June 19, 1937 – May 31, 2024
Age – 86
Paula (nèe Ryan) Caccavo, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024. She was 86 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Paul and Florence (nèe Power) Ryan on June 19th, 1937. She resided for the majority of her life, in East Rockaway, NY where she raised her family.
Her career as a Registered Nurse included positions at Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn NY, where she served as Head Nurse for the Delivery Room. Later, she was a school nurse at P.S. 135 in Queens Village, NY.
Her husband of 24 years, Joseph F. Caccavo, died in 1990. She was predeceased by her sister, Margot Cassani, in 2022.
She is survived by her four children, Gregory Caccavo and his wife, Marinelsa; Christopher Caccavo; Tara (nèe Caccavo) Hobson and her husband, Jacob; Nicholas Caccavo and his partner, Jill Valentine; and three grandchildren, Sophia (nèe Hobson) Luongo and her husband, Graham; Madeline Hobson and Julia Hobson.
Visitation
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
2:00pm – 4:00pm
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Funeral Mass
Thursday, June 6, 2024
10:45am
St. Raymond RC Church
253 Atlantic Avenue
East Rockaway, New York
11518
Interment
St. John’s Cemetery
80-01 Metropolitan Avenue
Queens, New York
11379
Donations can be made in her name to a charity of your choice.