OBIT: Theodore SORIANO, 1921, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MFS Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ THEODORE SORIANO, Well known Italian resident and merchant of this city, died yesterday afternoon at 12.50 o'clock at his home at 709 Eighth avenue after a short illness, death being caused by pneumonia. He was taken sick on Christmas night. Mr. Soriano was born in St. Marco, Italy, on Sept. 21, 1877, and came to this country when a boy. He had been a resident of this city for the past twenty-six years, and was a shoemaker by trade, conducting a shoe shop at 702 Fourth street, for a number of years. For the past eight years he has been conducting a shoe store at 709 Eighth avenue. He was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church, the order and the Crown of Italy society. Deceased is survived by his wife, Barbara Long Soriano, one son and one daughter, John at home and Mrs. Lucy Guagliardo of 1822 Third avenue; also by one sister residing in New Jersey and a brother in Italy. The funeral services will be held at Mt. Carmel church with high mass on Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in Calvary cemetery. Altoona Mirror, Saturday, January 1, 1921