Filomena Bifolco-Sarnelli (pictured on left) in October 1967 with her four nieces,(Left to right:) Dora, Maria, Filomena and Domenica. The first two women are the daughters of her sister,Domenica Cerrato, and the last two of her brother, Michele Bifolco and family group shot (bottom right) in the Vesuvian town of Sarno,Province of Salerno. All people in the photos are living except for their beloved aunt, Filomena Bifolco-Sarnelli (1901-1969) "R.I.P."
Filomena Sarnelli (nee Bifolco) was born in the town of Sarno,Provincia di Salerno in the Campania region of Southern Italy.She emigrated to the U.S. in (c.1920) at age 19 and settled in Brooklyn,N.Y. She had five children and passed away on March 19th 1969 at age 67.
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