Raffaela was born October 31. Not sure of the year. She had brothers, Tony, Tommy, Leo. Not sure if she had any sisters.
She was previously married to a Sinisgallo and had son George. George had a son Anthony, named after my father Anthony Michael Cotignola, and a daughter Yolanda named after his wife Yolanda.
Raffaela then married my grandfather Charles Cotignola born March 1901. Not sure what year. They had Rose Cotignola. Rose went on to have 6 children. Ray and Charlie also had my father Anthony Cotignola, birthday was January 16. Anthony married Roslyn Ptaschnik in 1955 having me as their first child, Regina Deborah Cotignola on January 15, 1955. Eventually having Peter Cotignola October 3, 1963. One month later, Anthony Cotignola JR. was born to Ada Reyes and my father on November 17, 1963 Christopher Cotignola, born November 3, (not sure of what year,) later in years. In the 1970's, Ada and Anthony were married. Moved from Brooklyn to Long Island. Then to Las Vegas and settled finally in North Carolina. Regina (Debbie) had a daughter Tara in 1977, Peter had 3 children with Judy. One of Peter's daughters had a child. Anthony had one son with Stephanie.
Family reunions are the time to reunite with family members you haven't seen in a long while, and to meet distant cousins you might have never known existed.
Sometimes, because of busy lives, adoptions, or the nomadic nature of people, families are separated - for a year, or a decade, or more. Or fights among siblings or generations divide a family. And so...
Daughter of Roslyn and Anthony Michael Cotignola My father Anthony Micheal Cotignola and my Mother Roslyn (Ptaschnik) Cotignola also had a son Peter Cotignola. I had a daughter Tara Lorraine Landano. Peter had Jennifer, Jessica and Shane. Anthony went in to marry Ada (Reyes) Cotignola. They had Anthony Jr and Christopher. Anthony Hr had one son Joseph