All Obituaries

Anthony "Buddy" Borg, 80, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in New Port Richey Florida, surrounded by his family. Anthony, born in the Bronx, moved to Staten Island 47 years ago with his family and recently moved to Land O Lakes Florida with his beloved wife of 53 years, Dorothy. Since retiring from the Plumbers Local 1 Union 18 years ago, Anthony loved being a "snowbird," traveling back and forth between New York and Florida with his wife. He loved working...

Nicholas Savino of Rossville, was born and raised in Brooklyn on December 26, 1935 and moved to Staten Island in 2000, where he lived until he passed away on May 20, 2019. Nicholas graduated from Erasmus High School and served in the United States Army National Guard from 1959-1965. He worked for 40 years at Merryl Lynch as an Assistant Vice President in the Litigation Department, he also worked at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn as a Security Guard. Nick was an avid...

Elvira Liggieri, 77, of Tottenville, passed away on May 20th, 2019 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Lovingly known as "Vera", daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Bisaquino. She is survived by her brother Louis Bisaquino, four children; Anthony DiGirolamo, Rocco Liggieri, Lydia DiGirolamo and Elvira Spesaison and her five grandchildren; Alexa, Jonah, Lucas, Massimo, and Sophia. Vera was an inspiration to all and will be greatly missed by her family and...

Dr. Edward W. Pizzo, 84, of Emerson Hill, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Edward, a lifelong Staten Island Resident, was born in New Brighton to the late Giuseppe and Elizabeth Pizzo, and in 1966 he and his wife, Barbara built their home on Emerson Hill where they raised their 6 children.  He met the love of his life, Barbara Scattaglia in 1952 and they were married 7 years later.  Edward and Barbara would have celebrated 60 wonderful years of...

George Speth, 84, NYC firefighter, loving husband, proud father and grandfather George Speth, 84, of Tottenville passed away on May 9, 2019. George was born and raised in Brooklyn and Queens. He graduated from Alexander Hamilton Technical High School and attended NYU, Pace College and Long Island Agricultural. After working as a tax accountant at Union Carbide Corporation and serving in the US Army in Germany, George became a NYC firefighter. He owned Lang's Service Station for a number...