Obituaries

Marjorie Linane

Feb 1, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Native Staten Islander Marjorie Linane, 86, of Tottenville, a homemaker, died Saturday in Golden Gate Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Meiers Corners, where she had been living since last August. Born Marjorie Glisman in Prince's Bay, she settled in Tottenville in 1950, and was a graduate of Tottenville High School. Mrs. Linane worked as an operator with...

Angelo Cardinale

Jan 30, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Angelo Cardinale, 76, of Tottenville, a retired bakery owner who enjoyed spending time with his family, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Sicily, he moved to Brooklyn in 1961 and to Tottenville in 1989. He was the owner of the Luna Rossa Bakery in Tottenville for 50 years and retired about six...

Thomas Lavin

Jan 29, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Thomas P. Lavin, 92, of Princes Bay, a World War II veteran and retired railroad police captain, died Jan. 29 in Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills. Mr. Lavin was born in Dongan Hills and grew up in Pleasant Plains. He settled in Princes Bay in 1947. He graduated from St. Peter's Boys High School...

Kelli Rock

Jan 27, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 30, 2014 & Friday, January 31, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Silvermount Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Gerlando Costanza

Jan 26, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Gerlando (Jerry) Costanza, 86, of Dongan Hills, a retired businessman who is remembered for his joyful spirit and his devotion to his family, died Sunday at home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to Staten Island in 1990. Mr. Costanza owned Vicki's Sportswear, a clothing manufacturing business, until retiring in the early 1980s. He had many...

John Riggio

Jan 26, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d John A. Riggio, 47, of Annadale, a data storage company supervisor and devoted family man, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, of anaphylactic shock. Born in Brooklyn, he moved with family to Annadale as a boy in 1977. Mr. Riggio graduated from Tottenville High School. He worked as a supervisor for Internap, Manhattan, and...

John Araneda

Jan 21, 2014

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Services: St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church Monday, January 27, 2014 9:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, January 25, 2014 7-9PM & Sunday, January 26, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Pinelawn Memorial Park

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Thomas The Apostle RC Church

Grace Killeen

Jan 20, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Tottenville resident Grace A. Killeen, 74, a retired parish secretary and pharmacy clerk who was devoted to her family, died Monday at home. The former Grace A. Cirillo was born and raised in the Bronx. She settled in Tottenville in 1971. Mrs. Killeen worked as a clerk in the former J & J Pharmacy, Tottenville, from...

Edward Johnson, Sr

Jan 18, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Staten Islander Edward Johnson Sr., 72, of Richmond Valley, a retired city Sanitation mechanic who was renowned for his welding skills, died Saturday in Staten Island University Hospital, in Prince's Bay. Born in Annadale, Mr. Johnson graduated from Tottenville High School. Mr. Johnson also lived in several South Shore communities before moving to Richmond Valley in...

Valerie Lavin

Jan 18, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church Saturday, February 22,2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Friday, February 21, 2014 3-7PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C.Church

Enrico Corapi

Jan 18, 2014

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Services: Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, January 21 ,2014 at Resurrection Cemetery at 10:00 AM.

Visitation: NO VISITATION

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Anne Pistek

Jan 16, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Native Staten Islander Anne Pistek, 89, a homemaker, died Thursday in the Carmel-Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills, where she had been a resident since 2007. Born Anne Weening and raised in Tottenville, she graduated from Tottenville High School in 1942. While there, she was in the Latin Club. She attended...

Frank Paoluccio, Sr

Jan 9, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Frank V. Paoluccio, 77, of Sunnyside, a retired MTA bus driver who loved to coach Little League and follow baseball, died Thursday at home. Born in New Brighton, he settled in Sunnyside in 1993. Mr. Paoluccio graduated from McKee High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Thaddeus Parker destroyer escort as...

Deborah Napoli

Jan 9, 2014

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Monday, January 13, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Saturday, January 11, 2014 7-9PM & Sunday, January 12, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Memorials: In lieu of flowers,contributions to Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center would be appreciated.

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)...

Lila Montalbano

Jan 4, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Staten Islander Lila M. Montalbano, 61, of Huguenot, a registered nurse who enoyed traveling and helping others, died Saturday at home. Born Lila Matsen in Rossville, she moved to Huguenot in 1983. She worked as a registered nurse at Staten Island Heart, retiring in 2011. After graduating from Tottenville High School, Mrs. Montalbano earned a bachelor's...

Esther Paugh

Jan 3, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Esther S. Paugh, 97, of Tottenville and Ocean Grove, N.J., who's family and church were very important to her, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Born Esther A. Sorensen in Perth Amboy, N.J., she moved to Tottenville as an infant. She and her daughter recently rebuilt their Ocean Grove home after Hurricane Sandy's destruction,...

Anna Schacht

Jan 3, 2014

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Services: St. Leo the Great RC Church Monday, January 6, 2014 10:30AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Sunday, January 5, 2014 2-9PM

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery (Staten Island)

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

Church: St. Leo the Great R.C. Church

Louis Messina

Jan 2, 2014

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Longtime Staten Islander Louis (John) Messina, 69, of Pleasant Plains, a retired finish carpenter who loved animals, died Thursday in the Addeo Hospice, in Egbertville, after a week's stay. Born in Barberton, Ohio, he was brought to Rosebank as a child and grew up there. He settled in Pleasant Plains in 1989. After graduating from New Dorp...

Dolores Paronich

Dec 31, 2013

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Services: Our Lady Help of Christian's RC Church Saturday, January 4, 2014 10:00AM

Visitation: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home Thursday, January 2, 2014 & Friday, January3, 2014 2-4 & 7-9PM

Cemetery: Ocean View Cemetery

Location: Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home

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

Augusta Montalbano

Dec 29, 2013

fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Lifelong Staten Islander Augusta (Gussie) Montalbano, 95, died Sunday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Richmond Valley, she remained there her entire life, in her family's homestead on Murray Street, until she shifted to Rosebank six months ago. Ms. Montalbano was a beloved fixture behind the counter at Montalbano's, the family-owned Italian specialty store...