Obituaries
James Lafferty
Jan 14, 2016
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Oakwood resident James P. Lafferty, 88, a retired court clerk who was role model and steadfast family man, died Thursday at home. Born and reared in Brooklyn, he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in his native borough. Mr. Lafferty was a clerk at Brooklyn Supreme Court for more than 30 years, until retiring in 1988....

Mary Ferguson
Jan 10, 2016
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Mary Ferguson, 76, of Prince's Bay, a retired bank employee who enjoyed being active and with her family, died Sunday at home. The Rosebank native was born Mary Starrantino. She had lived in Prince's Bay for 51 years. A graduate of New Dorp High School, she worked as a mortgage clerk at Richmond County Savings Bank. Mrs....

RoseMarie Lustbader
Jan 9, 2016
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Services: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, January 13, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM & Thursday, January 14, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: St. Charles Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
John Giordano
Jan 9, 2016
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d John Joseph Giordano, 39, of Tottenville, a computer engineer who enjoyed being an uncle and playing hockey, died Saturday at home. Born and raised in Midland Beach, he moved to Tottenville in 1995. The New Dorp High School graduate earned a degree from DeVry University, New Brunswick, N.J. He worked at Intel as an engineer. Mr. Giordano...

Catherine Heney
Jan 8, 2016
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Services: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church Saturday, January 16, 2016 9:30AM
Visitation:
Cemetery: St. Peter's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church

Jsoseph Mangano
Jan 1, 2016
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Services: Funeral Service on Tuesday January 5,2016 at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home 10:00 AM
Visitation: Monday January 4,2015 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Ebba Olsen
Jan 1, 2016
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Services: 11:00AM Funeral Service on January 6, 2016
Visitation: Wednesday January 6,2016 9:30AM to ll:00AM
Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Diane Wurzler
Dec 31, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Eltingville resident Diane Louise Wurzler 59, a loving mother and retired administrative clerk, died Thursday in the Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners, where she had resided for 10 years. Born and raised Diane Kingett in Pleasant Plains, she moved to Eltingville 27 years ago. A graduate of Tottenville High School, she worked...

Valerie Bertan
Dec 31, 2015
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Services: Tuesday January 5,2016, A Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM Our Lady Help of Christian's R.C.Church. Internment at Resurrection Cemetery
Visitation: Monday January 4, 2016 From 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians...

Arminda O'Neill
Dec 30, 2015
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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Monday, January 4, 2016 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, January 3, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Rosedale Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church
Jack Milici
Dec 30, 2015
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Services: St. Clare's RC Church Monday, January 4, 2016 9:45AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, January 2, 2016 7-9PM & Sunday, January 3, 2016 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Clare's RC Church
Maria Ferlazzo
Dec 29, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Maria Ferlazzo, 78, of Meiers Corners, a homemaker and skilled needlecrafter whose family was the center of her life, died Tuesday at home. Born Maria Laudani in Alcamo, Sicily, Italy, she immigrated to the United States in 1970, moving to Meiers Corners. Mrs. Ferlazzo cherished her family and enjoyed being with them, especially her grandchildren. She was...
Robert Cooper
Dec 24, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Rosebank resident Robert E. Cooper, 84, a Korean War veteran, retired city Sanitation worker and family man, died Thursday in Brandywine Senior Living at Howell, N.J., where he had resided for three months. Born in Brooklyn, he moved with family to Mariners Harbor as a teenager and attended McKee High School. Mr. Cooper served as a...
Alfonso Farruggia
Dec 24, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Alfonso (Al) Farruggia, 64, of Huguenot, a retired bank computer programmer and steadfast family man who enjoyed the beach and fishing, died Thursday in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan. Born in Sciacca, Sicily, Italy, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager with his family in 1965, moving to Brooklyn. Mr. Farruggia graduated from New Utrecht...
Robert DeForge
Dec 21, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Robert DeForge Sr., 81, of Charleston, a longtime Staten Islander, retired gas station owner and mechanic, U.S. Navy veteran and family man, died Monday at home. Born and raised in Winooski, Vt., he attended from Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vt. Mr. DeForge served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1955. A seaman, he saw duty...

Gordon Rugg, Sr
Dec 20, 2015
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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Wednesday, December 23, 2015 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, December 22, 2015 1-4 & 7-10
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church

Adeline Scionti
Dec 19, 2015
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Services: 10:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, December 28,2015 St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church. Burial at St Johns Cemetery , Queens NY
Visitation: Sunday December 27,2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC...
William Marsh
Dec 18, 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d William (Pop) Marsh, 86, of Richmond Valley, a retired FDNY lieutenant, veteran, registered nurse and volunteer coach who was dedicated to his family and his faith, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, after a fall at his home. The lifelong Staten Islander was born and raised in Tottenville and graduated from St. Mary's High...
Angelo Carletto
Dec 16, 2015
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Friday, December 18, 2015 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, December 17,2015 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Patricia Quinn
Dec 15, 2015
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Services: Memorial Service at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, December 19, 2015 3:00PM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home-Memorial Visitation Saturday, December 19, 2015 2-6PM
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home