Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gentile, Lorenzo, 1932 

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L. GENTILE DIES AT AGE 29 YEARS 

Well-Known Young Men Succumbs to Five-Year Fight Against Tuberculosis; 
   Funeral Friday At St. Mary's. 

  Lorenzo Gentile, aged 29, died this morning about 3:30 o'clock at his home, 
205 S. Main street.  Death ends a fight of more than five years against 
tuberculosis. 

  Mr. Gentile was well known in this city, having spent practically all of his 
life here.  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Gentile moved to Suffolk from 
Philadelphia, where Lorenzo Gentile was born.  He graduated from Suffolk high 
school and secured a connection with Planters Nut & Chocolate Co.  When he was 
forced to resign on account of increasing illness, he had risen to a 
responsible position. 

  Mr. Gentile is survived by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Brandon [sic; Branton] 
Gentile; a daughter, Dorothy Gentile; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Gentile, 
all of Suffolk; a brother, Sam Gentile, of Philadelphia, and a number of 
relatives. 

  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Mary's 
Catholic Church, of which he was a member.  The rites will be conducted by the 
Rev P.C. Blackburn.  Interment will be made in Cedar Hill cemetery. 

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IN MEMORIAM 

  In loving remembrance of our dear husband and father, Lorenzo Gentile, 
who left us one year ago today, April 14, 1932. 

Husband, thou art gone to rest, 
  And this shall be our prayer: 
That when we reach our journey's end, 
  Thy glory we may share. 
         His Wife and Daughter. 
adv.1t. 


Lorenzo GENTILE, Planters clerk, 
b. 24 May 1903, Philadelphia, PA, d. 14 Apr 1932, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block H, Lot 114*), Suffolk, 15 Apr 1932, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 10, No. 21, Thurs., Apr. 14, 1932, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 11, No. 19, Fri., Apr. 14, 1933, p. 3 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_g.txt 

His parents, both Italian immigrants, are buried in the same lot. 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole- is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #134408549. 

D.Cert. 8193 (Suffolk #111) 


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