Pinna & Finazzo Families

Leonard 'Leo' Michael Pinna was born to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Leonard and Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna (first marriage for both) were married at Church of the Valley, Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara in 1972 To show how we choose familiar patterns: Kathy attended Church of the Valley with her family when she was a child, and her mother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch lived in a retirement community across from the church before she died. During their marriage they had one child Daniel J Pinna, and then divorced in July 1981. Kathy never re-married, and Leonard went on to marry twice more.

In the 1930 census, Leonard stated that he was a laborer in plumbing and that he was born in Louisiana (this is an error - he was born in Sicily.) The family was living in a rented home in North East, PA and in the household were Mary, wife, and son, Frankie age 2. He stated that he was 29 when he married and was unable to read or write. The family did not have a radio. In the 1940 census, Leonard, 49, was living with wife Mary, 36, and son Frank, 19, in North East PA. Leonard was born in Italy, Mary in Lousiana, and Frank in PA. No one in the household was working but Leonard stated that he had income from other sources. On his WW2 draft card, filled out in 1942, he said that he was 5 ft 5in tall, weighed 195 lobs, had hazel eyes, black hair, and light brown complexion. He named Frank Conti as the person who would always know where he was.

John Anthony Pinna was born in 1954 to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna, and has a brother Leonard Michael Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Anthony Pinna.

Mary (Allessie) Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on December 5, 1903 in Melville, Louisiana United States, and died at age 65 years old in April 1969 in San Jose, California.

Helen (Laccone) Finazzo of Erie, Erie County, PA was born on August 31, 1909. She was married to John Anthony Finazzo, and had children Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna, Rocco Finazzo, John Finazzo, Jerome Finazzo, and Angie Finazzo. Helen Finazzo died at age 73 years old in January 1983.