OBITS: Staten Island Advance 12 Nov 2005; Staten Island, Richmond co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: Staten Island Advance Death Notices http://www.statenislandadvance.com/ Amendola, Anthony Anthony Amendola of Annadale on November 10, 2005. Beloved husband of Josephine. Loving father of Michael and the late Edward. Dear brother of Ralph, Susanne, Annette and Elizabeth Browne. Fond mother-in-law of Pam. Admired brother-in-law of John. Cherished grandmother of Ava. Funeral from JOHN VINCENT SCALIA HOME FOR FUNERALS, 28 ELTINGVILLE BLVD. (AT ELTINGVILLE STATION), Monday 9 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial Our Lady Star of the Sea Church 9:45 A.M. Entombment Moravian Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 2-5 and 7-10 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/12/2005 - 11/13/2005. Castaldo, Mary Mary Castaldo of Oakwood on November 10, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Devoted mother of Patricia, Joseph, Mildred, Nora and Anthony. Cherished grandmother of Christopher, Brian, Jessica, Jonathan and James. Fond sister of Teresa, Louis and Rose. Reposing at Colonial Funeral Home, 2819 Hylan Blvd, corner of Tysens Lane. Friends may call Sunday and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 9:30 A.M. Our Lady of Pity Church. Interment Resurrection Ceme-tery. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/12/2005 - 11/13/2005. Daluise, Ruth Lynn Ruth Lynn Daluise of Huguenot on November 11, 2005. Beloved wife of Anthony. Loving mother of Adrienne, Jeffrey, Christopher, Thomas and Jenniefr. Dear sister of William Rogers and Richard Rogers. Cherished grandmother of April, Marissa, Deanna, Genna, Kyle, Jonathan, Ava Dakota, Joshua, Adrianna and Moriah. Funeral from JOHN VINCENT SCALIA HOME FOR FUNERALS, 28 ELTINGVILLE BLVD. (AT ELTINGVILLE STATION), Monday 10 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial Our Lady Star of the Sea Church 10:45 A.M. Interment Moravian Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will take place Sunday from 2-5; 7-10 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/12/2005 - 11/13/2005. Delaney, Thomas K. Thomas K. Delaney of West Brighton on November 11, 2005. Beloved husband of Joan (nee King). Loving father of William and Peter Delaney, Nancy Delaney Zwarycz and Carolyn Delaney. Dear father-in-law of Carol Genauer Delaney. Funeral Service Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Castleton Corners, on Wednesday 10 A.M. Interment Ocean View Cemetery, Friends will be received Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/12/2005 - 11/15/2005. Hill Sr., Herman H. Herman H. Hill Sr. (Retired Detective NYPD) of Sunnyside on November 11, 2005. Beloved husband of Eunice Hill. Loving father of Carol, Deborah, Herman H Jr., Michael and James Hill. Dear stepfather of Eunice Dietz, Robert Mattu and Susan Luciano. Also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral from Harmon Home for Funerals, 571 Forest Ave, West Brighton, Tuesday 9:15 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 10 A.M. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends will be received Monday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Pax Christi Hospice Program would be appreciated. K. Terrance McGinley, Director, Harmon Home for Funerals Locally Family Owned and Operated Staten Island's only member of the International Order of the www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/11/2005 - 11/13/2005. Repaci, Jennie (Chiappa) Jennie Repaci (nee Chiappa) on November 10, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Same Repaci. Dear mother of Andrew Rapaci, Grace Castelli and Robert J. Repaci Sr. Dear mother-in-law of RoseAnn Repaci and Robert Castelli. Fond sister of Rita Ferrari and the late George, Charles, John, Margaret and Frances Chiappa. Also survived by five grandchidren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral from Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home, 1289 Forest Ave, P.R., on Tuesday at 9 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial St. Teresa's R.C. Church 9:30 A.M. Interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Monday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home Family Owned www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/11/2005 - 11/14/2005. Supples, Audrey V. Audrey V. Supples of New Springville on November 10, 2005. