Ralph J. Battista
Ralph J. Battista of Venice Fla., and formerly of Greenwood Lake, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill. He was 85 years old.
Born April 7, 1926, in Staten Island, he was the son of James and Lena Luccione Battista.
He was married for 60 years to Catherine (Mollica) Battista. Ralph was predeceased by his daughter Karen Ann Battista.
Ralph was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy as a pharmacists mate in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He also was a member of the VFW Post 248 in Staten Island.
Ralph was a real estate investor. He also was a member of the businessmans club of Staten Island and was parishioner of Holy Rosary R.C. Church in Greenwood Lake.
He is survived by his wife Catherine at home; his brother Louis Battista of Cape Coral, Fla.; and sister Grace Cascio of Staten Island;as well as many nieces and nephews .
A funeral Mass was celebrated March 20 at Holy Rosary R.C. Church in Greenwood, followed by private cremation.
Memorial donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, 419 East Main St., Middletown NY 10940.
Funeral arrangements were by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick. For further information or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.