Obituaries

Leonarda Pannone

Sep 26, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Island resident Leonarda (Nettie) Pannone, 88, a homemaker who will be remembered as loving, caring and generous, died Saturday at home. Born Leonarda Sciascia in Brooklyn, she moved to Tottenville in 1995, and relocated to Freehold in 2002. She was a member of the Howell (N.J.) Senior Center. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren...

George Abel

Sep 25, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d George Abel, 57, of Tottenville, a loving brother and longtime restaurant manager, died Friday at home. Born in Queens, Mr. Able moved to Huguenot in 1989. He had lived in Tottenville for the past 10 years. Mr. Abel had a 25-year career in restaurant management and most recently worked for Nuccis Restaurant, Tottenville. He graduated magna cum...

Albert Cote

Sep 22, 2015

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Services: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville Saturday, September 26, 2015 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, September 25, 2015 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Joseph's RC Church-Rossville

William Brown

Sep 21, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander William F. Brown, 93, a retired New York State conservation officer, World War II veteran and family patriarch, died Monday at his home in Toms River, N.J. Born in Prince's Bay, he moved with family to Rossville as a child. He also lived in Richmond Valley before settling in Tottenville, where he lived until...

Thomas Velten, Jr

Sep 20, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas J. Velten Jr., 84, of Prince's Bay, a U.S. Air Force veteran, retired FDNY firefighter, respected businessman and steadfast family man, died Sunday at home. The lifelong Staten Islander was born in Great Kills. He also lived in Dongan Hills and Tottenville before settling in Prince's Bay. Mr. Velten graduated from St. Peter's Boys' High School....

Eleanora Renda

Sep 18, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Eleanora (Carmelina) Renda, 92, of Prince's Bay, a retired seamstress whose family was most important to her, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born Eleanora Giuffre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she moved with family to Catania, Sicily, Italy, as a girl and grew up and married there. She immigrated to the United States when...

Michael Maffeo

Sep 16, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Michael Maffeo, 73, of Tottenville, a retired city Sanitation worker and school bus driver who was well-liked and devout in his faith, died Wednesday in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he graduated from New Utrecht High School in his native borough. He settled in Tottenville 43 years ago. Mr. Maffeo worked for...

Joseph Cassino

Sep 14, 2015

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Services: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church Saturday, September 19, 2015 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, September 19, 2015 8:30-9:45AM

Cemetery: St. Mary's Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church

Frank III

Sep 13, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank (Buddy) Kish III, 60, of Tottenville, a flight attendant and business owner whose life was centered on his family, died Sunday in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan. Mr. Kish was born and raised in Tottenville and graduated from Tottenville High School in 1973. After he and Marion Barberio wed in 1979, the couple lived in...

Paul Ulanich

Sep 11, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Paul Michael Ulanich, 77, of Pleasant Plains, a retired buildings and grounds superintendent and hardworking family man, died Friday in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md. He had been staying at his summer home in Berlin, Md. Born in Westland, Pa., he graduated from Hickory High School there. Mr. Ulanich first lived in Rosebank after coming to...

Frank Scalavino

Sep 10, 2015

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Services: Monday September 14,2015 a 10:00 Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Burial at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale N.Y.

Visitation: Staurday and Sunday from 2-5 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: St. Charles Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Star of...

John Devlin

Sep 5, 2015

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Services: A Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 11:00AM at Holy Child R.C. Church. Burial at Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, September 8, 2015 2-4 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Holy Child R.C....

Lawrence DeSantis

Sep 5, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lawrence DeSantis, 85, of Prince's Bay, a retired managing editor of United Press International and a respected figure in the fast-paced and competitive world of news agencies, died Saturday in Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he had lived in the same house in Dyker Heights for 53 years before moving to Prince's Bay three...

Richard Milnes

Sep 5, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Richard Milnes, 65, of Tottenville, a retired NYCHA construction project manager, contractor and construction foreman who loved sailing and traveling with his wife, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, after a long illness. The lifelong Staten Islander was born and raised in Great Kills and graduated from St. Peter's Boys High School. He attended...

Vincent Basile

Sep 5, 2015

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Services:

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon followed by burial at Resurrection Cemetery.

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Joseph Modugno

Aug 31, 2015

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Services: A 9:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday September 5, 2015 at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church

Visitation: Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Alice Dochnahl

Aug 30, 2015

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, September 1, 2015 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Arcangelo Longo

Aug 25, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Arcangelo Longo, 74, a retired lithographer and longtime Prince's Bay resident who most loved being with his family, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born and raised in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy, he immigrated to the United States in 1955, moving to Manhattan. He also lived in Brooklyn before settling in Prince's Bay...

Thomas McCracken

Aug 23, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Thomas M. McCracken, 55, of Laurel, Md., an independent technical consultant who loved sports, died Aug. 23 at home. Born in Richmond Valley, he grew up in Tottenville and graduated from Tottenville High School. Mr. McCracken attended Kings College in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. He had been working as an independent consultant for about 10...

George Cardile

Aug 22, 2015

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- George Cardile, 75, of Annadale, a retired school bus driver who was warm and personable, died Saturday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners, where he resided for two months. Mr. Cardile was born and raised in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn and graduated from Fort Hamilton High School....