Yengo Family History & Genealogy

Herbert Yengo of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on October 11, 1879, and died at age 92 years old in October 1971.

Angelo Yengo of New York was born on September 28, 1887, and died at age 77 years old in June 1965.

William Yengo of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ was born on January 20, 1889, and died at age 89 years old in March 1978.

Josephine Yengo of Glens Falls, Warren County, NY was born on May 9, 1889, and died at age 85 years old in March 1975.

Pauline Yengo of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ was born on October 5, 1893, and died at age 85 years old in January 1979.

Alphonse Yengo of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on May 22, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in April 1987.

Clara L Yengo was born on June 1, 1905, and died at age 85 years old in January 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clara L Yengo.

Carl J Yengo of Fort Myers, Lee County, FL was born on October 7, 1912, and died at age 80 years old on December 12, 1992.

Dorothy M Yengo of Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY was born on August 15, 1912, and died at age 83 years old on June 13, 1996.

Ida Yengo of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ was born on April 13, 1913, and died at age 82 years old in December 1995.

Joseph Yengo was born on June 10, 1914, and died at age 55 years old in June 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Yengo.

Known by many as "Maximum John" for the severe sentences he gave some criminals, John W. Yengo Sr. was a colorful New Jersey municipal court judge who led a controversial life that got him removed from the bench in his hometown of Jersey City. When Mr. Yengo, 72, died at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. his death was originally attributed to Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare allergic reaction a blood-thinning drug. But in December 2004 Serial killer Charles Cullen told told Essex County prosecutors that Stevens-Johnson syndrome was not Mr. Yengo's cause of death. Instead he died from the lethal lidocaine injection Cullen gave him while the former judge was a patient on St. Barnabasburn unit. When Cullen injected lidocaine, a heart medicine, into the judge's IV the drug made Mr. Yengo's heart stop. Charles Cullen's admission made Mr. Yengo the first known victim of the former Bethlehem nurse who told investigators that he killed 30 to 40 patients during his 16-year career at 10 medical facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The news that the man she called her "hero" may have been one of many Cullen victims came as a shock to daughter Suzy Yengo from Jersey City, where she grew up with her father, two sisters and a brother. "My father was a legend in this town," Ms. Yengo told the Morning Call in 2004. "Even today, every place I go people remember him fondly. He had a terrific spirit." Mr. Yengo, a 1948 graduate of John Marshall Law School, was in private law practice in Jersey City and twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor. He was appointed to the Municipal Court in 1974 and was often called Maximum John because of the severity of his sentences. He was later suspended eventually ousted by the New Jersey Supreme Court as ''totally unsuited'' because of discourtesy to defendants and their lawyers and ''manifold abuses of the judicial process.'' While some filed repeated complaints about unprofessional conduct on the bench, others signed petitions and staged protests to have him reinstated. John Yengo made two unsuccessful runs for Jersey City mayor and he wore his nickname, "Maximum John," like a badge. "When he ran for mayor he campaigned with this flatbed truck that had a makeshift electric chair on back," said Dennis McAlevy, a Union City attorney who had his share of run-ins with Yengo according to the Morning Call. "He actually campaigned that, if elected, he would bring the electric chair to Jersey City. He was quite a character." Daughter Suzy Yengo contended her father's removal from the bench was political. "He was a wonderful man who never backed down from a challenge," she said. But daughter Suzy told the Morning Call that she preferred to remember the "tough-as-nails" Navy veteran who was part of the D-Day invasion in World War II. Mr. Yengo was a former star shortstop for Lincoln High School and a Long Island University graduate who once used a baseball bat to chase a robber from his home. He was named Jersey City's "Outstanding Citizen" in 1976, and once served as a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics, according to his obituary. Yengo was admitted to St. Barnabas after having a rare, and severe, allergic skin reaction called Stevens-Johnston syndrome. Suzy Yengo,said her father entered the hospital after a blood-thinning medicine he was taking triggered an allergic reaction to the sun. The former judge was recovering from the photoallergic reaction when he crossed paths with Cullen. He was survived by three daughters, Donna Marie Cardamone of Neshanic, N.J., Laura Ann, of Manhattan, Suzy, of Jersey City, and a son, John, of Jersey City. He was the husband of the late Anita Ann (nee Bica) Yengo. See"John W. Yengo Sr., 72, Ex-Judge in Jersey City June 15, 1988" published in The New York Times onJune 15, 1988, Section D, Page 30; "Former judge was first Cullen victim. He was 'legend' in Jersey City. Man died at St. Barnabas in 1988", (M. Assad) The Morning Call, December 1, 2004; "Ex-nurse admits he killed N.J. judge in '88", the Associated Press, December 17, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YENGO John W. Sr. on June 11, 1988 of Jersey City, NJ. Beloved husband of the late Anita Ann (nee Bica). Devoted father of Mrs. Donna (Robert) Cardamone, Laura, Suzy and John Jr. Loving grandfather of Nicole Anita and David Robert Cardamone. Dear brother of the late Joseph and Alphonso Yengo. Funeral from the A. Scatuorchio & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 160 Brunswick St., Jersey City on Wednesday June 15. The Funeral Mass at St. Aloysius R.C. Church at 10:15 AM. Interment Holy Name Cemetery. Visiting Monday and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Barnabus Medical Center, Burn Foundation, Livingston, N J 07039. Notice published in The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, on Tuesday, June 14, 1988 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John W. Yengo Sr., 72, a lawyer and judge, died Saturday at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston Township. Mr. Yengo had his own law practice for approximately 40 years, here. He served as a Jersey City Municipal Court Judge from 1974-1976, and was named the Outstanding Citizen by the mayor in 1976. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Aloysius Church, here, and was president of the Mount Carmel Society, and a member for 50 years. He had a summer rental business on Long Beach Island. Mr. Yengo was a member of the New York Pro Baseball Hot Stove League, and had been for many years a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Born in Jersey City, he had lived there all his life. His wife, Anita Ann, died in 1983. Surviving are a son, John J., at home; three daughters, Donna Cardamone, Neshanic, Branchburg Township, and Laura and Suzy, at home, and two grandchildren. Scatuorchio Funeral Home, Jersey City, is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey on June 14, 1988 Page 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John W. Yengo Sr., a former controversial Municipal Court judge in Jersey City, died of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare allergic reaction, Saturday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. He was 72 years old and lived in Jersey City. Mr. Yengo, a 1948 graduate of John Marshall Law School, was in private law practice in Jersey City and twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor. He was appointed to the Municipal Court in 1974 and was often called Maximum John because of the severity of his sentences. He was suspended four years later and eventually ousted by the New Jersey Supreme Court as ''totally unsuited'' because of discourtesy to defendants and their lawyers and ''manifold abuses of the judicial process.'' He is survived by three daughters, Donna Marie Cardamone of Neshanic, N.J., Laura Ann, of Manhattan, Suzy, of Jersey City, and a son, John, of Jersey City.