Gabriel Morettini

Gabriel Morettini, Age 81, passed away on Tuesday January 6, 2021 He was born July 22, 1939, in

Erie, PA. He was the son of the late Gabriel Morettini and Claudia (Tamarise) Morettini. He was

the youngest son of their 10 children.

He lived the early years of his life in Erie where he spoke fondly of his football days playing fullback

as #23 for Erie’s Technical High School where he graduated in 1958.

After graduation he was inducted into the United States Army on March 3, 1959. He was stationed in

Bad Kissinger, Germany and was a member of the Battery B 2D, Howitzer Battallion where he was a

SP4-E4 in the28 th Artillery APO 330 until his honorable discharge on Feb. 20, 1961.

Upon returning, he married his long time love, Anne Bruno on April 29, 1961. They had their first

child Gabriel Anthony on March 15, 1962. They moved to California in March of 1963. Their second

child, Mark Anthony was born on Oct. 20, 1963. They moved to Corona, CA in 1964 and welcomed

their 3rd child Joseph Anthony on Nov. 29, 1965. They moved to their final home in Norco, CA in 1978.

Gabriel was a painter the majority of his adult life while owning his painting contracting business,

Morettini Painting from 1974 - 1999. He semi-retired from his business to be the “babysitter, bus driver,

groundskeeper ,and resident chef” for his family where he continued to be paid with the love of his

children and grandchildren. Family was everything for him. With that said, our competition for his

time was a good game of solitaire and sifting and moving large piles of dirt from one end of the property

to the other.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Joseph Morettini, Dulio Morettini,

Louis Morettini and his sisters Inez Gonda, Judy Noonan and Helen Hair. He is survived by his wife

of 59 years, Anne (Bruno) Morettini; his siblings Eva Porter, Shirley Warren and Claudia Morettini;

his children Gabriel, Mark and Joseph Morettini and their spouses Barbara, Kimberly and Deborah, and

10 grandchildren with their spouses and 8 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Gabriel was a master of one liners where “is that right?”was his lifelong motto since high school. Even the

name of his last born child was not off limits...“Eeny, meeny, miny moe...Gabe, Mark and Little Joe.”Hence,

Joseph Morettini was named. “Turn around” where we would all turn around when he would say it.“Woah,

woah, woah” instead of stop and he always wanted us to “get the watchamacallit in the garage behind the

thing.”

A link to the website can be found at www.walkerfamilyfunerals.com where family and loved ones are

welcome to add special photos/memories of this wonderful family man.

Grave side services will be February 1, 2024 at 1:15 pm at Riverside National Cemetery. Location is

22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518. Reception immediately following at “The Farm”

Location is 379 North Drive, Norco, CA 92860. Any concerns call 951-237-7419