William H.

Battipaglia

Obituary William H. Battipaglia August 22, 1934 - June 4, 2020.

William H. Battipaglia passed away on June 4th, 2020 at the age of 85. Born in Bronx, NY he was the youngest
of 10 children born to Vincenzo and Anna Battipaglia. William grew up in the Bronx and
graduated from Rice High School in NYC in 1952.

In 1958, he joined the US Army stationed at the Sacramento Signal Depot in California
and was honorably discharged in 1964.

He is survived by his loving wife Maeve, 5 children, Vincent (Patricia), Anna Rotundo (David),
Michael (Mary Ellen), Maeve (Pat Rodgers), Mary Ellen Chaves (Nicholas), 16 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren
and predeceased by his daughter Bernadette Nielsen (Iner).

William was a firefighter for the FDNY, working primarily for Ladder Co. 47 & 48 in the Bronx.
Upon his retirement from the FDNY in 1975, he moved his family to live full time in Sag Harbor, NY.
He then began his second career as a meat cutter working at the IGA in Amagansett, NY.

William thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family, boating, fishing, water skiing (hitting the sticks, as he would say), tubing at the ocean, walking his dogs,watching classic movies, and feeding the seagulls.

A graveside ceremony will be performed on June 8th at St. Andrews Cemetery. Funeral arrangements
were under the direction of the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor.