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John Anthony Finazzo 1904 - 1976

John Anthony Finazzo of Erie, Erie County, PA was born on January 25, 1904 at Italy in Italy. He was married to Helen (Laccone) Finazzo, and had children Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna, Rocco Finazzo, John Finazzo, Jerome Finazzo, and Angie Finazzo. John Finazzo died at age 72 years old in February 1976 at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA in Erie, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Erie.

John Anthony Finazzo

Erie, Erie County, PA 16504

January 25, 1904

Italy in , Italy

February 1976

Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States

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John Anthony Finazzo was married to Helen (Taccone) Finazzo (1909-1983) and they had children Rocco, Angeline, Jerome, Joanne, Lawrence and Nancy. A wonderful family man, he worked 6 days a week, beginning the day at his General Electric job, coming home briefly for a snack, then going on to his side job laying concrete. But Sundays were always for family. He never worked on Sunday.
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1904

Birthday

January 25, 1904

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Italy in Italy

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Ethnicity & Family History

Sicilian
Nationality & Locations

Citizen of the US
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Roman Catholic
Professional Career

John worked at G.E. in Erie PA. On the side, he did small concrete jobs.
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1976

Death

February 1976

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Cause of death

Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania United States
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Calvary Cemetery in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 16505, United States
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Daniel Pinna

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10/12/2020

John Anthony & Helen Finazzo Gravesite

The Gravesite of John Anthony & Helen Finazzo at Calvary Cemetery in Erie Pennsylvania.

They were a really kind and loving couple.

Date & Place: at Calvary Cemetery in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 16505, United States

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Kathy Pinna

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11/28/2020

Memories of Christmas 1972

The first year we were married, John's grandson (son of Nancy Finazzo Pinna) and I visited the family for Christmas. We stayed at John and Helen's house. It was warm and cozy - and filled to the brim with family. All their children and families came - some who still lived in Erie and others from Long Island and Brooklyn. So much food! All homemade - manicotti and spaghetti and calamari and a roast . . . I could go on and on. (Boy, they have wonderful bread in Erie PA.) But my most vivid memory was a regular breakfast. Italian bread with the center cut out and an egg fried in the hole. A hot pepper on the side to be eaten with this (no, this full Northern and Western European girl didn't have a hot pepper!) But the best part? A small glass of homemade wine. John made all sorts of wine in his basement. This wasn't regular "grape" wine. As with most of his generation (my own grandparents included), he had a big vegetable garden. The year we visited, he had made cherry wine. It was the perfect accompaniment to fried bread and eggs. My only disappointment (as a native Californian) was that we didn't have snow that year. :(

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Daniel Pinna

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10/12/2020

A Daughter's Recollection of her father

As told by Nancy Pinna to my mother and Nancy's daughter-in-law Kathy Pinna

Nancy remembers that John Anthony Finazzo came over from Italy (or was it Sicily?) when he was 15. Before he came over to the United States, some random man offered to send John to operatic school because he had such a beautiful voice. Who was that random man - a teacher, friend, neighbor - we do not know.

As a child, Nancy remembered getting up in the morning and while John was cooking breakfast he would sing at the top of his lungs Opera.

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