GLORIA J. PATERNESE, age 86, of Boston’s North End, passed away on February 13, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenic Paternese; Loving mother of Brenda Corso and her late husband Jerry, Donna Alessi and her husband Richard, Michael Paterneses and his wife Anita, Janice Galeno and her companion Jim Cook; Cherished grandmother of Richard and his wife Shelia, Jonathan and his wife Miriah, Joseph, Jaime and her finance Michael, John Michael, and M.J.; Adoring great grandmother of Bianca, Adrianna, Juliana, and Nicholas.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18th from 8:45am-9:45am at the Boston Harbosride Home, 580 Commercial St, Boston, followed by a 10am funeral mass at St. Stephen Church, 24 Clark St (corner of Clark and Hanover) Boston. Interment in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital (www.StJude.org).