Obituaries
Violet Dowling
Jul 4, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Staten Islander Violet M. Dowling, 91, of Huguenot, a retired medical secretary, died Wednesday in the Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Violet M. Douglas in Quebec, Canada, she was brought to Brooklyn as a child and moved to Huguenot in 1992. She graduated from the Secretarial School for Women in...
Kay Gambon
Jul 4, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Staten Island resident Kay Gambon, 85, of Tottenville, died Wednesday at home. Born Kay Knight in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., she attended General Brown Junior/Senior High School, Dexter, N.Y. She also lived in Florida before settling in Tottenville in 1961. In her leisure time, Mrs. Gambon enjoyed painting, cooking, knitting and traveling, especially...
Doreen Guglielmetti
Jun 29, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Doreen E. Guglielmetti, 45, of Midland Beach, a devoted wife and mother whose courage in the face of illness was inspirational, died Friday of cancer in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Doreen Corson in Travis, she graduated from Port Richmond High School. She met her future husband, Paul Guglielmetti, when her...
Bernice Giudice
Jun 23, 2012
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2-5 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Calverton National Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Ralph Perricone
Jun 20, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ralph J. Perricone, 86, of Tottenville, a retired government worker who was involved with Little League baseball for 48 years, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Queens, Mr. Perricone was raised at the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Mount Loretto, Pleasant Plains. He served in the U.S. Army...
Mary Kenny
Jun 7, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Staten Islander Mary M. Kenny, 89, of Bangor, Pa., the loving matriarch of four generations, died Thursday in Easton (Pa.) Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided for about six months. Born and raised Mary Stiemel in Manhattan, she moved to Stapleton in 1962 and to Dongan Hills in 1973. She...
Richard Shouldis
Jun 7, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Staten Islander Richard F. Shouldis, 48, of Prince's Bay, an imaging technician who enjoyed being with his family and riding his Harley-Davidson, died Thursday at home. Born in the Bronx, he moved with family first to Long Island, and then to Tottenville when he was 7 years old. He settled in Prince's...
Lena Arabia
Jun 6, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Brooklyn resident Lena Arabia, 93, of Rossville, died yesterday in Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, where she had been a patient for the past two months. Born in Brooklyn Lena Galdorisi, she moved to Rossville in 2005. A homemaker, she enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She especially...
Olga Glushko
Jun 5, 2012
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Services: St Joseph's RC Church-Rossville Friday, June 8, 2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, June 7,2012 7-9PM
Cemetery: St. Joseph's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville
Angelina Barone
Jun 5, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, June 9,2012 9:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, June 7,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM & Friday, June 8,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: St. Charles Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Gloria Buccola
May 31, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, June 2,2012 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, June 1, 2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: St. Charles Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Raffaela Iovele
May 27, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, May 30,2012 9:00AM- 9:30AM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Mary Zulferino
May 23, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mary K. Zulferino, 76, of Marlboro, N.J., a former Staten Island resident and retired bus matron, died yesterday in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, N.J. Born Mary K. McKenna in Brooklyn, she moved to New Springville in 2005. She settled in Marlboro in 2010. A homemaker, Mrs. Zulferino worked for 18 years as...
Rose Alster
May 23, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Friday, May 25, 2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, May 24,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Blanca Selleck
May 19, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Blanca Sofia Selleck, 82, of Pleasant Plains, a widely traveled, multilingual woman who became computer-literate in her late 70s, died Saturday in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills. The former Blanca Munoz was born in Bogota, Colombia. She came to the United States as a teenager, enrolled at Southern Seminary in...
Jennie Grimaldi
May 16, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Dongan Hills resident Jennie Grimaldi, 92, a retired seamstress who was devoted to her family, died Wednesday in the Staten Island University Hospital, � in Ocean Breeze. She was born and raised Jennie Coladonato in Brooklyn, and moved to Dongan Hills in 1969. Mrs. Grimaldi was a seamstress for more than 20...
Charles Bivona
May 14, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Thursday, May 17,2012 11:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, May 16,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Stefano Ficalora
May 9, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, May 14,2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, May 12,2012 3-5 & 7-9PM & Sunday, May 13,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Alfred Seiler
May 6, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Alfred E. Seiler, 91, of Huguenot, a retired subway trackman and a devout Catholic, died Sunday at home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to New Dorp in 1970 and settled in Huguenot in 1973. Mr. Seiler served as a medic in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attained the...
John Pirando
May 4, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- John P. Pirando, 90, a retired chemist and loving family man, died yesterday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Castleton Corners. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he graduated from Textile High School in Manhattan and earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the former Brooklyn Polytech Institute. He...
