Alvera Vera (Garlet) Gagetta

Alvera "Vera" (Garlet) Gagetta, 99, formerly of Wilmerding, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015. She was born Feb. 29, 1916, in Export, to her Italian immigrant parents, the late Carlo and Anna (Rombaldi) Garlet. Her father was a coal miner and she grew up in an era of people helping each other (better known as the "greatest generation"). When she married her husband the late Ionio "Jack" Gagetta, more than 70 years ago, she not only became a part of the Gagetta family, but the Gagetta Family Market as well. (Gagetta's market was started by her father-in-law in 1902 and closed in 1973.) She greeted everyone who came into the market with her warm smile. Her life was guided by her kindness, compassion and her love of family. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Mary, and brother-in-law, Pete Frescura; and her brother, Robert "Bert" Galet. She was the beloved mother of John Gagetta (Sharon Graziano); sister-in-law of Dorothy Galet; and also the cherished aunt of numerous nieces and nephews; and great and great-great-nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the ALFIERI FUNERAL HOME INC., 201 Marguerite Ave., Wilmerding, PA 15148, 412-824-4332. Prayer service will be 9 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Jude the Apostle Church. Interment will follow in Good Shepherd Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude the Apostle Church, 405 Westinghouse Ave., Wilmerding, PA 15148.

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