Obituaries

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

Rufino Lopez

May 23, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Rufino Lopez, 88, of Rossville, a retired MTA transit maintenance worker and the loving patriarch of four generations, died Friday at home. Mr. Lopez was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He moved to Brooklyn in 1941. He served in the Merchant Marine. Mr. Lopez was a maintenance worker for 25 years for MTA. After his...

Achilles Sacchi

May 16, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:00

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Rosehill Crematory

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Lewis Falco

May 16, 2014

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Services: A 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday May 20, 2014 at Our Lady Help of Christin'S R.C. Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery

Visitation: Friends will be received on Sunday May 18 ,2014 and Monday May 19 ,2014 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery...

Lorraine Meys

May 13, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lorraine M. Meys, 51, of Huguenot, a school aide and a loving wife and mother, died Tuesday in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, after a brief illness. Born and raised Lorraine M. Lozito in Brooklyn, she graduated from Fontbonne Hall Academy in her native borough. Mrs. Meys earned a bachelor's degree in marketing at Pace University, Manhattan....

Patrick Agoglia

May 12, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, May 17, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, May 16, 2014 2-5 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Holmdel Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Elyse Lopez

May 11, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Elyse Marie Lopez, 28, a direct care supervisor who is remembered as a loving mother, died Sunday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton. Born in Grasmere, she grew up in Woodrow. In 2013, she relocated to Bluffton, S.C. She graduated from the former St. Peter's Girls High School, New Brighton. Ms. Lopez worked as a medical...