ALBANY – Oliva Mary Boni, 90, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Marguerite (Hall) Dimitri.
Along with her parents, Oliva was predeceased by her former husband William Boni, Sr.; daughters, Patricia Tarullo and Terri Boni, and siblings Bertha Dimitri, Florence Corsiglia and Nicholas (Maria) Raimondo.
She is survived by children William Boni, Jr. Linda Gordiman, and Richard (Constance) Boni; grandchildren Scott (Gwenna) Tarullo, Brooke (Daniel) Tarullo-Todd, Kelly (Edward) James, Sean (Erica) Tarullo, Brian Boni, Christina Boni and Paul Boni; great-grandchildren Ava James, Anthony Tarullo, Adrian Tarullo, Paul Tarullo and Gabriel Tarullo, and several nieces and nephews residing in Brooklyn, Chicago and Albany.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 12:00 pm at New Comer Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road, Colonie. A calling hour will precede the service from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memory Gardens, Colonie. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.