Big Ang's funeral sees Mob Wives costars pay their final respects in Brooklyn

Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola was laid to rest this afternoon after a funeral service in Brooklyn. Over 200 mourners showed up to pay their final respects to the beloved reality star at the Basilica of Regina Pacis, including her Mob Wives costarsCarla Facciolo and Renee Graziano.

Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola was laid to rest this afternoon after a funeral service in Brooklyn.

Over 200 mourners showed up to pay their final respects to the beloved reality star at the Basilica of Regina Pacis, including her Mob Wives costars Carla Facciolo and Renee Graziano. 

They were joined by Big Ang's estranged husband Neil Murphy along with her two children, six grandchildren and sister Janine Detore, who attended with her husband Dominick.

'Big Ang loved, she cried, she laughed, she shared - she was fully human,' said Msgr. David L. Cassato during his eulogy.

'I want everyone to think of their favorite memory of Big Ang. I'm sure everyone has one that is very special, but I'm going to tell you about mine,' he then added, holding up a photo of himself with the reality star. 

'I treasure this picture to this day. ...Everyone who comes into the rectory asks about it. "They say, 'You know her," and I say she was my good friend.'

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Final farewell: Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola was laid to rest this afternoon after a funeral service at Basilica of Regina Pacis in Brooklyn (above)

Final farewell: Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola was laid to rest this afternoon after a funeral service at Basilica of Regina Pacis in Brooklyn (above)

Friends: Over 200 mourners were in attendance, including her Mob Wives costars Carla Facciolo and Renee Graziano (above)

Friends: Over 200 mourners were in attendance, including her Mob Wives costars Carla Facciolo and Renee Graziano (above)

Emotional: Big Ang's estranged husband Neil Murphy (above) attended the service

Emotional: Big Ang's estranged husband Neil Murphy (above) attended the service

Final resting place: She will be entombed at Resurrection Cemetery in her hometown of Staten Island

Final resting place: She will be entombed at Resurrection Cemetery in her hometown of Staten Island

Star: Big Ang shot to fame thanks to her role on the VH1 reality show Mob Wives (above)

Star: Big Ang shot to fame thanks to her role on the VH1 reality show Mob Wives (above)

SILive.com reports that Msgr. Cassato also put some humor in his speech, recalling one event where Big Ang helped him pick the winner of a lottery. 

'When she picked the name of the winner, she said 'Where's my cut?",' he told these gathered at the church.

'Big Ang was fully human and fully generous. ...Today Big Ang rests in God's peace.' 

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'What a beautiful ceremony for Angela .. Father Jamie was so comforting and he loved Ang,' Mob Wives costar Facciolo wrote on twitter following the service. 

Dominick wrote on Twitter after the ceremony; 'May God help use through today, Stay strong Ang will be right there with use.'

He also tweeted out his support for Big Ang's Most Wives costar Drita D'Avanzo, who was pictured over the weekend in tears as she left the wake, held at Scarpaci Funeral Home in Brooklyn, saying; 'Thank You Drita for your kind words thank you for being there in our time of need love.'

She was seen at the wake with Natalie Guercio and Alicia DiMichele, who were also featured on seasons of Mob Wives. 

It is not clear if Guerico or DiMichele attended Monday's service.

Final moments: Family and friends leave St Rosalia-Regina Pacis Church in Brooklyn after the funeral

Final moments: Family and friends leave St Rosalia-Regina Pacis Church in Brooklyn after the funeral

Louis Raiola, Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola's brother attends the funeral service Renee Graziano

Family and friends: Louis Raiola, Big Ang's brother, attends the funeral service (left); Renee Graziano (right)

Diffifcult time: Big Ang's tragic death was confirmed on her Twitter page with a statement from her family early Thursday morning

Diffifcult time: Big Ang's tragic death was confirmed on her Twitter page with a statement from her family early Thursday morning

Not in attendance on Monday was Brittany Fogarty, who was banned from the funeral because her father had become a government informant and ratted out fellow members of the mob.

Fogarty's father John Fogarty has spent almost 25 years in a witness protection program since he informed on other mafia goons. 

