Obituaries
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...
Charlotte Eldred
Jul 26, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Charlotte Eldred, 75, of Binghamton, N.Y., a retired teacher who enjoyed writing poetry, died Friday at home. Born Charlotte Montalbano in Tottenville, she moved to Binghamton in 1958. Mrs. Eldred was an English and creative writing teacher for many years at Maine-Endwell Junior and Senior High School, Endwell, retiring in the early 1990s. She...
Geraldine Shearer
Jul 23, 2013
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Services: Bedell-zPizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, July 24,2013 3:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, July 24,2013 1-4PM
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Catherine Cetta
Jul 22, 2013
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:15PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, July 25, 2013 11AM-1PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Angelo DiStefano
Jul 18, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Angelo (Phil) DiStefano, 77, of Tottenville, a retired city Sanitation worker who adored his family, died Thursday at home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he settled in Tottenville in 1971. Mr. DiStefano served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957 and attained the rank of airman first class. He worked for...
Denise Occhiogrosso
Jul 15, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Denise G. Occhiogrosso, 59, of Brick, N.J., a former Staten Islander and business owner, died Monday in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, N.J. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Rossville for 20 years before settling in Brick. After graduating from Fort Hamilton High School, Ms. Occhiogrosso attended Pace University in Manhattan. She then spent more than 10...
Frank Filoramo
Jul 9, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank R. Filoramo, 91, former New York City housing contractor and World War II veteran, died Tuesday in the Silver Lake Nursing Home, Brighton Heights. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from New Utrecht High School in 1940. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1941 and served as a petty officer in Guam, Midway Atoll and Iwo...
Howard Mullin
Jul 6, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Huguenot resident Howard E. Mullin, 76, a retired P&G worker and a loving family man, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Mr. Mullin was born in Jersey City and moved with his family to Port Richmond when he was a few months old. He graduated from Port Richmond High...
Theresa Brown
Jul 4, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Tottenville resident Theresa H. Brown, 86, the loving matriarch of three generations, died Thursday �at her daughter's home in North Palm Beach, Fla. Born Theresa Nowicki in Bayonne, she moved with her family to Tottenville as a child and graduated from Tottenville High School. She relocated to Mount Pocono, Pa., in 2000,...
Virginia Boros
Jul 3, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Virginia C. (Ginny) Boros, 76, of Parlin, N.J., a native Staten Islander and a loving mother and grandmother, died Wednesday in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J. She was born Virginia Milius in Tottenville, and grew up with her siblings at Mount Loretto, where her father worked as a butcher. She returned...
Francesco Mastroianni
Jul 1, 2013
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Friday. July 5,2013 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, July 4,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: The Greenwood Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Dorothy Oliva
Jun 30, 2013
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Wednesday, July 3,2013 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, July 2,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
