Obituaries
Joseph Affatato
Jan 30, 2012
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Thursday, February 2,2012 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, February 1,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Josephine O'Rourke
Jan 30, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Josephine O'Rourke, 101, of Lakewood N.J., a longtime Greenridge homemaker renowned for her skills in the kitchen, died Monday in Ocean Medical Center, Brick, N.J. Born Josephine Scimeca in Manhattan, Mrs. O'Rourke moved to Staten Island in 1914, settling Greenridge. She moved to New Jersey eight years ago. A homemaker, she liked to...
Joseph Calderone
Jan 26, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Joseph J. Calderone, 91, of Prince's Bay, a loving family man who doted on his grandchildren, died Thursday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Castleton Corners Born in Brooklyn, he lived most of his life there, until moving to Prince's Bay in 1995. Mr. Calderone was a longtime construction worker,...
John Capodanno
Jan 22, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Former Staten Islander John S. Capodanno, 79, a retired textile industry manager, died Sunday in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Pembroke Pines, Fla. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Capodanno moved to Annadale in 1978. He also lived in Greensboro, N.C., before settling in Pembroke Pines in 1996. He worked as a manager in the textile...
Joseph Brady
Jan 21, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Joseph Brady, 85, of Tottenville, a retired city Sanitation Department worker, died yesterday at home. Born in Richmond Valley, he moved to Tottenville about 10 years ago. A graduate of McKee High School, he worked for city Department of Sanitation at the Fresh Kills landfill for 23 years. He retired in the early...
Madeline Reed
Jan 21, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Madeline C. Reed, 87, a retired Metropolitan Life Insurance Company clerk, died on Saturday in Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J. Born Madeline Foley in Manhattan, Mrs. Reed moved to West Brighton in 1950. She moved to Prince's Bay in 1957 and in 2000 she moved to Middletown, N.J. After nine years...
Suzan Molinaro
Jan 17, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, January 23,2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturdday, January 21,2012 7-9PM & Sunday, January 22,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Dr. Norman Brown
Jan 17, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Longtime Arden Heights resident Dr. Norman G. Brown, 82, a loving family man and a retired dentist who loved basketball, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in the Bronx. He settled in Arden Heights in 1974. Dr. Brown earned his bachelor of science degree...
Carol Araneda
Jan 13, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Carol Araneda, 73, of Meiers Corners, died Friday at the Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Meiers Corners. Born Carol Roberti in Canarsie, Brooklyn, she moved to Rossville in 1995, and to Toms River, N.J., in 2001 before moving back to the Island to Meiers Corners a year-and-a-half ago. A homemaker, she...
Frances Carbone
Jan 12, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Frances Carbone, 83, of Huguenot, a retired executive secretary who enjoyed cooking, traveling and being around people, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Frances Fatuzzo in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, she remained in the community until 2005, when she settled with her husband in Huguenot. She worked for 25 years as...
Alfina Jones
Jan 10, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Alfina Joyce Jones, 66, of Tottenville, a homemaker, died yesterday at home. Born Alfina Lapcevic in New Dorp Beach, she moved to Liverpool, N.Y., in 1975. In 1976, she returned to the Island and settled in Tottenville. A homemaker, Mrs. Jones worked as a model for several years at Macy's...
Sonny Leon
Jan 8, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Leon (Sonny) Lucchesi, 78, of Pleasant Plains, a retired firefighter and father of three, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in the Bronx, he moved to downtown Manhattan when he 13 years old, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the former...
Rosemary Viso
Jan 5, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, January 9,2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, January 8,2011 2-5 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Doris Winters
Jan 5, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Doris Winters, 81, a resident of Clove Lakes Heath Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born and raised in Eltingville, Ms. Winters lived in a number of communities throughout Staten Island, including Great Kills, Travis, New Brighton, Midland Beach and Sea View. The last...
Manuel Tirado
Jan 4, 2012
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Services: St. Joseph's RC Church Monday, January 9,2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Saturday, January 7,2012 & Sunday, January 8,2012 2-4, & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Theresa Catalano
Jan 2, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Theresa Catalano, 92, of Tottenville, the loving matriarch of three generations, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, in Ocean Breeze. She was born Theresa Inga in Newark. She moved to Seaside, N.J., in 1990, and settled in Tottenville in 1995. Mrs. Catalano retired from the Woodbridge Township School District in New Jersey,...
Philip Gebbia
Dec 31, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Former Staten Islander Philip J. Gebbia, 66, of Cape Coral, Fla., a retired printer and business owner, died Dec. 31 in Sunrise Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to New Springville in 1980 and to Prince's Bay in 1988. He relocated to Cape Coral in 2010. A...
Frances Cupo)
Dec 30, 2011
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Services: Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 AM on Tuesday January 3, 2012 at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church
Visitation: Monday January 2,2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral home
Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church...
Ralph Jager
Dec 27, 2011
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, December 29,2011 9:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, December 28,2011 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Edward Matthes Jr
Dec 21, 2011
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Remembered for his love of the outdoors, Edward A. Matthes Jr., a native Staten Islander and the devoted patriarch of three generations, died Wednesday at his home in Pine Bush, N.Y. His age was 80. He grew up in Richmond Valley and Pleasant Plains, and attended Tottenville High School. He lived for many...
