born Valerie Helen Koliski in Somerset, Pa., she moved to Manhattan in 1939. She met Thomas Lavin on her lunch break...

Priscilla Canada

Feb 14, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Priscilla H. Canada, 96, a former A&P employee and a caring mother who lived in Tottenville for most of her life, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. The lifelong Staten Islander was born Priscilla Vilmanski in Rossville. After she and George Canada wed, they moved to Tottenville in the early 1940s. Mrs. Canada, known...

Shirley Blauth

Feb 12, 2014

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Services: Service at Bethel UM Church at a later date

Visitation:

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bethel United Methodist Church

Patsy Petito

Feb 10, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, February 11, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Ferdinand Pisapia

Feb 5, 2014

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Services: St Thomas the Apostle RC Church Saturday, February 8,2014 9:30AM

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

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions th the Ryan Pisapia Memorial Fund 242 Main Street S.I., N.Y. 10307, would be appreciated.

Cemetery: The Greenwood Cemetery

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Christopher Cirillo

Feb 3, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Christopher F. (Butchie) Cirillo, 64, of Rossville, a decorated U.S. Army veteran who was disabled during the Vietnam War, died Monday in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up there and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School,where he played saxophone in the band and was an excellent baseball and football player. Mr....

Joseph Baffi

Feb 3, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Joseph Baffi, 97, of Richmond Valley, a retired postal clerk and longshoreman who had a passion for boxing, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to Richmond Valley in 1997. A devoted family man, Mr. Baffi was a hard worker, simultaneously holding down jobs as a clerk for...

Marjorie Linane

Feb 1, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Marjorie Linane, 86, of Tottenville, a homemaker, died Saturday in Golden Gate Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Meiers Corners, where she had been living since last August. Born Marjorie Glisman in Prince's Bay, she settled in Tottenville in 1950, and was a graduate of Tottenville High School. Mrs. Linane worked as an operator with...

Angelo Cardinale

Jan 30, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Angelo Cardinale, 76, of Tottenville, a retired bakery owner who enjoyed spending time with his family, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Sicily, he moved to Brooklyn in 1961 and to Tottenville in 1989. He was the owner of the Luna Rossa Bakery in Tottenville for 50 years and retired about six...

Thomas Lavin

Jan 29, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas P. Lavin, 92, of Princes Bay, a World War II veteran and retired railroad police captain, died Jan. 29 in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills. Mr. Lavin was born in Dongan Hills and grew up in Pleasant Plains. He settled in Princes Bay in 1947. He graduated from St. Peter's Boys High School...

Kelli Rock

Jan 27, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 30, 2014 & Friday, January 31, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Silvermount Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Gerlando Costanza

Jan 26, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gerlando (Jerry) Costanza, 86, of Dongan Hills, a retired businessman who is remembered for his joyful spirit and his devotion to his family, died Sunday at home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to Staten Island in 1990. Mr. Costanza owned Vicki's Sportswear, a clothing manufacturing business, until retiring in the early 1980s. He had many...

John Riggio

Jan 26, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d John A. Riggio, 47, of Annadale, a data storage company supervisor and devoted family man, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, of anaphylactic shock. Born in Brooklyn, he moved with family to Annadale as a boy in 1977. Mr. Riggio graduated from Tottenville High School. He worked as a supervisor for Internap, Manhattan, and...

John Araneda

Jan 21, 2014

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Monday, January 27, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, January 25, 2014 7-9PM & Sunday, January 26, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Pinelawn Memorial Park

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Grace Killeen

Jan 20, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Tottenville resident Grace A. Killeen, 74, a retired parish secretary and pharmacy clerk who was devoted to her family, died Monday at home. The former Grace A. Cirillo was born and raised in the Bronx. She settled in Tottenville in 1971. Mrs. Killeen worked as a clerk in the former J & J Pharmacy, Tottenville, from...

Edward Johnson, Sr

Jan 18, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Staten Islander Edward Johnson Sr., 72, of Richmond Valley, a retired city Sanitation mechanic who was renowned for his welding skills, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, in Prince's Bay. Born in Annadale, Mr. Johnson graduated from Tottenville High School. Mr. Johnson also lived in several South Shore communities before moving to Richmond Valley in...