Immacolata “Imma” Gabrieli, 91, of West Long Branch, died on Thursday, July 4th.
Imma was born and raised in Naples, Italy to the late Angelina and Roberto Migliaccio. She and the love of her life, Valentino, married in Naples before she emigrated to the United States. She and her husband lived in Brooklyn, Staten Island, and finally West Long Branch.
Imma loved cooking, especially her favorite Italian recipes including pasta e fagioli, calzones, eggplant, and rice balls. She also loved to travel to warm and sunny places, and enjoyed relaxing at Cottage Place beach. When she wasn’t out, she was home with her family, enjoying a glass of wine and watching her Italian soap operas or HGTV.
Imma is predeceased by her beloved husband Valentino Gabrieli, and her sister, Rita Migliaccio.
She is survived by her children Antonietta and her husband Gary Schoelkopf of West Long Branch, and Roberta and her husband Joseph Lipanovski of Tinton Falls, her siblings Ada Birch, Lucia Grundy, Gina Lanfredi, Carlo Migliaccio, and Mario Migliaccio, and two grandchildren Alec and Jack.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 7 from 1pm – 5pm at Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home, 10 Morrell Street, Long Branch. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, July 8 at 10:30am at St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church, 254 Wall Street, West Long Branch. Entombment will follow at Fairview Cemetery and Mausoleum, Middletown.
In lieu of traditional remembrances, Imma’s family asks with gratitude that donations in her memory be made to the Monmouth County SPCA (www.monmouthcountyspca.org)
For messages of condolence, or to share a favorite memory of Imma, please visit her page of tribute at www.WoolleyBoglioli.com