Obituaries : Angelina Marie Giamela; Restaurant Owner

BURBANK — Angelina Marie Giamela, founder and owner of Giamelas’s Submarine Sandwiches, has died. She was 89.

Giamela died Monday of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center, said her son, Bill Giamela Jr. of Westlake Village.

A native of Boundbrook, N.J., Giamela--affectionately called “Angie” by her family and friends--lived in Burbank for 57 years.

In 1967, Giamela opened her first Giamela’s on Riverside Drive in Burbank. The family now operates nine restaurants throughout Los Angeles County.

“Initially, she ran the whole operation--from doing the cooking to formulating the recipes,” her son said, adding that Giamela never retired.

“She was always a go-getter, a very hard worker.”

Giamela was a member of the Italian Catholic Federation, branch #101, the Jocelyn Center, the Keystone Club and the Altar Society at St. Finbar Church.

In addition to her son Bill, Giamela is survived by two other sons, John Giamela of Granada Hills and Edward Giamela of Burbank; a sister, Florence Mangino of Boundbrook, N.J.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Friday.