Obituaries

Thomas Tolino, Sr
Dec 14, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Pleasant Plains resident Thomas J. Tolino Sr., 49, a machine operator and devoted grandfather who loved boating, died Friday at home. A graduate of Tottenville High School, he worked as a machine operator on Staten Island. In his leisure hours, Mr. Tolino enjoyed being on the water in his boat, the Hey Hon. Most especially, though,...

Henry Taynor
Dec 13, 2012
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Services:
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Robert Wallin
Dec 12, 2012
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Services: Saturday December 15,2012 at 3:00PM at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home.
Visitation: Friends will be received on Saturday December 15,2012 From 2-4-7-9 . Private cremation.
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
John Murphy
Dec 10, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Thursday, December 13,2012 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, December 12,2012 2-5 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

George DelGrosso
Dec 9, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander George Del Grosso, 80, a retired clerk, died Sunday in Mount Sinai Hospital. Born in Tottenville, he settled in Stapleton 40 years ago. Mr. Del Grosso worked for 12 years as a clerk with the Department of Sanitation in Travis. He retired in 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Del Grosso worked for 18 years...
Frances Ryan
Dec 8, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Frances Ryan, 77, a retired deputy director of the former Willowbrook State School, died Saturday in the Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Frances Ryan in Tottenville, she resided in the community her whole life. Ms. Ryan graduated from St. Mary's High School, Perth Amboy. She received her registered...
Michael Wallace
Dec 8, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Michael V. Wallace, 66, of Richmond Valley, a retired mechanical engineer, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Manhattan, he also lived in Queens before he was brought to Tottenville as a child. He settled in Richmond Valley in 1985. Mr. Wallace worked for six years as a mechanical...
John Schmittau
Nov 28, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Staten Islander and devoted family man John Schmittau, 45, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Schmittau relocated with his family to Tottenville in the mid-1970s. After graduating from Tottenville High School, he attended the College of Staten Island and began working for the city Sanitation Department...
Deborah DeSantis
Nov 27, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Deborah Ann DeSantis, 57, of Prince's Bay, died Tuesday at Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Dyker Heights before moving to Prince's Bay in August. A graduate of Fort Hamilton High School, she earned a bachelor's degree in education from Brooklyn College.She began her teaching career at Our Lady Guadalupe School...

Michele Pisacreta
Nov 26, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michele (Michael) Pisacreta, 82, of Great Kills, a retired cement worker, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born in Avellino, Italy, Mr. Pisacreta came to the United States in 1956, settling in Brooklyn. He moved to Great Kills 10 years ago. As a member of the cement and concrete workers union, Mr. Pisacreta worked...
Kenneth Schmidt
Nov 22, 2012
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Services: A Mass of Christian Burial on Monday , November 26, 2012 at Our Lady Help of Christian R.C. Church at 10:00 AM. Burial to follow at Moravian Cemetery .
Visitation: Sunday November 25, 2012 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Cemetery: Moravian Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church:...
Miriam Birchard
Nov 21, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Miriam Louise Birchard, 89, a longtime Tottenville resident and a retired special education teacher, died Nov. 21 at home. Born Miriam Zartman in Shamokin, Pa., she left home to attend Penn State University in State College, Pa., where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. She moved to Manhattan following her graduation in 1945, where she lived...

Rosa Gaccione
Nov 19, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, November 21,2012 12:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, November 20,2012 5-9PM & Wednesday, November 21,2012 9-11:30AM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Frederick Soffing
Nov 17, 2012
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Services: Tuesday November 20,2012 11:00 AM at Our Lady Help of Christian's R.C.Church
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday 2-4 & 7-9
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Jenna Cruz
Nov 17, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Jenna Rose Cruz, 24, of Tottenville, a paraprofessional who enjoyed working with special-needs children, died Saturday at Tri-Town Regional Hospital, Sidney, N.Y., of pulmonary edema. Born in New Dorp, she moved with family to Huguenot when she was 2 years old. She settled in Tottenville three years ago. A graduate of Tottenville High School, she attended the...

Thomas Nugent
Nov 16, 2012
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Services: Memorial service Monday November 26,2012 at 8:00 PM
Visitation: Memorial Visitation Monday From 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Eric Markowitz
Nov 15, 2012
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Services: Graveside Service, Sunday November 18,2012 at 1:00 PM Beth Isreal Cemetery, Woodbridge NJ
Visitation:
Joseph Carbone
Nov 14, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Joseph J. Carbone, 83, of Annadale, a retired garment industry executive and World War II veteran who enjoyed the arts and automobiles, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Carbone grew up in Brooklyn and attended Stuyvesant High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 15, serving as a fighter pilot,...

Debra Cruz
Nov 8, 2012
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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Tuesday, November 13,2012 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, November 12,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church

Beth Christoffersen
Nov 7, 2012
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Services: Graveside Service at OceanView Cemetery Tuesday, November 12,2012 1:00PM
Visitation:
Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home