Obituaries
Alexa Russo
Jan 12, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Alexa Rose Russo, whose sparkling eyes and wide smile lit up a room, died Saturday in her Annadale home. She was 7 years old. Alexa Rose was a special needs child who was born with a rare genetic disorder that didn't have a definitive diagnosis, but affected the strength in her trunk and legs. The developmental disorder...
Maria Mandara
Jan 9, 2013
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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Saturday, January 12,2013 8:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, January 11,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church
Richard Wolczanski
Jan 9, 2013
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Richard A. Wolczanski, 41, a caring and helpful Tottenville resident, died Wednesday in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, N.J. Born on Staten Island, Mr. Wolczanski lived in Tottenville, and briefly relocated to upstate New Paltz for two years in the early 1990s before returning to Tottenville. He worked for various construction companies in New York and New Jersey....
Jerrold Jennings
Jan 4, 2013
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Services: A 10:00 Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday January 7 , 2013 at Our Lady Help Of Christian's R. C. Church. Cremation will follow at Rosehill Crematory,Linden NJ.
Visitation: Friends will be received Sunday, January 6,2013 1-4 PM Only
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral...
Maria Galindo
Dec 31, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Maria Galindo, 83, of Little Egg Harbor, N.J., a retired bookkeeper who loved taking cruises with her husband, died Monday in JFK Medical Center, Edison, N.J. Born Maria Fernandez in Manhattan, she shifted to Brooklyn prior to moving to Pleasant Plains in 1955. She relocated to Little Egg Harbor in 1994. Mrs. Galindo worked as a bookkeeper...
Edward Cichminski
Dec 31, 2012
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Services: Immediate Cremation
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Frances Guidice
Dec 26, 2012
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Frances Guidice, 79, of Bulls Head, a devoted mother and grandmother, died Wednesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Frances Dimino in Manhattan, she lived most of her life in Brooklyn before settling in Bulls Head 15 years ago. Mrs. Guidice was a food service worker at James Madison High School...
Robert Cancelleri
Dec 20, 2012
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Saturday, December 22,2012 9:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, December 21,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Rosemary Stelmasiak
Dec 20, 2012
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Monday, December 24,2012 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, December 22,2012 7-9PM & Sunday, December 23,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Joan McGlynn
Dec 19, 2012
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, December 22,2012 7:45PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, December 22,2012 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
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...
