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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gaetana "Tillie" Gebbia
Gaetana "Tillie"
Gebbia
February 21, 2017
Gaetana "Tillie" Gebbia's Obituary
Gaetana "Tillie" (Mirabella) Gebbia, 92, of Clifton, passed away on February 21, 2017. Born in Clifton, she was a lifelong resident.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Tillie enjoyed volunteering at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic for many years. Tillie and her husband were the founders of Jumbo's Italian Ice on Van Houten Ave. in the Athenia Section of Clifton for 14 years. Tillie enjoyed cooking, but her biggest joy was found spending time with family and friends.
Beloved wife of the late Santo Richard Gebbia who passed away in 1984. Devoted mother of Kathleen Bruno and her husband George of Totowa, Richard and his wife Barbara of Toms River, and the late Carl "Jake" who passed away in 2015 and his wife Tammy of Clifton. Dear sister of Frances Sinatra of Clifton, Rose Lazzaro of Clifton, Sandra Mekita of Clifton, Jean Milmark of Melbourne, FL, Lucille Foley of Belvidere, and the late Joseph, Anthony and Dominick Mirabella, and Mildred Borgess. Loving grandmother of Jason and his wife Tracy, Trisha and her husband Jason, Jacquelyn and her husband Dan, Jake, Richard, Joseph and Alexis. Cherished great grandmother of Alyssa, Daniel, Vincent, Nicholas, Ryan, Sara, Dominic and Brianna.
Funeral Saturday 9 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 10 AM at St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Interment, Crest Haven Memorial Park, Clifton. Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Tillie enjoyed volunteering at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic for many years. Tillie and her husband were the founders of Jumbo's Italian Ice on Van Houten Ave. in the Athenia Section of Clifton for 14 years. Tillie enjoyed cooking, but her biggest joy was found spending time with family and friends.
Beloved wife of the late Santo Richard Gebbia who passed away in 1984. Devoted mother of Kathleen Bruno and her husband George of Totowa, Richard and his wife Barbara of Toms River, and the late Carl "Jake" who passed away in 2015 and his wife Tammy of Clifton. Dear sister of Frances Sinatra of Clifton, Rose Lazzaro of Clifton, Sandra Mekita of Clifton, Jean Milmark of Melbourne, FL, Lucille Foley of Belvidere, and the late Joseph, Anthony and Dominick Mirabella, and Mildred Borgess. Loving grandmother of Jason and his wife Tracy, Trisha and her husband Jason, Jacquelyn and her husband Dan, Jake, Richard, Joseph and Alexis. Cherished great grandmother of Alyssa, Daniel, Vincent, Nicholas, Ryan, Sara, Dominic and Brianna.
Funeral Saturday 9 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 10 AM at St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Interment, Crest Haven Memorial Park, Clifton. Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
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Funeral Services for Gaetana "Tillie" Gebbia
Mass of Christian Burial
February
25
St. John Kanty RC Church
Starts at 10:00 am
Interment
February
25
Crest Haven Memorial Park
Starts at 11:15 am
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