Brooklyn native Big Ang of ‘Mob Wives’ fame is laid to rest
A reality television superstar who died of cancer was returned home to Brooklyn for her funeral and received an emotional outpouring of tributes from mourners and fans.
Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, the flamboyant star of the hit VH1 reality show “Mob Wives,” lived on Staten Island for many years, but grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from New Utrecht High School in Bensonhurst.
Raiola died of cancer on Feb. 18. She was 55 years old. She had been diagnosed with throat cancer in early 2015. By December, the cancer had spread to her brain and her lungs.