Mary Yolanda Gagliano, 94, of Gravesend, Brooklyn passed away late Tuesday night at Jersey Shore Medical Center.

Mary Yolanda (or more frequently known as Yolanda or Yo to most) was born and raised in Gravesend, Brooklyn and attended Abraham Lincoln High School. Following high school, she would begin a career as a Legal Secretary for a prestigious Manhattan law firm.  After working for sometime, Yolanda met John Gagliano.  The loving couple were married, settled in Gravesend, Brooklyn where they raised 3 children of their own.

Yolanda came from a family of nine siblings and they remained a close family throughout their lives.  She loved living in Brooklyn and being in close proximity to her family and closest friends.  She always cared about looking and being her very best.  Always adorned by her signature beehive hairdo and always fashionable.  She took pride in all she did especially her children, home and her Italian cooking.  One of the best in Brooklyn!  She thoroughly enjoyed Sunday dinners which would include anyone who would stop by as well as everyone who was available and in the neighborhood.

Yolanda is predeceased by her loving husband John, her son John and daughter-in-law, Patricia as well as her siblings Nicky, Eugene, Tommy, Frankie, Anthony, Joseph, Lucille, and Jaqueline.

Yolanda is survived by her children Gina DeRoss of Colts Neck and Gary Gagliano and his wife Hilda of Las Vegas; her grandchildren John Boy, Patricia and her husband Spencer, Anthony, Nicholas, Matthew and Danny and her great grandson Jaxon Anthony DeRoss.

Visitation will be Sunday, March 14^th from 2:00-6:00 PM at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Rd, Holmdel.

A Mass will be offered Monday, March 15^th at 10:30am at Our Lady of Grace Church, 430 Avenue W Brooklyn, NY.  A Burial will follow at Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, NY.

To leave a message of condolence or share a favorite memory please visit Mary Yolanda’s page at www.holmdelfuneralhome.com.