Obituaries

George Kerber
Jun 30, 2014
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Services: Memorial service at a later date
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Ethel VanPelt
Jun 30, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, July 7, 2014 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, July 6, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church

Gary Zmigrodski
Jun 29, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gary Zmigrodski, 59, of Tottenville, a sales representative who liked building model airplanes, died Sunday in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills, after a long battle with cancer. The lifelong Tottenville resident graduated from McKee High School. Mr. Zmigrodski worked for 20 years as a sales representative for Thomas' English Muffins in Totowa, N.J. He...
Bernard Stein
Jun 29, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Bernard Stein, 87, a retired city police detective lieutenant and World War II veteran, died Sunday in his Tottenville home. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Staten Island in 1964. He was a member of the city Police Department for 35 years, attaining the rank of detective lieutenant. He then worked in security for an import firm...
Lucrezia Pagnotta
Jun 27, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lucrezia Pagnotta, 80, of Rossville, a retired paraprofessional and a loving mother and grandmother, died Friday in Calvary Hospital, Brooklyn. Born Lucrezia Squicciarini in Brooklyn, she moved to Rossville in 2007. Mrs. Pagnotta was a paraprofessional for the former city Board of Education for 22 years, retiring in 1998. A graduate of Bay...

Thomas McWeeney
Jun 25, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas Roger McWeeney, 87, of Tottenville, a retired food service worker who was dedicated to his family, died June 25, at home. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he grew up in Brooklyn. He moved to Midland Beach in 1974 and lived there until 2004, when he moved to Tottenville to live with his daughter, Kathleen McWeeney. Mr. McWeeney...

Kenneth Soloman
Jun 24, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Tottenville resident Kenneth Soloman, 56, a retired boat operator who loved boats and being near the water, died Tuesday in Addeo Hospice House, Egbertville, shortly after admission. Mr. Soloman attended Tottenville High School. He worked for 15 years as a boat operator for International Technologies in the marine environmental industry, helping clean up oil spills. He...

Fanny D'Orazio
Jun 23, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, June 30, 2014 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, June 29, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church
Charles Milazzo
Jun 23, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:30AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2-4 & 7-10PM
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital in Charles' name would be appreciated.
Cemetery: Holy Cross Burial Park
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Mary Anderson
Jun 16, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mary Ellen Anderson, 76, a retired secretary who was an ardent supporter of animals and their well-being, died Monday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. She was born in Nyack, N.Y., and moved to Port Richmond with her family as a child. Ms. Anderson attended Port Richmond High School and earned her...

William Farrow
Jun 11, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d William Farrow, 65, of Rossville, a retired hospitality worker who had a passion for music, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Farrow was born and raised in Queens and graduated from Thomas Edison High School in his native community. He attended Queensborough Community College. In 2007, he moved to Rossville to care for his mother, Adelaide Lutestanski. He...
Barbara Cannizzaro
Jun 10, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Prince's Bay resident Barbara Ann Cannizzaro, 75, a retired school secretary who loved writing journals and love letters to her grandchildren, died Tuesday at home. Born Barbara Ann Kirilenko in South Beach, she had lived in Prince's Bay for 56 years. A graduate of New Dorp High School, Mrs. Cannizzaro held an associate's degree in applied...

Beth Benham
Jun 10, 2014
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Services: Immediate Cremation
Visitation:
Cemetery: Cremation Will Be Private
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Sebastiana Siracusa
Jun 7, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Sebastiana Siracusa, 97, of Tottenville, a homemaker who enjoyed driving, died Saturday at home. She was born Sebastiana Cicciari in Manhattan. She was a Brooklyn resident until 1990, when she relocated to Tottenville. She graduated from New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn. Primarily a homemaker, she had also worked as a seamstress. One of her favorite pastimes was...

Harold Schultz
Jun 5, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Harold Schultz, 68, of Great Kills, an information technology director for the city Health and Hospitals Corp. and a volunteer coach, died Thursday at Eger Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Schultz moved to Great Kills in 1996. He was information technology director for the city Health and Hospitals...
John Mattera
Jun 4, 2014
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Services: Funeral Blessing Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, June 9, 2014 7:00PM Interment of ashes at Resurrection Cemetery Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 11:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Monday, June 9, 2014 4-8PM
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Friends of Carmel Richmond Nursing Home
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten...

Robert Grant
Jun 1, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Robert Grant, 77, of Lincroft, N.J., a retired bookkeeper and devoted family man who had a passion for music, died Sunday in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, N.J. Born and raised in Quincy, Mass., he graduated from Quincy High School in 1954. Mr. Grant served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War era,...
Florence Pellecchia
May 31, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Former Staten Islander Florence Pellecchia, 77, of Venice, Fla., a loving matriarch who enjoyed hosting dinners for her family, died Saturday in Venice Regional Hospital. Born Florence Donnaruma in Brooklyn, she moved to Oakwood in 1968 and to Woodrow 19 years later. She had lived in Florida since 1999. Mrs. Pellechia was a data entry operator at...
Joseph Guddemi
May 28, 2014
fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Joseph A. Guddemi, 62, of Prince's Bay, a property manager and loving son, father and grandfather, died Wednesday in his home. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Guddemi moved to South Beach as a child. He had lived in Prince's Bay for nearly 50 years. He attended Tottenville High School, and was a self-employed property...

William Quirk
May 25, 2014
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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:00AM
Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, May 27, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)
Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home
Church: Our Lady Help of Christians R.C.Church