A Family

  Sadie DiLiddo, 97th birthday Who I am I was the fourth child of Frank and Mary Lucchesi Cozzoli.  My paternal grandparents were Joseph and Rocca Baccellieri Cozzoli (the Baccellieris included Ralph, Pete and Irene); my maternal grandparents were Carl and Victoria Lucchesi (whose children were, young to old…Marietta, Louis, Clementina, Rosa…) Rocca and Joseph Cozzoli with children: Rachele, Serafina, Joseph, Ernestina, Erminia and Michael (youngest) We lived first at 328 E. Second Street in Plainfield, NJ, but during the Depression, we had to move from that house, and later we moved to 404 E. Second Street.  My father bought the property eventually.  He put his shop, the Cozzoli Machine Company, behind it where the old Italian Presbyterian Church used to be.  The Middaughs rented the second floor of the house, and Mrs. Middaugh stayed there until after my mother died. Sadie, aged 3 How I grew up We girls always had to do the dishes…one washed, one dried, ...

  I can remember going back to 1939 when I met my dearest friend,  Rocchina DiJulio Bruno,  Rocky for short.  Our friendship grew, and she introduced me to her first cousin Anthony Messina. It was the year we lost your great grandfather Joseph Cozzoli.   I will look into the lives of Rocchina and Joseph Cozzoli,  since I spent the early part of my marriage living with her, your Aunt and Uncle Messina.  Your grandfather passed away in 1939 just at the time I entered the family, and soon WW II was about to begin. We had 5 Josephs in the family, and one Rocchina.  How confusing must that have been when all Josephs were in the house at the same time. Soon after our High School Graduation, we went to work.  Only a few students could afford college; many  did not have the opportunity or finances.   In those days, a High School diploma was equal to a College Degree today.  Many Students quit school as soon as ...

 Ed. Note:  Hi, all... Lorraine has sent more photos for us to enjoy.  I'm going to let you guess who is who!  Put your answers in the Comments below. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8

  I am Elizabeth Martha Barros, daughter of Joan Marie Rooney (nee: Cozzoli) and Domingo Miguel Barros, granddaughter of Martha and Joseph Mario Cozzoli. I have three siblings, Joanna, Nancy and Michael, and three step siblings, Tim, Sean and Kris.  I live in La Mesa, CA. I live near Joe and Elizabeth La Costa. Their daughter Diane, her husband Billy, and Diane & Billy's daughter Rosie also live nearby. (Diane is an amazing artist and painted a mural on my daughter's bedroom wall.) My husband is Jose Orlando Navarro. He is originally from El Salvador, but came to the US as a child. We have three children, Mikaela Beatriz (11 years old), Benjamin Orlando (6 years old) and Elijah Mario (4 years old). I also have two stepdaughters, Gisselle (18 yrs old) and Alessandra (17 yrs old). My husband's 16 year-old half-brother, Nestor Antonio, also lives with us. And finally, we have an incorrigible dog named Buddy.  All of my children are still students. Gisselle is in her...

Joe DiJulio with John Bruno and Diana Fidell Yes, a very big warm wonderful family which I had the blessing to join when I married Joseph Elia DiJulio.  I am Patricia, his widow.  Joe was the son of Rachele Cozzoli, aka Aunt Rae, and Elia DiJulio; brother of Carolina (Lena) DiJulio Fidell, Rinaldo DiJulio and Rocchina (Rocci) DiJulio Bruno.  We have two beautiful daughters, Rachele married to Evan with three children, Isabel, Ava and Nicholas; Michele married to Gabriele with their son Joey.    I am living in Cherry Hill enjoying the love of family and keeping in touch with Diana Fidell Boyle and her family as well as the Bruno family.  Unfortunately over the years we have lost many beautiful souls; however the family has expanded with new young and beautiful life.  I miss the family reunions, the share recipes, laughter and love. So happy to be a part of this venture hoping one day we will break a large “Italian” loaf of bread together, lol! Love to a...

 I'm Gilda Cozzoli and Frank Jannuzzi's daughter, first child of seven.  Born in Miami a few months before the end of World War II, where my father was in the Navy, I've always been attached to the ocean, sand, shores. Here I am at Lavallette, where my grandparents plunked me...and all of us...down the same year. My siblings in order are Frank, Eileen, Charles, Mary Ellen, Ann and Tom whom we sadly lost several years ago, though his wife Jean and her children, Tommy and Sarah, and now Sarah's Riley Thomas, are not lost at all.   sometime in the late 1990's Mary Ellen, Charles, Vicky, Dad, Ann, Mom, Tom, Eileen, Frank In the family, I'm Vicky, or Aunt Vicky, one of the many Victorias named for our great-grandmother and who knows who else before that...Aunt Vi, Gloria [Victoria] Lucchesi Myers, Vi Gagliardi.  Except for Aunt Sadie and Janet, I think I am the oldest one among you.  Huh.  Oh, no...those Cozzoli boys (Tom and John) are older than I. I live ...

  Daryl Messina Stokey married to Bill in Valentines Day 2018 I’m Joe and Marilyn Messina’s daughter.  [Uncle Tony (Antonio) and Aunt Minnie (Erminia Cozzoli) Messina's granddaughter] I’m on Long Island, Huntington, typically from April to Sept, October (nothing typical about this year) then from October to March, April I’m in Castle Rock, Colorado. Bill is from Colorado in case you were wondering how I ended up out there.  I never had children of my own. I’ve always considered my sister’s kids mine and they will always tell you I’m their favorite aunt. Bill has a son (Colorado)and 2 step-daughters (One in Colorado and the other in Oregon) and a granddaughter (she’s in Oregon too). So that makes me a step and a step-step..lol Life these days is so not who I am!  We have stayed quiet and been laying low...just being careful in these crazy times.  I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life!  If we could be out and about it would be even better!  We’re ve...

  So many people at those family reunions in Rahway.  I don't remember everyone but I do remember all the fun and games and food.  Wishing I could go back in time and relive those reunions.   My name is Lorraine Bruno Ioppolo.  I am the second child of Rocchina DiJulio Bruno and  Peter Bruno.  I have an older brother John, and younger siblings, Arlene, Paul and Peter.  I was married to Jack Dur for 10 years when he passed and had two wonderf ul children. Several years later I married Ed Ioppolo who helped me raise my sons.  We parted ways after 20 years. I now live in Ronks, PA, Lancaster County. I have an Amish farm directly behind my house.  I  love watching the activities on the farm as the seasons change.  Amish make wonderful  neighbors.    I have lived here since 1999 and love all my old work friends and especially my church family.  I am retired from Sight and Sound Theatre, a chri...