Michele Pisacreta

Michele (Michael) Pisacreta, 82, of Great Kills, a retired cement worker, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay.

Born in Avellino, Italy, Mr. Pisacreta came to the United States in 1956, settling in Brooklyn. He moved to Great Kills 10 years ago.

As a member of the cement and concrete workers union, Mr. Pisacreta worked on the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from 1959-1964. He retired in 1995.

In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting.

In addition to his wife of 57 years, the former Jeanette Fiore, Mr. Pisacreta is survived by two sons, Michael and Vincent; two sisters, Giova and Pasqualina, and six grandchildren.

The funeral will be Thursday from the Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, Tottenville, with a mass at 9:15 a.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. Church, Brooklyn. Burial will be in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.

Services: Our Lady of Guadalupe RC Church Thursday, November 29,2012 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, November 27,2012 7-9PM & Wednesday, November 28,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: The Greenwood Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady of Guadalupe RC Church