Obituaries

Born on March 16, 1921, long-time Staten Island resident Gloria Amoury died peacefully at home in Manhattan more than 100 years later, on September 13, 2021. Daughter of the late Dr. Emanuel Amoury and Hannah Balish Amoury, Gloria grew up in Port Richmond, attending Notre Dame Academy High School and earning a Bachelor’s degree from […]

Laura Smigielski (nee Bros) 86, of West Brighton passed away on September 11th, after a brief illness.  Laura was a lifelong Staten Islander.  Born in Port Richmond in 1934, she attended St. Adalbert’s School and graduated from Port Richmond HS.  She married her husband Alex in 1959 and settled in West Brighton.  They were married […]

Richard Vincent Stefanski, Jr.  Lifelong Staten Island resident Richard Vincent Stefanski Jr. passed away on September 9, 2021 after a year long battle with end stage kidney disease. Rich was a 1986 graduate of St. Joseph by the Sea High School and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Apprenticeship Training Program.  A journeyman electrician, he […]

CARMEN MILLIE RIVERA (75) passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, September 4, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Carmen is predeceased by her daughter Enid. She is survived by her daughters Lizzie and Diana, her son Adrian, and her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Carmen raised her children with love and devotion. She was a […]

It is with a heavy heart we regret to announce the passing of my mother Ana Celia Gonzalez (Angie) 75, on August 30, 2021. She will be remembered as an amazing woman who loved and was loved and will always be missed.  She is survived by her daughters Ana Veronica, Thaimy and Carmen; and her […]