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Michael Supples, Barbara Fevelo and the late Kim DeRenzo. Dear sister of Fran Moore, Leslie Lund and Marilyn McClurg. Devoted grandmother of Crissy Supples, Elizabeth Supples, Matthew Fevelo, John Favelo, Marissa Fevelo, Michael Supples, John DeRenzo and Matthew Supples. MATTHEW FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 2508 VICTORY BLVD. AT WILLOWBROOK RD., on Monday 11:30 A.M. Interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. www.SiLive.com/obits Published in the Staten Island Advance from 11/12/2005 - 11/13/2005. RUTH DALUISE, 69 Manhattan model enjoyed painting and gardening Saturday, November 12, 2005 Ruth Lynn Daluise, 69, a lifelong Staten Islander and former model, died yesterday of pneumonia in Staten Island 2005 University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in West Brighton, the former Ruth Lynn Rogers moved to Emerson Hill in 1963 and to Todt Hill in 1977. She settled in Huguenot in 1983. For most of her life, Mrs. Daluise was a homemaker. But from 1953 to 1956, she worked as a model for the former Ellen Knitwear in Manhattan. She was a graduate of St. Peter's Girls High School, New Brighton. Mrs. Daluise was very active in tennis and golf at the Richmond County Country Club, where she was a member. In her leisure, she liked to paint and garden. Mrs. Daluise was also a fan of all kinds of dance and music. "She was a very popular woman and was liked by everyone," said her son, Christopher. "She lived life to the fullest." In addition to her son, Christopher, surviving Mrs. Daluise are her husband of 49 years, Anthony; four more children, Adrienne, Jeffrey, Thomas and Jennifer; two brothers, William and Richard Rogers, and 11 grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday from the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville, with a mass at 10:45 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp. MICHAEL BETHEA, 36 Barber began cutting his friends' hair at the age of 11 Saturday, November 12, 2005 Funeral arrangements have been set for Michael Dexter Bethea, 36, the Graniteville Early 1990s barber who was shot in his Elm Park shop Tuesday night. Family members remember Mr. Bethea -- known to his friends as "Flex" -- as an avid churchgoer and music lover with a talent for the bass guitar. "He will never be forgotten," said his estranged wife, the former Lyn Darby. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Bethea grew up in the West Brighton Houses and settled in Graniteville last year. He began cutting his friends' hair when he was 11 years old. After graduating from barber school, he opened his own shop on Broadway in West Brighton, where he worked for about a decade. Mr. Bethea opened his new store, Made Men Cuts in Elm Park, three months ago. He joined the U.S. Army in 1991, serving until his discharge as a private first class. When he was younger, Mr. Bethea discovered his love of music as a member of All Saints Church of Christ in God, Port Richmond. While there, he played bass guitar in achurch band with two of his brothers, who played drums and keyboard -- he continued to do this at his current church, Mystery Soul Saving Station Church, Brooklyn. Mr. Bethea loved music, and would listen to jazz and the songs of Frank Sinatra. "He's loved and will always remain in my heart," said his companion of seven years, Luz Espada. In addition to his companion and his estranged wife, Lyn, surviving are his three sons, Michael Jr., Christopher Bluet-Bethea and Almighty Umajesty Bethea; his daughter, Lynquita Bethea; two stepsons, James and Eddie Steele; his parents, Mable and Artie C. Bethea Sr.; three brothers, Eddie, Artie Jr. and Emmanuel, and a sister, Rebekah Bethea Jackson. The funeral service will be Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Philip's Baptist Church, Port Richmond. Burial will be Tuesday in Calverton (L.I.) National Cemetery. The arrangements are being handled by the Dekalb Funeral Services, Brooklyn. MARY DeGAETANO, 90 Worked in New Dorp High School lunchroom Saturday, November 12, 2005 Former Midland Beach resident Mary DeGaetano, 90, a homemaker and avid card player, died Thursday at her home in Surfside Beach, S.C. Born in Manhattan, the former Mary Fuscaldo lived there for 45 years before moving to Midland Beach in 1960. In 1997, she relocated to Surfside Beach to live with her daughter. Mrs. DeGaetano was a homemaker for most of her married life. "She was a very devout mother and loved to be with her family," said her daughter, Sandra O'Connor. For 10 years, Mrs DeGaetano worked in the lunchroom of New Dorp High School. She stopped working in 1970. She loved to cook and to bowl with her friends -- taking part in the sport at the former Bowling on the Green in New Dorp until 1960. She also loved to play cards -- especially poker and 500 rummy. Mrs. DeGaetano was a parishioner of St. Michael's R.C. Church in Garden City, S.C. "She was the most wonderful mother in the world. She was always there to talk to. She never thought of herself, always everyone else," said her daughter. In addition to her daughter, Sandra, surviving Mrs. DeGaetano are her husband of 62 years, Antonio; her