Daniel Gaeta

Mr. Daniel John Gaeta, age 37, of Wittier, North Carolina, passed away December 17, 2021, in the Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

He was a 2002 graduate of the Fannin County High School. Daniel was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting and fishing. He was a talented chef, loved playing soccer and was a fan of all sports especially any teams in Miami, Florida. He was employed as a Poker Dealer for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, North Carolina. Daniel loved telling jokes and will be remembered for his great sense of humor.

Survivors include his mother, Regina Gaeta, of McCaysville; father, Glenn Gaeta, of White, Georgia; siblings and their spouses, Carry and Aaron Holland, of Jasper, Georgia, Michael Gaeta, of White, Molly and Jason Stanley, of Blue Ridge, Ginny and Cory Callihan, of Epworth, Abe and Whitney Gaeta, of Woodstock, Georgia, and Dave Gaeta of White; and nieces and nephews, Hunter Holland, Sarah Holland, Noah Stanley, Maggie Stanley, Lily Stanley, Carson Callihan, Maddox Callihan, Laney Callihan, Jameson Gaeta and Sienna Gaeta.

Memorial services were conducted Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 6 p.m. from the Chapel of the Akins Funeral Home with Rev. Matthew McDaniel officiating. Eulogies were by Justin LeSesne, Casey Rogers, Lily Stanley, Molly Stanley and Abe Gaeta.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com.

Akins Funeral Home, of Blue Ridge, was in charge of the arrangements.