Obituaries

Alice Doody

Nov 19, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Tottenville resident Alice G. Doody, 80, died Tuesday in Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Shrewsbury, N.J. Born Alice Carraher in Brooklyn, she graduated from Fontbonne Hall Academy. She moved to Staten Island in 1964 and lived in Tottenville until relocating to Shrewsbury five years ago. She was first employed as a secretary at the Federal Reserve...

Thomas O'Connor

Nov 17, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas J. O'Connor, 65, of Tottenville, a banker and business owner who liked to travel, died Sunday in the Carmel Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Mr. O'Connor moved to Bulls Head in 1973. He lived in Great Kills for 14 years before settling in Tottenville in 1988. Mr. O'Connor...

Vito Fonte

Nov 10, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Vito Fonte, 84, of Tottenville, a loving family man who was fond of music and gardening, died Sunday at home. Born in Trapanni, Italy, he was educated there. He immigrated to the United States in 1967, moving to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and settled in Tottenville 10 years ago. Mr. Fonte was a building superintendent for the Pan Am...

Lorraine Parenti

Nov 7, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lorraine Parenti, 84, of Annadale, a homemaker who enjoyed time with family, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Lorraine LaRubio in Brooklyn, she settled in Annadale in 1981. A homemaker, Mrs. Parenti was parishioner of Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. She was a very special person who was kind,...

Elaine Hanrahan

Nov 6, 2013

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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday,November 8, 2013 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, November 8, 2013 10-11AM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Maryann Schierenbeck

Nov 6, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Annadale resident Maryann Schierenbeck, 56, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died Wednesday at home. She was born Maryann Van Alphen, and graduated from St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School. She devoted herself to raising her children and caring for her family and home. Mrs. Schierenbeck also enjoyed cooking and baking. Surviving are her husband of more...

Frank Benham

Nov 2, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank H. Benham, 89, of Westerleigh, a retired manager who was devoted to his family and his faith, died Saturday in the Staten Island University Hospital, in Prince's Bay. Born in Brownwood, Texas, he grew up in New Mexico. He moved to Oregon in 1946 and Brooklyn in 1971, then settled in Westerleigh in 1982. Mr. Benham...

Mary Brassel

Nov 1, 2013

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, November 4, 2013 11:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, November 3, 2013 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: St. James Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Patricia Rodvansky

Oct 30, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Patricia Ann Rodvansky, 74, of Richmond Valley, a retired bus matron and friendship club member, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Patricia O'Leary in Brooklyn, she was brought to Staten Island as a child and lived in Oakwood. She moved to Richmond Valley in 1960. Mrs. Rodvansky was a...

Mary Ruocchio

Oct 26, 2013

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Services: Mass of Christian Burial, on Tuesday October 29, 2013 at 11:30 A M,St . Mary Mother of Jesus R.C.Church Brooklyn. Burial wil follow in Ocean View Cemetery Amboy Road Staten Island, N Y.

Visitation: Friends will be received on Monday October 28,2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 P M

Cemetery: Ocean...

Dolores Talley

Oct 25, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Dolores A. Talley, 76, of Flagstaff, Ariz., a virtuoso pianist and church organist and a teacher who shared her passion for music with her students, died Oct. 25 in Flagstaff Medical Center. She was born Dolores Woodland in Stapleton, and moved to New Dorp in the 1950s. She relocated to Maryland in 1972 and...

Theresa Andriany

Oct 25, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Theresa Andriany, 96, of Tottenville, the loving matriarch of three generations of family, died Friday at home. Born and raised Theresa Testa in Irvington, N.J., she graduated from high school there. The family spent summers in Tottenville, and there she met Amedeo (Ammy) Andriany, and the couple fell in love. They were married in October 1938 and...

Joyce Motola

Oct 24, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Joyce A. Motola, 62, of Toms River, N.J., a homemaker who enjoyed decorating, died Thursday in Ocean Medical Center, Brick, N.J., after a long illness. Born Joyce Hasselman in Concord, she later lived in Rosebank. Mrs. Motola settled in Huguenot in 1995 and moved to Toms River 10 years ago....

Mary Cento

Oct 22, 2013

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Thursday, October 24,2013 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, October 23, 2013 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Margaret Quinn

Oct 20, 2013

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Thursday, October 24,2013 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, October 23,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Pinelawn Memorial Park

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Joan (Squire)

Oct 9, 2013

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Services: A 10:00 AM Funeral Service will be on Monday October 14,2013 at Grace Lutheran Church 1200 River Road, Teaneck NJ 07666.

Visitation: Friends will be received Sunday October 13, 2013 From 2-4-7-9 PM at Bedell -Pizzo Funeral Home.

Memorials: In Leiu of flowers donations in memory of Joan would be...

Ethel Donnelly

Oct 9, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Ethel Georgiana Donnelly, 91, of Santee, S.C., a former homemaker and nurse's aide, died Oct. 9 in the Magnolias of Santee Assisted Living Center. Born in Ethel Bender in West Brighton, she moved to Tottenville in the late 1940s before settling in Santee in 2009. A homemaker, Mrs. Donnelly worked as a nurse's aide...

Nicholas Favuzzi

Oct 9, 2013

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, October 12, 2013 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, October 10, 2013 & Friday, October 11, 2013 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Stephanie Vierno

Oct 6, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Stephanie Ann Vierno, 46, of Huguenot, a public school teacher and librarian who cherished her family, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The lifelong Staten Islander was born in Mariners Harbor. She moved with family to Huguenot as a girl in 1978 and remained in the community. A graduate of St. Joseph by-the-Sea High...

Edwin Murphy

Oct 6, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Edwin B. Murphy, 94, of Freehold, N.J., a retired salesman who was devoted to family, died Sunday in Centra State Medical Center, Freehold. Born in Rossville, he moved to Freehold in 2004. He graduated from St. Peter's Boys H.S., New Brighton, in 1936. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, serving aboard the USS...