two sons, Anthony and Steven; a brother, Danny Fuscaldo; a sister, Anna Lonz; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. The funeral mass will be tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in St. Michael's Church. The arrangements, including cremation, are being handled by the Goldfinch Funeral Home, Murrells Inlet, S.C. JENNY REPACI, 92 Former Staten Islander enjoyed cooking, crocheting Saturday, November 12, 2005 Former Staten Islander Jenny Repaci, 92, of Lake Worth, Fla., a homemaker who also worked as a maintenance supervisor, died Thursday in JFK Medical Center, Lake Worth. Born Jenny Chiappa in Manhattan, she moved to Staten Island 46 years ago. She lived in several communities, including Dongan Hills for 20 years and Castleton Corners for another 15 years. She relocated to Lake Worth a decade ago. A homemaker for most of her life, Mrs. Repaci also worked for a time as a supervisor for an office cleaning company in Manhattan. She enjoyed crocheting and cooking. Mrs. Repaci was a former parishioner of St. Teresa's R.C. Church, Castleton Corners. Her husband, Samuel, died in 1975. Surviving are her two sons, Andrew and Robert J. Sr.; her daughter, Grace Castelli; a sister, Rita Ferrari; five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Tuesday from the Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home, Port Richmond, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Teresa's Church. Burial will be in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp. HERMAN HILL, 77 Volunteered in community, loved jazz, golf, poker Saturday, November 12, 2005 Herman H. Hill Sr., the borough's first African-American 1998 police detective, died of brain cancer yesterday at his Sunnyside home. The 77-year-old also was a decorated Korean War veteran, a retired Consolidated Edison supervisor, an avid traveler and a jazz fanatic. Brought to Harlem as a child from his native Florida, he later moved to the Bronx, where he graduated from Morris High School. Mr. Hill earned his bachelor's degree in history from Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., where he was a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. From 1951 to 1953, he served in the U.S. Army, seeing duty in the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star as a combat infantry group leader at T-Bone Hill. After his discharge, he attended graduate school at New York University, Manhattan, for two years, while considering whether to become a teacher or a police officer. "I took both exams and the Police Department called me first," Mr. Hill once told the Advance with a laugh. "They paid better." His 20-year career as a New York police officer began in 1955, when he was assigned to the 28th Precinct in Harlem. Within two years, he earned the gold shield and became a detective with the Narcotics Bureau. From the 1960s until his retirement in 1975, he was assigned to the South Shore's 123rd Precinct at its former Tottenville headquarters, and to the Mid-Island's 122nd Precinct in New Dorp. As a member of the Guardians Association, a fraternal order of African-American police officers, he helped recruit and prepare Latinos and African-Americans for the Police Department exam in the 1960s and 1970s. He also was a member of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. A ceremony held by the 123rd Precinct and the Sandy Ground Historical Society in 2003 recognized Mr. Hill for his service to the community as the first African-American detective on Staten Island. "He loved the Police Department," said his wife, Eunice Hill. After retiring from the NYPD in 1975, Mr. Hill became a customer service supervisor for Consolidated Edison in Manhattan until 1989. Mr. Hill lived in various North Shore communities, including Stapleton, St. George, and New Brighton, before settling in Sunnyside 10 years ago. An active member of the Richmond District, 369th Veterans Association, he served as the group's journal chairman in 2001, chaired the group's dinner-dance in 2004, and was that event's honoree in 2002. During his retirement, he was a member of Brothers with a Purpose, organized to help African-American youth in the community. In addition to his wife, Eunice, surviving are three sons, Herman Jr., Michael and James; two daughters, Carol and Deborah Hill; a stepson, Robert Mattu; two stepdaughters, Eunice Dietz and Susan Luciano; three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and his previous wife, the former Lilian Hooper. The funeral will be Tuesday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, Tompkinsville. