Francesca "Gina" Gravinese Obituary

Francesca "Gina" Gravinese Obituary

Gravinese, Francesca "Gina" (nee Gattini), age 96 of Oakland at rest in Wayne on June 29, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Michele Gravinese (2019). Loving mother of Angel P. Gravinese & his wife Amalia of Oakland and Juan Carlos Gravinese & his wife Connie of Wayne. Devoted grandmother of Francesca Kramer & her husband Jake, Michael Gravinese, Gianna Gravinese; and Gabriel Gravinese. Caring great-grandmother of Penelope Joy Kramer, Paige Kramer and Ethan Kramer. Born in Scoglitti, Prov. di Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, she came to the United States in 1975 and resided in Paterson, then Haledon, before moving to Oakland in 2022. Gina was a seamstress for Brooks Brothers Clothing Store, Paterson for many years before retiring in 1991. She was a parishioner of St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson. Gina was a great cook, and enjoyed traveling, and loved the Jersey Shore. She also enjoyed sewing her own clothes. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Monday at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard RC Church, Paterson at 10:00 AM. Entombment at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Paterson. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday from 4:00 – 8:00 PM

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Gravinese, Francesca "Gina" (nee Gattini), age 96 of Oakland at rest in Wayne on June 29, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Michele Gravinese (2019). Loving mother of Angel P. Gravinese & his wife Amalia of Oakland and Juan Carlos Gravinese & his wife Connie of Wayne. Devoted grandmother of Francesca Kramer & her husband Jake, Mi

Events

Visitation at Funeral Home

Sunday, July 5, 2026

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Festa Memorial Funeral Home

111 Union Blvd Totowa, NJ 07512

Funeral Service

Monday, July 6, 2026

9:30 am

Festa Memorial Funeral Home

111 Union Blvd Totowa, NJ 07512

Mass

Monday, July 6, 2026

10:00 am

St. Gerard RC Church

West Broadway Paterson, NJ 07502

Entombment

Monday, July 6, 2026

11:30 am

Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum

Mc Lean Blvd Paterson, NJ 07502