Obituary of Rocco Giuseppe Giammichele

Giammichele, Rocco Giuseppe of Paterson at rest in New York on June 16, 2003. Beloved husband of the former Onelia Santilli. Father of Peter Giammichele, Laura Wallace, Sandra Giammichele, Angela Zimmermann, and Adriana Giammichele. Brother of Mario and Pietro Giammichele. Also survived by 6 grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Boulevard, Totowa, on Thursday at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may call Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Heart Association would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com OBITUARY Rocco Giuseppe Giammichele age 65 of Paterson died Monday. Born in Italy, he came to the United States in 1954 residing in Paterson. He was a Machinist for General Electric, Paterson, NJ for 25 years. After that, he was a landscaper for Rocco Giammichele Landscaping Co before retiring in 1997. Mr. Giammichele was a parishioner of St. Gerard R.C. Church , Paterson, NJ. Survivors include his wife: The former Onelia Santilli A son: Peter Giammichele of Lincoln Park 4 daughters: Laura Wallace of Parsippany Sandra Giammichele of Paterson Angela Zimmermann of Totowa Adriana Giammichele of Little Falls 2 brothers: Mario Giammichele of North Haledon Pietro Giammichele of Bologna, Italy Also survived by 6 grandchildren. Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Boulevard, Totowa is in charge of arrangements.