OBITUARIES

Death notices from the Staten Island Advance

• AVA BARBARINO, 8 MONTHS
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ava Loren Barbarino, 8 months, of Old Bridge, N.J., died Nov. 30 in St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J., of complications from illnesses she had battled since birth.

• CARMEN FEBUS, 86
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Carmen R. Febus, 86, of Dongan Hills, a retired dressmaker and seamstress who loved to dance, died Sunday in the Carmel Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills.

• GALE ADAMS, 56
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gale Adams, 56, of Mariners Harbor, a retired secretary, died Nov. 20 at home.

• GERARD VALLES, 86
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former West Brighton resident Gerard W. Valles, a World War II veteran and avid fan of the football Giants, died Sunday in St. Luke's Hospital, Cornwall, N.Y. His age was 86.

• GUNHILD NELSON, 87
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Native Staten Islander Gunhild M. Nelson, 87, of Marlboro Township, N.J., a retired secretary, died Friday in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, N.J.

• JEANNETTE THOMPSON, 76
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Jeannette A. Thompson, 76, of Lakewood, N.J., a retired administrative assistant, died Sunday in Ocean Medical Center, Brick, N.J.

• MICHAEL LOPEZ, 59
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Michael A. Lopez, 59, a longtime resident of Huguenot and father of four, died Friday at his Queen Creek, Ariz., home.

• PATRICK DEVINE, 77
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Patrick A. Devine, a retired police officer who enjoyed spending time with family, died Monday at home. His age was 77.

• STANLEY SKORNEY, 87,
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Stanley J. Skorney, 87, of Stamford, Conn., a Staten Island native and retired bus driver, died Saturday at home.

• STEVEN SIEDENBURG, 58
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Staten Islander Steven Richard Siedenburg, 58, of East Rutherford, N.J., an elevator-repair supervisor, died yesterday at home.

• ANTHONY PISCOPO, 72
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Anthony T. Piscopo Jr., 72, of Hendersonville, N.C., a retired butcher and former Staten Island resident, died Saturday in St. Joseph Mission Hospital, Asheville, N.C.

• CHRISTINE DENTE, 100
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Christine Dente, 100, of Stowe, Vt., a retired elementary school paraprofessional who liked to socialize, died Wednesday in Manor Nursing Home, Morrisville, Vt.

• MARCO FAVALORO, 92
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Marco J. Favaloro, 92, of Port Richmond, a retired city Santiation worker who enjoyed woodworking, died yesterday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners.

• MATTHEW MCINTYRE, 75
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Matthew T. McIntyre, 75, a retired telephone company sales representative who enjoyed golfing, died Tuesday at his home in Pompano Beach, Fla., where he had lived since 1990.

• NORMA RYAN, 70
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Norma L. Ryan, 70, a lover of nature who cherished spending time with her family, died Thursday in Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, N.J., of lung cancer.

• THOMAS FUIMO, 58
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Thomas Fuimo, 58, of Delran, N.J., a truck driver who cherished spending time with his family, died Thursday in Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, N.J.