Petro Family History & Genealogy

Geraldine Teresa (Ciavaglia) Petro of Summit Hill, Pennsylvania United States was born to Antonio Ciavaglia and Catherine Laskos, and had siblings Robert C Ciavaglia, Salvadore(James) Ciavaglia, Carmen Ciavaglia, and Michael Ciavaglia. Geraldine Petro died on August 5, 2017. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Geraldine (Petro).

Tanya Marie Petro was born to Lora (Young) Jacques and had a sister named Tracy who was 9 years older than her, as well as a brother Greg eight years older. The siblings were very close and Tracy and Greg took care of their baby sister while growing up. In her 30s, Tanya had two children, a family dog, a steady job and lived in an apartment complex around Lake Elsinore California. Tanya had recently broken up with her boyfriend Ronald Wayne "Paulett" Paoletto when discovering his drug addiction, and disappeared while recovering from wrist surgery to repair a workplace injury. Her sister Tracy knew something was wrong when on January 6th 2011 during a girl's day out with her friend she called Tanya and didn't get a call back. Tracy called their mother Lora and found out that she was having difficulties reaching her as well. In fact, when Lora called Tanya's apartment she found it odd that her ex boyfriend Ron answered the phone. After learning about this, Tracy immediately contacted law enforcement to file a missing person's report. Soon after, relatives who were watching Tanya's children called Tracy to find out why Tanya hadn't come to pick them up. By January 9th a search of Tanya's car and apartment had been performed by police. They found it strange that her car was found in the apartment lot complex, and her purse and dog were in the apartment. Tracy, feeling scared and not appreciating the urgency of the police, began investigating her sister's disappearance on her own. She broke into Tanya's car and found an address book with contact details for someone she didn't recognize. When Tracy's friends contacted the number a meth-addicted individual answered and said that Tanya had been there previously. The police were provided this information but did not follow up. Tracy and a group of friends drove to this address where they discovered Tanya had been there along with Ron and one of his friends. One of the people at this address led the caravan to a one-room shack in an isolated area in the Mojave desert where it looked as though blood was on the floor. The man who led the caravan to the shack left without word and headed back to the address where they had all met. By this time Tracy and her friends had called the police who arrived and investigated the scene. It turned out that the people at this home had rather colored pasts, including Ronald who had a criminal history as a child sex offender. At this time police began digging deeper and treating this case as a homicide. On Tuesday January 11th 2011 law enforcement found the body of Tanya Marie Petro in a shallow grave. The police did not immediately contact Tracy or any of Tanya's relatives, so the family discovered her death via the local evening news. See How Did Tanya Petro Die? Who Killed Her? Is Ron Paoletto Still Alive? to read about the murder of Tanya and what happened to the man arrested for her death - updated March 2021. See her obituary at Tanya Marie Petro: Obituary

Jane (Petro) Gelata of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania United States, got married to Francis Gelata, and has a child Bonnie J. Gelata. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Petro.

Theresa P. Petro was born on August 28, 1896. She was in a relationship with Stephen Peter Makuta, and had a child Albert J Makuta. Theresa Petro died at age 80 years old on August 23, 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Theresa P. Petro.

Lloyd R Petro of Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana was born on April 9, 1907, and died at age 75 years old in May 1982.

Grant R Petro of Marion, Grant County, IN was born on September 17, 1924, and died at age 71 years old on August 1, 1996.

Harold K Petro of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana was born on January 12, 1916, and died at age 71 years old in September 1987.

Harold Jr Petro of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on August 6, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on December 7, 2010.

Robert A Petro of McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA was born on December 5, 1925, and died at age 77 years old on May 4, 2003.

Robert W Petro of Niles, Berrien County, MI was born on September 25, 1920, and died at age 82 years old on October 22, 2002.

Emil Petro of Stamford, Fairfield County, CT was born on May 6, 1917 in Czechoslovakia, and died at age 92 years old on March 8, 2010.

Emil E Petro of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on November 6, 1918, and died at age 63 years old in October 1982.

Emil M Petro of Macedonia, Summit County, Ohio was born on August 2, 1924, and died at age 54 years old in March 1979.

Bueford E Petro of Indianapolis, Marion County, IN was born on September 21, 1919, and died at age 77 years old on June 5, 1997.

Frank Petro of Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA was born on September 23, 1907, and died at age 89 years old on August 9, 1997.

Frank L Petro of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was born on March 11, 1913, and died at age 68 years old in October 1981.

Peter Petro of Leechburg, Armstrong County, PA was born on August 8, 1914, and died at age 69 years old in October 1983.

Francis J Petro of Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut was born on February 5, 1916, and died at age 68 years old in December 1984.

Richard W Petro of Niles, Berrien County, MI was born on December 2, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on November 29, 2009.

Don L Petro of Nashville, Brown County, IN was born on March 23, 1923, and died at age 75 years old on June 24, 1998.