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton. HENRY SCHENKEL, 68 Guitar player was member of Gospel Music Ministry Saturday, November 12, 2005 Native Staten Islander Henry (Hank) J. Schenkel Sr., 68, of Fountain, Mich., a retired city firefighter and community volunteer, died Tuesday in Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, Mich. Born in Grasmere, Mr. Schenkel graduated from New Dorp High School. He was a city firefighter to 15 years, assigned to companies in Harlem and Concord. He retired during the 1970s. With a passion for country-and-Western music, Mr. Schenkel started a Staten Island-based band called Shotgun Wedding -- he was the lead singer and bass guitar player. In 1978, he relocated to Miami, Fla., where he put to work the skills he learned in the FDNY, serving as a fire inspector for almost five years with Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue. Moving to Reno, Nev., in 1985, Mr. Schenkel worked as a security guard for JCPenney -- where he met his future wife, Jessie Baker Dziolek, who was then managing the women's clothing department. The couple married on Jan. 27, 1990. They moved to Free Soil , Mich. in 1987 and to Fountain in 2000. "He was very active in his community and served as a volunteer in many capacities. He had a wonderful sense of humor, which opened the door to meet many new friends," said his wife of 15 years. Mr. Schenkel was always eager to serve and help those around him, his family said. After settling in Michigan, he immersed himself in his new community. He was a horse trainer and farrier, a teacher's aide for the Free Soil Public Schools and a food presenter at Meijer and Wal-Mart stores in Ludington, Mich. Mr. Schenkel also drove Meals on Wheels for the Mason County Central Food Service Department and was an elder in the Scottville (Mich.) Church of Christ, where he attended services. His love of music and song-writing helped with his work for the Gospel Music Ministry. Mr. Schenkel and his wife traveled from New York to California on five different occasions, sharing their faith with gospel music. Mr. Schenkel offered comfort to others by playing music at churches throughout the week and visiting nursing homes on the weekends. "He loved gospel music so much that he wrote all his own songs," said Mrs. Schenkel. Mr. Schenkel loved to ride horses, as well as his motorcycle, around the countryside. He mostly enjoyed the company of his children and grandchildren, as well as his nieces and nephews, and loved traveling around the country to see them. Five years ago, Mr. Schenkel began and led a Bible study group in Scottville, named His Church Christian. In addition to his wife, Jessie, surviving are his nine sons, Henry Jr., Daniel, Christopher and Jason Schenkel, Eddie, Michael and Jimmy Smith, and Michael and David Dziolek; his three daughters, Teri Peck, Margaret Dziolek and Vikki Sprague; two sisters, Martina Neville and Ethel Ramos, and 24 grandchildren. His son, Glen Schenkel, died in 1985. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Scottville Church of Christ. The arrangements, including cremation, are being handled by the Stephens Life Story Funeral Home, Scottville. G. RONALD McMILLAN, 53 Boyz-n-the-Hood Ministries helped at-risk teens Saturday, November 12, 2005 By KIAWANA RICH ADVANCE STAFF WRITER G. Ronald McMillan, 53, of St. George, a retired New York City school teacher and active minister whose concern for young people led him to found Boyz-n-the-Hood Ministries, an outreach ministry for at-risk teens in Staten Island and Brooklyn, died Wednesday at home, of brain cancer. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to New Brighton in 1965 and settled in St. George in 1985. Mr. McMillan worked for about eight years as a teacher for the former city Board of Education on Staten Island. He taught for three years at PS 5 in Huguenot, for a few years at Dreyfus Intermediate School in Stapleton and was working as a substitute teacher at Curtis High School until he took sick a year ago. Mr. McMillan received his theological training at Drew University, Madison, N.J., Union Theological Seminary, Manhattan, and the College of New Rochelle (N.Y.). He began his ministerial career in 1990 as an associate pastor at Fellowship Baptist Church, Mariners Harbor, where he served in the youth ministry and as an adult Sunday school superintendent. In 1997, Mr. McMillan became pastor of Christian Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn. In 2002, he became associate pastor of Wayside Baptist Church, Brooklyn, where he was serving in his pastoral capacity until he became ill. In the early 1990s, Mr. McMillan's concern for community youth prompted him to become founder and CEO of the Boyz-n-the-Hood Ministries. The outreach ministry served to provide assistance and help to at-risk teens in Staten Island and Brooklyn. He used the organization as a catalyst to go into low-income communities and work with minority youth -- specializing in working with teen-age boys and gang members, his family said. A