Obituary of Gloria Bonfiglio

GLORIA BONFIGLIO, AGE 93, A NATIVE OF YONKERS, N.Y. MOVED TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 2001, ENTERED INTO ETERNAL REST MAY 30, 2016, AT THE LIFE CARE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE. GLORIA WAS BORN TO MARY AND ANGELO BAMONTE OF NEW YORK CITY, ON JANUARY 10th., 1923. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 60 YEARS BRUNO BONFIGLIO, HER BROTHER EUGENE BAMONTE, AND HER GRAND SON STEVEN BRANDA. GLORIA LEAVES BEHIND HER FIVE CHILDREN, EUGENE, RICHARD, DENNIS, ANGELA AND GARY. SHE HAD ALSO ADOPTED AND RAISED HER TWO GRAND CHILDREN ANGELA AND GARY BONFIGLIO. GLORIA ALSO LEAVES BEHIND HER THREE SISTERS, ROSE LAMB OF YONKERS, JEAN VIGLIOTTI OF GEORGIA AND TINA LUTHARDT OF CALIFORNIA. GLORIA WAS A PROUD GRANDMOTHER TO LISA, AND MICHAEL, OF YONKERS, NY, DENNIS JR, ANTHONY BONFIGLIO AND ,REGINA BONFIGLIO OF HUDSON, FL., VANESSA WAKEFIELD OF LUTZ, FL, GLORIA MAARZULLO, OF FLORIDA. BRIANNA , RICHIE, STEVEN,. GLORIA HAS 11 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, NICHOLAS, JACQUELYN AND LACEY BONFIGLIO- DIBBLE OF FLORIDA. DANIELLE, GLORIA, OF THE BRONX, AND ANGELA AND GARY JR. BONFIGLIO OF FLORIDA. ISAIAH OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, STEVEN, ALEX AND JOEY OF LUTZ, FLORIDA. GLORIA WAS A DEVOTED HOUSE WIFE, AND DURING HER CAREER SHE OWNED , GLORIA'S LUNCHEONETTE ON BOSTON ROAD IN THE BRONX, N.Y. CO-OWNER OF THE FAMOUS STAR DUST BALLROOM ON 170TH ST. AND JEROME AVE, BRONX, N.Y. LATER OPENED THE STAR DUST BALLROOM AND THE EL- TIPICA , ON BOSTON ROAD IN THE BRONX, N.Y. SHE ALSO WORKED AT THE GRASSLANDS HOSPITAL AS A DIETITIAN IN VALHALLA, N.Y. GLORIA LOVED LIFE AND HER FAMILY. SHE WAS ALWAYS A JOY TO BE AROUND AND SHE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL. GLORIA HAD A SPECIAL GIFT OF MAKING PEOPLE INSTANTLY COMFORTABLE WITH HER ITALIAN COOKING. AS A RESULT HAS MANY DEAR FRIENDS WHO SHE LOVED AND WHO LOVED HER BACK. SHE WOULD HOPE THAT THOES MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WILL LET THAT SPIRIT LIVE WITHIN THEM. THE FAMILY IS IN DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE LIFE CARE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE, FL. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE SINATRA FUNERAL HOME AT 601, YONKERS AVE, YONKERS, N.Y. VIEWING WILL BE ON JUNE 9TH, 2-4 PM, 7-9 PM. MASS WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 10th at 10:00 AM AT ST. ANN'S CHURCH, MIDLAND AVE, YONKERS, N.Y. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SINATRA.FFH.COM , WHERE CONDOLENCES MAY BE OFFERED.