She was also not allowed to attend any of Big Ang's four wakes, which were held over the weekend, private and open casket.

She will be entombed at Resurrection Cemetery in her hometown of Staten Island. 

Family: Dominick Detore and Ronnie Detore attend the Funeral Service held for Big Ang

Family: Dominick Detore and Ronnie Detore attend the Funeral Service held for Big Ang

Silent moment: Mourners watch as Big Ang's casket is carried into the church on Monday morning

Silent moment: Mourners watch as Big Ang's casket is carried into the church on Monday morning

Pall bearers: Big Ang passed away from complications caused by brain and lung cancer in the early hours of Thursday at a Manhattan hospital

Pall bearers: Big Ang passed away from complications caused by brain and lung cancer in the early hours of Thursday at a Manhattan hospital

Timing: Big Ang's death came just days after she gave an emotional interview on The Dr. Oz Show

Timing: Big Ang's death came just days after she gave an emotional interview on The Dr. Oz Show

Big Ang passed away from complications caused by brain and lung cancer in the early hours of Thursday at a Manhattan hospital, where she was surrounded by friends and family.

She was 55-years-old. 

Big Ang's tragic death was confirmed on her Twitter page with a statement from her family early Thursday morning.

It read: 'Ang's fans were some of the most special people in her world, and she loved you immensely.

'Thank you for your love, prayers, and unconditional support of Angela right to the very end.

'She truly went out richer than any monetary value could ever amount to.

'The family asks for privacy and peace during this most difficult time. In typical Big Ang fashion, we know she would say 'Love you my babies!'.

'This page will remain open as a celebration of who she was and will always be.'

Her death came just days after she gave an emotional interview on The Dr. Oz Show.

'Sometimes I think I'm going to be fine and sometimes I just don't think I am,' Raiola said during her appearance on the show.

'First I thought I was cancer free. I was going to have a big party. Then a month later I was stage 4,' she explained.

'I can't make sense of this.'

The Brooklyn-born star also announced during the interview that she and Murphy had separated after six years of marriage.

'I felt he never stepped up to the plate so I was done with it,' she said, wiping her eyes as she became emotional.

'I feel now it's too late. I'd rather be by myself. I'd rather be alone and that's what I did.'

Family: Big Ang's son Anthony D'Onofrio (above) at her memorial service on Sunday

Family: Big Ang's son Anthony D'Onofrio (above) at her memorial service on Sunday

Friends: Mob Wives star Marissa Jade (above) attends Big Ang's memorial service on Sunday

Friends: Mob Wives star Marissa Jade (above) attends Big Ang's memorial service on Sunday

Rememberance: A fan holds a remebrance card for Big Ang outside her memorial service

Rememberance: A fan holds a remebrance card for Big Ang outside her memorial service

Checking it out: Big Ang posted a photo to Instagram last month of where she will be entombed (above)

Checking it out: Big Ang posted a photo to Instagram last month of where she will be entombed (above)

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Raiola lived in Staten Island and became a cast member on Mob Wives as she was the niece of Salvatore 'Sally Dogs' Lombardi, a captain in the Genovese crime family. 

She became so popular during the show's run that she earned two spin-offs on VH1 - Big Ang and Miami Monkey.

Big Ang gave viewers a closer look at her life while Miami Monkey followed her as she opened an outpost of the Staten Island bar she owns, Drunken Monkey, in Miami. 

Throughout the years, she has owned and operated several popular mafia hangouts, including the Drunken Monkey.

Doctors discovered a lump the size of a lemon in her throat last April after she had complained of severe neck pain.

It was removed along with some of her lymph nodes in a grueling eight-hour procedure.

After the surgery, she said that she loved smoking but had given it up.

'I don't regret it,' Big Ang told the Daily News. 'I love smoking. I still love the thought of smoking. But it's not worth it. I realize that now.'

Then she learned in December that her cancer had spread and began undergoing chemotherapy.

In a New Year's message to her fans she vowed to keep going strong 'with as positive an outlook as I can have'. 

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