Obituaries
Michael Hughes
Jun 15, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michael E. Hughes, 48, of Bayville, N.J., a former construction worker and lover of the Jersey Shore, died Saturday at his home. Born in Bay Ridge, Mr. Hughes moved to Great Kills in 1992. Several years later, he relocated to Antigua, and 10 years, after that he moved to Bayville. He graduated from McKee High School and...
Pauline Lambertson
Jun 10, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Pauline H. Lambertson, 90, of Punta Gorda, Fla., a former U.S. postal worker and an animal lover with a zest for traveling, died Monday in the Life Care Center of Punta Gorda. Born Pauline Vorek in Manhattan, she was brought to West Brighton as a child. She lived in Prince's Bay and Huguenot before relocating to Punta...
Irene Miller
Jun 10, 2013
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Services: Immediate Cremation
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Frank Tavolaro
Jun 9, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Huguenot resident Frank Tavolaro, 77, a retired cabinet maker and furniture refinisher, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital South, Prince's Bay. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Tavolaro lived in Brooklyn and Queens before moving to Tottenville. He settled in Huguenot in 1978. He was a graduate of Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn. Mr. Tavolaro worked...
Peter Fox
Jun 5, 2013
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, June 8,2013 12:30PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, June 8,2013 10:00-1:00PM
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions in Peter's name to The Wounded Warriors OR NY Burn Center would be appreciated.
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
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Anne Murphy
Jun 4, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Anne C. Murphy, 66, of Dongan Hills, a retired hairstylist and cook who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, died Tuesday at home. Born Anne Granati in Brooklyn, she graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1965. She lived in Pleasant Plains for many years before settling in Dongan Hills eight years ago. Mrs. Murphy was...
William Smith
Jun 3, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Manhattan resident William H. Smith, 52, a plumber and former Staten Islander, died Monday at home. Born in Eltingville and raised in Prince's Bay, he also lived in Annadale before settling in Manhattan several months ago. He graduated from Tottenville High School in 1979 and then began his career as a self-employed plumber. He enjoyed fishing and...
Francisca Reyes
Jun 1, 2013
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Tuesday, June 4,2013 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, June 4,2013 9:00-10:30AM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Lynda Devaney
Jun 1, 2013
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Services: Memorial Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Saturday, June 8,2013 10:15AM
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church
Deborah Vass
May 29, 2013
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, May 31,2013 8:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, May 31,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: The Greenwood Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
William Gorman
May 28, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d William Gorman, 87, of Oakwood, a baseball fan and avid golfer, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in New Dorp, Mr. Gorman moved to Marshalls Creek, Pa., in 1985 and lived there for 15 years. In 2000, he returned to Staten Island and settled in Oakwood. Mr. Gorman graduated from New Dorp High...
Damian Russo
May 25, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Damian C. Russo, 35, of Pleasant Plains, whose joyful spirit, zest for life and compassion for others were a shining example to all who knew him, died Saturday at home, of complications of cardiopulmonary disease. The lifelong Staten Islander was born with Down syndrome and cardiac anomalies, and was given up for adoption within hours of his...
Josephine Maklari
May 21, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Josephine Maklari, 96, of Tottenville, a homemaker who was active in several organizations, died Monday at home. Born Josephine Elizabeth Chmura, she lived her entire life in Tottenville, moving only once to another house in the neighborhood at the age of 8. She graduated from Tottenville High School and was a parishioner of Our Lady Help of...
Michael French
May 21, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michael G. French, 53, of Huguenot, a city mechanic, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Brooklyn, he settled in Huguenot in 1961. Mr. French worked for 30 years as a mechanic for the New York City Department of Sanitation, working out of the Travis division. He retired in 2010. Mr. French graduated...
Lawrence Naeder
May 21, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Lawrence H. (Giggy) Naeder, 77, of Tottenville, the borough's first deputy chief of operations for the city Department of Parks and Recreation, died Tuesday at home. Born and raised in Richmond Valley, he settled in Tottenville in 1958. Mr. Naeder served for 37 years with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation....
Mary Flanagan
May 17, 2013
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Tuesday, May 21,2013 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday,May 20,2013 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Richard Kempton
May 15, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Richard W. Kempton Sr., 74, of Rossville, a fourth-generation Staten Islander who was a devout Roman Catholic, died Wednesday at home. Born in Rosebank, Mr. Kempton also lived in New Brighton and Stapleton before settling in Rossville 45 years ago. At McKee High School, he wrote for the school newspaper and belonged to...
Donna Albert
May 15, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Donna Albert, 86, of Tottenville, a loving mother and grandmother who ran the neighborhood food pantry at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Donna McDermott in Brooklyn, she moved to Tottenville with her family as a child, and remained there for the rest of...
Anthony Renda
May 8, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Anthony Renda, 51, of Tottenville, a car dealership co-owner and general manager, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Renda was raised in Brooklyn and settled in Tottenville in 1999. Mr. Renda worked for 17 years as the co-owner and general manager at Fordham Toyota in the Bronx. He was a...
Leonard Mazzarisi
May 5, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Leonard J. Mazzarisi, 88, of Richmond, a practicing attorney, died Sunday in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, following a brief illness. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he knew from an early age he wanted to be an attorney, writing about his goal in the autograph album of his PS 97 elementary school. He graduated from Lafayette...
