TITLE: Emelia (Grimaldi) Petrone, Obituary, May 2 1949 SUBMITTERS: Thompsonville Press Enfield, CT (issue May 5, 1949) FORMATTED: ABishop, May 2001 ***************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct//ctfiles.htm ***************************************************** ***************************************************************************** Mrs. Vincent Petrone The funeral of Mrs. Emelia (Grimaldi) Petrone, wife of Vincent Petrone, 5 Walnut street, who died Monday at the Wesson Memorial Hospital, Springfield, after a short illness, was conducted yesterday morning at the Browne Funeral Home, followed by services in St. Joseph's Chapel. A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Robert E. Shea, assisted by Rev. John J. Graham, as deacon, and Rev. John j. Phelan, subdeacon. Mrs. Daniel A. Garvey was soloist. Bearers were William Salamone, Simon Swenson, Frank Calvanese, Victor Petrone, Vincent Petrone and William Johnson. Burail was in St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery, Father Shea officiating at the grave. Mrs. Petrone was born in Bracigliano, Italy, but had lived in Thompsonville 27 years. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church. Besides her husband, she leaves three sons, Carmine and Ernest Petrone of Thompsonville and Ermenia at home; three daughters, Mrs. Frederick Benarz of Suffield and the Misses Rosetta and Jean Petrone at home; three brothers, John and Frank Grimaldi of Thompsonville and Jerry Grimaldi of Chicago, ill.; one sister, Mrs. Grace Bruno of Thompsonville, and several grandchildren. ************************************************************************ http://usgwarchives.org The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************