graduate of Curtis High School, Mr. McMillan was active in school sports, including track, basketball and baseball. He was named Outstanding Student Athlete by the school in 1968, 1969 and 1970. Mr. McMillan received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the College of Staten Island. He also did postgraduate studies in political science at Syracuse (N.Y.) University and obtained an associate's degree in political science from Mohawk Valley Community College, in upstate New York. Mr. McMillan served as a sergeant E4 with the military police in the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed in Guam from 1972 to 1976. Active in the Island community, Mr. McMillan was a master Mason with the Silver Lake Lodge and the Prince Hall Masons. He was a member of the Young Ministers' Committee of Brooklyn Baptist Evangelical Union, Eastern Baptist Association, Progressive Baptist Association and the United Ministerial Alliance. Mr. McMillan also served as second vice president of the NAACP and was treasurer of the New York State Baptist Convention. He was an associate dean and trustee of the New York Missionary Baptist Association. For his community service, Mr. McMillan received the Staten Island Help Our People Excel Person of the Year award last year and was named Father of the Year in June by Wayside Baptist Church. "He answered the call for ministry, for community, for family. And then he answered his final call," said his sister, Cynthia Jeffers. According to his family, Mr. McMillan also served as a coach with the East Shore Little League from 2001 on. Edward Josey, president of the NAACP, said he and Mr. McMillan became friends over the past 10 years as they served together in the NAACP. Mr. Josey noted that last year, Mr. McMillan encouraged him to become a coach with the East Shore Little League. "I often bragged to him that I was a great ballplayer, so when the time came he made me put my foot where my mouth was, saying, 'If you're so great, let's coach together,'" he said. "We had a great time," Mr. Josey said. "I have always been fond of him and I know he had a great concern for the kids," said Mr. Josey. "He was always an upstanding Christian young man and he was a track star. He loved track," said Bettie Bellamy, NAACP first vice president, who said Mr. McMillan and her son Tony attended Curtis together and were good friends. "He was always fair and always tried to reach an understanding in any situation," she said. Mr. McMillan and his wife, the former Cheryl Richardson, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Nov. 1. In addition to his wife, Cheryl, and his sister, Cynthia, surviving are his two sons, Ronald Woodson McMillan and William McMillan; his two daughters, Cynthia and Grace Jacqueline McMillan, and his mother, Miriam McMillan. The funeral will be tomorrow from the Stradford Funeral Home, Tompkinsville, with a service at 7 p.m. in Wayside Baptist Church. Burial will be in Silver Mount Cemetery, Silver Lake. FRANK GOLAD, 87 Iowa native operated Port Richmond paper store Saturday, November 12, 2005 Frank Golad, 87, of Spring Valley, N.Y., a retired salesman, died early yesterday morning at his home. Mr. Golad was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He served in the Philippines as a Seabee for the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, eventually climbing the ranks to chief. While in the service, he fell into a storybook romance with Grace Lasher, a girl from Staten Island he had never personally met. Rather, Mr. Golad met Ms. Lasher's cousin at a stopover in New York City on his way overseas. It was his first time in the big city, and the young, soon-to-be sailor decided to seek out relatives. He went on several dates with a woman who turned out to be unrelated to him. They clicked, but the young woman already had a boy friend. On a whim, she passed his address to her cousin, Ms. Lasher. Taking pity on the lonely sailor in a distant land, Ms. Lasher wrote to him. Four years and boxes full of letters later, they met face to face in New York City for the first time. He proposed almost immediately. Ten days later, in 1946, they embarked on what would become a 58-year marriage. Their daughter, Sharon Heffes, said she is now reading some of the letters her mother saved. After living briefly in Port Richmond, the couple settled in Westerleigh. Mr. Golad was a partner and then owner of Baron and Goldfarb Paper & Twine, a wholesale paper products business in Port Richmond. In the mid-1960s, he closed the business, and began selling flooring for the former Atlantic Building Products in Mariners Harbor. He retired in 1983. In 2003, he and his wife moved to Spring Valley, N.Y., to be closer to their daughter. After 58 years of marriage, Mrs. Golad died last year. Mrs. Heffes described her father