Francesca "Gina" Gravinese
January 15, 1930 - June 29, 2026
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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