Obituaries

Emma Toth

Sep 1, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Emma L. (E.C.) Toth, 79, of Tottenville, a former employee of the S.S. White dental company who had a passion for puzzles, died Sunday at home. Born Emma Bischoff in Eltingville, she lived in Richmond Valley and Eltingville before settling in Tottenville 53 years ago. She moved briefly to Stuart, Fla., about nine years ago, returning to...

Robert Columbia

Aug 31, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Robert J. Columbia, 36, of Great Kills, a devoted family man, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, of complications of kidney failure. Born in Brooklyn, he moved with family to Great Kills as a boy in 1987. Mr. Columbia graduated from Susan Wagner High School, Sea View, where he played both baseball and...

Beatrice Luglio

Aug 30, 2013

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Services: Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday September 3,2013 at 11:00 AM. Bedell -Pizzo Funeral home . Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation: Friends will be received, Monday September 2,2013 From 2-4- & 7-9-PM.

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bedell-Pizzo...

Louis Catuogno

Aug 29, 2013

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Services: A 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial on September 3, 2013, at Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation: Friends wil be received on Monday September 2,2013 from 2-5 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral...

William Edkins

Aug 25, 2013

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Services: Blessing will be held at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home 7447 Amboy Rd at 8:00 pm

Visitation: Friends may visit from 2-4 and 7-9 pm August 29, 2013

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Verlene Sarnes

Aug 23, 2013

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, August 28,2013 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, August 27,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Fr. Frederick Miller Scholarship Fund at Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church,in Verlene's name would be appreciated.

Cemetery:...

Margaret Gamarra

Aug 17, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Margaret (Peggy) Gamarra, 64, of New Dorp, a lifelong Staten Islander and retired nurse's aide, died Saturday at home. Born Margaret Huben in Prince's Bay, she graduated from Countess Moore Catholic High School and earned her bachelor of arts degree from Audrey Cohen College. She settled in New Dorp 35 years ago. Mrs. Gamarra worked as a...

Majorie Gogarty

Aug 16, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Brooklyn native Marjorie Gogarty, 85, of Prince's Bay, a gregarious retired secretary, died Friday at home. Born Marjorie Banks in Brooklyn, she moved to Prince's Bay in 1977. She graduated from the former Brooklyn Manual Training High School. She worked as a secretary at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for many years, retiring around 1988. She was a...

Thomas Wagner

Aug 16, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Thomas Wagner, 50, a loving and devoted father and all around family man, died Friday at Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Wagner moved to New Springville in 1966, then Great Kills in 1990 before settling in Annadale in 2008. He worked as a stock broker for Legends Securities...

Frank Savattere

Aug 15, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Frank Savattere, 48, of New Springville, a plumber who is remembered as a loving father, died Thursday in the Staten Island University Hospital, in Ocean Breeze. Born in Brooklyn, he moved with family to New Springville as a boy. Mr. Savaterre graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1982. He had worked as...

Susan Hohauser

Aug 13, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Susan Hohauser 61, of Pleasant Plains, a retired registered nurse, died Tuesday in the New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center, Clifton. Born Susan Zbikowski in Brooklyn, she graduated from Bishop Kearney High School. She studied nursing at the former Staten Island Community College. Ms. Hohauser moved to Huguenot in 1984. She also lived in Travis before settling in Pleasant...

Deborah DiGiaro

Aug 11, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d If you want to make a donation in lieu of flowers, Deborah's wish was that the receipient of your generosity be Alzheimer's. Her father had Alzheimer's, inspiring Deborah's hope that a cure be found. Donations can be made in her honor to Alzheimer's Association. There will be a box for donations at the viewing or you can...

Catherine Inserra

Aug 10, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Catherine A. Inserra, 72, of Toms River, formerly of New Dorp Beach, best known for her home cooked meals, died Saturday in Kindred Hospital, Rahway, N.J. Born Catherine Lorusso in Manhattan, she also lived in Brooklyn before moving to Staten Island in 1999 and settling in New Dorp Beach. She moved to Toms River in 2012. A...

Dorothy Murray

Aug 10, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Dorothy K. Murray, 89, of Prince's Bay, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Saturday in Buckingham at Norwood Care and Rehabilitation Center, Norwood, N.J. Born in Manhattan, she settled in Prince's Bay in 1952. Mrs. Murray most enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was fond of the companionship of her pets and...

Kenneth Kelly

Aug 6, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Kenneth W. Kelly, 56, of Prince's Bay, a print shop supervisor and manager of The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, died Tuesday in Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Born and raised in Queens, Mr. Kelly moved to Prince's Bay in 1992. He graduated from the Franklin K. Lane Educational Campus in Brooklyn. He worked as a print shop...

Bruno Trocciola

Aug 6, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Bruno J. Trocciola, 95, of Annadale, a retired broker and a veteran of World War II, died Tuesday in the Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from New Utrecht High School and moved to Annadale in 1970. He worked as a U.S. customs house broker at J.W. Hampton Jr....

Richard Grecco

Aug 3, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Richard Michael Grecco, 25, of Rossville, a lifelong Staten Islander remembered for his smile and winning personality, died Saturday of complications of pneumonia in the Staten Island University Hospital, in Ocean Breeze. Born in Westerleigh, he moved with his parents to Rossville when he was a year old. Mr. Grecco made national news in 1988, when he...

Carol Abbate

Jul 31, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Carol Ann Abbate, 68, of The Villages, Fla., a homemaker, died Wednesday in Florida Hospital in Orlando. Born Carol Ann Cabral in Brooklyn, she graduated from Lafayette High School in her native borough. She lived in Huguenot for 30 years before moving to Florida in 2005. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time...

Theresa Rodriguez

Jul 28, 2013

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Services: St. Joseph's RC Church Tuesday, July 30,2013 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9-10:00AM

Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville

Ivan Hansen

Jul 27, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Ivan Y. Hansen, 63, of Tottenville, a former communications technician, died of cancer Saturday at the Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, Ariz. Born in Brooklyn, he attended Fort Hamilton High School. He then went on to attend College of Staten Island for two years and began working as a communications technician for AT&T. He moved...