Paul Graniello, 96, of Hollywood, Florida, passed away on August 19, 2019 from natural causes.
Visitation will be held at 4:00PM-8:00PM on August 26, at the Fred Hunter Funeral Home at 6301 Taft Street in Hollywood, Florida. Father Bryan Garcia will be leading the funeral service, which takes place at St. Bernadette Catholic Church on August 27, at 10:00 AM. Burial will take place in Patchogue, New York at a later date.
Paul was born in East Patchogue on June 17, 1923 and resided in Patchogue until 1969 when he moved to Florida. Paul served in the Navy during WWII. He was an airplane mechanic and machinist for 30 years at Republic Aviation in New York before moving to Hollywood, Florida to work for Yale industries and then Lindgren/Pittman Inc. until his retirement. He enjoyed fishing and loved playing golf every week. Paul was married to Patricia Caroline Musso, on July 4, 1948. They were married 71 years.
Paul is survived by his wife Patricia, sister Theresa Van Schaick, children Dale and Paul, Grandchildren Leigh, Vanessa , Christine , and Steven, and Great granddaughter Delila.
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