as an extremely social man who had many friends. "He was always telling jokes and stories," she said. "He loved people, kids. ... Wherever he went, even with all his sickness in the last three years, everyone always said, 'What a nice man he is.'" Mrs. Heffes laughed as she recalled how his family used to hear his jokes a "million times." Mr. Golad was naturally drawn to several clubs on Staten Island. He was a past commander of the Jewish War Veterans, Richmond Borough Post, and a past president of his local AARP chapter. He was a Mason and belonged to the Richmond County Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, West Brighton. A fan of both the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, Mr. Golad loved to watch sports. He also enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles and traveling. In addition to his daughter, Sharon, surviving are his son, Donald; a brother, David; four grandsons, and a great-granddaughter. There will be a graveside service tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. in United Hebrew Cemetery, Richmond. The funeral arrangements are being handled by the Menorah Chapels, New Springville. AUDREY SUPPLES, 78 Nurse painted still lifes and made pastel drawings Saturday, November 12, 2005 Audrey V. Supples, 78, a longtime Staten Islander, former nurse and health insurance company auditor, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. She had been a resident of Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Castleton Corners for four years. The former Audrey V. Young graduated from Middletown High School, in her native Middletown, N.Y. In the 1940s, she moved to Manhattan, where she attended the former Metropolitan Hospital School of Nursing. She graduated in 1949. While she was a nursing student, a friend introduced her to her future husband, William Supples, who was then serving in the U.S. National Guard. The couple wed in 1951. The Supples family moved to Stapleton in 1966 and to Meiers Corners in 1969. Mrs. Supples moved to New Springville after her husband died in 1994. She worked as a registered nurse at Metropolitan Hospital and Bellevue Hospital, both Manhattan, before she became a mother. She dedicated herself to making a home for her family during the 1950s and 1960s, and returned to the medical field as an internal auditor for Group Health Inc., Manhattan. She retired in the late 1980s, after a 20-year career with GHI. Mrs. Supples was a member of an Island chapter of the AARP. She enjoyed trips to Atlantic City, where she played the slot machines and was fond of the buffet lunches, but mostly she relished the bus ride and the adventure. Mrs. Supples painted still lifes in watercolors and made pastel drawings, which she gave to family and friends. She taught her son, Michael, how to draw, and also passed on her artistic talent to her daughter, Kim DeRenzo, who died in 1999. In the nursing home, Mrs. Supples participated in activities in the atrium, sing-alongs and arts and crafts. She enjoyed time spent in the company of friends, and loved going out to lunch and taking trips to the Staten Island Zoo with her grandchildren. "She had a sweet personality," said her daughter Barbara Fevelo. "She was helpful and giving." In addition to her son, Michael, and her daughter Barbara, surviving Mrs. Supples are three sisters, Fran Moore, Leslie Lund and Marilyn McClurg, and eight grandchildren. The funeral service will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Matthew Funeral Home, Willowbrook. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp. ANTHONY AMENDOLA, 74 Army veteran, security guard owned 2 butcher shops Saturday, November 12, 2005 Anthony Amendola, 74, of Annadale, a former butcher 2004 shop owner and retired security guard, died Thursday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Amendola served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. For 30 years, he owned his own butcher shop in Brooklyn, and later opened a store on Staten Island. Mr. Amendola settled in Annadale in 1994. He sold his businesses in 1986 and worked for 10 years as a security guard at the Bank of New York, Manhattan. He retired in 1996. A parishioner of Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot, he belonged to its prayer group. A devout family man, Mr. Amendola spent his leisure time fishing. His son, Edward, died in 1988. Surviving Mr. Amendola are his wife of 31 years, the former Josephine Correale; his son, Michael; a brother, Ralph; three sisters, Susanne and Annette Amendola and Elizabeth Browne, and a granddaughter. The funeral will be Monday from the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville, with a mass at 9:45 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. Entombment will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.