Giovanni Nativo
August 4, 1937 - September 7, 2013
Giovanni Nativo, age 76, passed away at home in Paterson on Sept. 7, 2013. Born in Marina Di Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, in 1937, he came to the United States in the 1960's and settled in the Riverside section of Paterson. He was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church of Paterson, and was employed by Coca-Cola of Moonachie for over 33 years, before his retirement in 1999. He was predeceased by his brother Gaetano in 1971. He is survived by his wife Anna (nee Battimelli), known as Nina, his son Joseph and wife Rosa Maria of North Haledon, and grandchildren John, Liana, and Anthony. He is also survived by 3 sisters; Francesca and her husband Gabriele of Mexico, Giulia and her husband Crociffssi of Florida, and Maria and her husband Cristofaro of Totowa, and his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of the Battimelli family and several nieces and nephews.
Giovanni Nativo, age 76, passed away at home in Paterson on Sept. 7, 2013. Born in Marina Di Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, in 1937, he came to the United States in the 1960's and settled in the Riverside section of Paterson. He was a parishioner of... View Obituary & Service Information