Marie A. (Marinella) Gioia of Medford died on Sunday, September 15. Born and raised in Boston's North End, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (Vozzella) Marinella. Marie has lived in Medford since 1965. Family was most important to her. Marie was a great cook, and enjoyed travel with her husband and friends. She also loved shopping and her Wednesday night card games.
Marie was the beloved wife of the late Andrew Gioia, and the devoted mother of Paula M. Cotter and her husband Daniel of Reading, and Angel Hardy and her husband James of Medford. She was the loving grandmother of Andrea Morales and her husband Michael, Jessica Brierley and her husband Joel, all of Chelmsford, and Jonathan Hardy of Medford, and the loving great grandmother of Angelina, Julian, Jamie Gioia, Cora Maria and Camila. Marie was the dear sister of Joseph Marinella and his wife Rose of Franklin, the late Frank Marinella and his surviving wife Madeline of Wilmington, and the late Sarah and Joseph Longo, and is survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Friday, September 20 at 10 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Raphael Church, 512 High St., Medford, at 11 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Thursday, September 19, from 4 through 8 PM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent in Marie's name VNA Hospice of Woburn, 100 Trade Center, Suite G-500, Woburn, MA 01801.