Anthony James Rocco
(1911-1971)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lola Marie Molinari

2. Nicoletta Capaccio

Anthony James Rocco 1

  • Born: 16 Apr 1911, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1
  • Marriage (1): Lola Marie Molinari
  • Marriage (2): Nicoletta Capaccio
  • Died: 23 May 1971, Massapequa, Nassau, NY at age 60 1

   FamilySearch ID: GP91-WJT.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Queens, Queens, NY. 2 The 1940 census recorded at 3340 96th Street: Anthony Rocco, plumber helper for contracting company, 28, living with wife Lola, 22; Kenneth, 1; and Virginia, 1. Also in the home is mother-in-law Mary Molinari, dress finisher in dress factory, 44; and brother-in-law Anthony Molinari, plumber's helper at construction company, 25. Everyone was born in New York except Mary in Italy.

2. Occupation: E. Kalisch, 554 W 48th St., Manhattan on 21 Oct 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. 3

3. He was described as 5'6" 160 lbs brown eyes brown hair sallow complexion on 21 Oct 1940 in Corona, Queens, NY, United States. 3

4. Residence: 104-04 34th Avenue, Corona, Queens, NY on 21 Oct 1940 in Corona, Queens, NY, United States. 3

5. Census in 1950 in Queens, Queens, NY. 4 The 1950 census recorded at 32-70 85th Street in Queens: Anthony Rocco, plumber for contractors, 33, living with wife Lola, bookeeper for chain stores, 27; son Kenneth, 11; and daughter Virginia, 11. All were born in New York.

6. Occupation: plumber in 1951 in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, United States. 1

7. Moved: 1955, Massapequa, Nassau, NY. 1

8. Obituary: Newsday (Suffolk Edition): obituary of Anthony Rocco on 25 Mar 1971 in Melville, Suffolk, NY, United States. Massapequa \emdash Anthony Rocco, 59, a retired plumber with Local 2 of the Plumbers Union in New York City, and a Massapequa resident since about 1955, died of a heart attack here Tuesday. Rocco lived on Central Avenue. He was a charter member of both the Elks Lodge and Soma of Italy in Massapequa Bom and raised in Manhattan. Rocco moved here from Jackson Heights, Queens. His son Kenneth of Bethpage is head baseball coach at the State Agricultural and Technical College at Farmingdale and a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Beechert, lives in Bayside. James Funeral Home, 540 Broadway, Massapequa; mass at Maria Regina Catholic Church, Massapequa, 9:45 AM tomorrow.


Anthony married Lola Marie Molinari, daughter of Michael Molinari and Mary Paterno. (Lola Marie Molinari was born on 23 Apr 1917 in Queens, Queens, NY and died on 31 Dec 1999 in Jamaica, Queens, NY, USA.)


Anthony next married Nicoletta Capaccio.


Sources

1 "Newsday - Suffolk Edition (Melville, NY)," 25 May 1971, page 32 obituary of Anthony Rocco.

2 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQYF-MYL Anthony Rocco, Queens, NY.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Anthony James Rocco b. 16 Apr 1911 in Manhattan NY.

4 "1950 United States Census," Anthony Rocco, Queens, NY.


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