Mrs. Gigante, 69, of Middletown, died Oct. 15, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a forklift operator at Charles of the Ritz, Holmdel, retiring in 1987. She is survived by her husband, Michael Gigante; three sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Laura Gigante, and Joseph and Rosemary Gigante, all of Red Bank, and Anthony and Erica Gigante of the Belford section of Middletown; a sister, Rosemarie Segalini of the Wrightstown section of North Hanover Township; two brothers, Gerard Pianoforte of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Vincent Pianoforte of Middletown; and two granddaughters. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Interment followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.
