I took this from another forum, from Mr. Gribbs.:

Modest sendoff for mob "Odd Father" Gigante

BY ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO
STAFF WRITER
December 24, 2005

After a funeral that was modest by Mafia standards, Vincent "Chin" Gigante, the Genovese crime boss whose crazy act earned him the moniker "The Odd Father," was cremated Friday at historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Between 75 to 100 family and friends attended a service at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Greenwich Village -- where he lived before going to prison -- for the 77-year-old Gigante, who died Monday of heart illness at a federal prison medical facility in Missouri.

Unlike the media spectacle which surrounded the 2002 death of Gambino boss John Gotti, whose hearse and accompanying flower cars made a final pass through his old haunts in Queens before burial in Middle Village, Gigante's rites were extremely low key. Police said no uniformed officers were assigned to the church.

Gigante's brother, the Rev. Louis Gigante, presided over the Mass and during the eulogy strongly criticized the way his brother's health deteriorated in federal prison, said family attorney, Flora Edwards.

"He died because they let him die," Louis Gigante said, according to Edwards.

After the hour-long funeral, Gigante's remains were taken to Green-Wood, where he was cremated, said a spokesman for the cemetery, who declined further comment.

In November, Edwards filed a lawsuit in a Missouri federal court to compel officials at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield to transfer an ailing Gigante to an acute care hospital. Gigante had been in custody since his conviction on federal racketeering charges in 1997.

Edwards said in court papers that Gigante, who had heart trouble, was suffering from oxygen deprivation and had bouts of unconsciousness. Gigante's breathing was labored and his lower body was swollen, she said.

Federal officials responded in court papers that are sealed. Cynthia Hyde, the assistant U.S. attorney representing prison officials, couldn't be reached for comment Friday.

On Nov. 14, Gigante was transferred to an outside hospital and rallied physically, Edwards said.

After returning to the federal prison hospital about 10 days later, Gigante's health continued to fail, she said.

Asked if Gigante's family intended to sue over his prison care, Edwards Friday responded with "You betcha."


Poisining Gigante? DPN, you came close

BTW Thanks for all the links..