GIOIA, Frank Sr. of Plainview on March 13, 2012. Beloved husband of Gilda for 63 years. Loving father of the late Linda (Ed) Lynch, Lorraine (Wayne) Seder, Frank, Jr. (Toni), Joseph (Barbara), the late Catherine (James) Balletta. Cherished grandfather of 14 and great grandfather of 8. Family and friends may visit at the Vernon C. Wagner funeral home 655 Old Country Rd. Plainview on Wednesday 7-9 PM and Thursday 2-4 & 7-9 PM Funeral Mass Friday 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Mercy RC Church, Hicksville. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NY.