Barbara Gesino
Barbara J. Gesino of Hollywood, FL, passed away peacefully Saturday morning March 1, 2025 at Memorial Regional Hospital.
Barbara was born in Brooklyn N.Y. and at the age of 15 moved to Hollywood with her parents and brother Charles.
She is survived by niece Linda (Michael) Scarcella; sister-in-law Helen Gesino; grand nieces and nephews Amy, Kylene (Amado), Dominick (Zahra) and Mike (Megan) and great grand nieces and nephews Anthony, Julian, Haleigh, Sophie, Jackson and Nico.
A graduate of South Broward High School in 1956. In 1958 was employed by the City of Hollywood as Administrative Secretary to both the building official and City Engineer, for 33 years, retiring at the age of 52. She went into the travel business as a travel consultant for 12 years at Circle Travel .
She felt blessed to be able to travel the world which was a passion of hers.
Barbara had previously been the president of the Fla. Woman in Government, past president of the Italian American Woman’s club and Secretary of X-dividends Investments club.
In 1975 she received a proclamation from the mayor , proclaiming June 6, 1980 as Barbara Gesino Day.
Barbara enjoyed life to the fullest . She was interviewed by her dear friends daughter Eve Bergman, who she adored for a book she wrote based on her documentary film, “Lives well lived” .
Her motto was, ”I’ve been given all these days and years, which I’ve embraced because I see life as incredibly precious. I hardly ever say “no” to anything, I just make sure everyday was filled with Joy, purpose and meaning".
Our Aunt Barbara’s Spirit, sense of humor and how much she loved and cared for her family and friends with so many wonderful memories will remain in our hearts and she will always be with us.
Visitation will be Friday, March 7th, 11:00am - 2:00pm with a prayer service at 1:00pm all at Landmark Funeral Home, followed by interment at Hollywood Memorial Gardens East.
