Obituary of Erminia P. Pagano

Erminia "Babe" Pagano passed away in San Leandro on November 4, 2016 at the age of 90. Her family Celebrated her Life with her inurnment at Calvary Cemetery, along with her loving husband, Domingo R. Pagano, on Monday, November 28th, 2016. (Below is the obituary that ran in the local newspaper at the time of her passing). Erminia (Babe) Pagano of San Leandro passed away November 4, 2016 at age 90. She is survived by her sons, John (wife Linda) and Robert; grandchildren, Kevin (fiancée Cori), Tommy (wife Madie), Jacqui (husband Chris) and Kirsten (husband Andy); great-grandchildren, Marissa, Gwendolyn, Madeleine, Ryan and Nicholas; cousins, Mary Ann Orlando and Marjorie Pagano; and brother-in-law, Eli Tonini. Preceding her in death were her Italian immigrant parents, Erminio and Palmira Bertero; her brother, Cesare (Chea) Bertero; her sister, Theresa (Elsie) Tonini; and her husband, Domingo Pagano. Erminia was born on March 30.1926, grew up in San Lorenzo and graduated from Hayward High in 1944. She worked for Bank of America and married Domingo on November 2, 1947 at St. John's Catholic Church in San Lorenzo. Babe was a member of Buon Tempo Club, San Leandro branch of ICF and St. John's parish. She was an avid Oakland Raiders fan and was a season ticket holder for many years. She was also a member of the Southern Alameda County Raiders Boosters and traveled to several out-of-town games. Our family is most appreciative of the wonderful care that Babe received these past three years from Marymount Villa's Memory Care staff in San Leandro and Vitas Hospice Care. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Dementia Society of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 1890I, www.dementiasociery.org) or the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Ave., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016, www.bbrfoundation.org (for Schizophrenia).