Ned and John Gentilini

Nuns Who Taught at the Rosati and Friendship Schools

Pictured are Sr. Rosina Joseph Kinsella, Sr. Annina Zahner, unknown, Sr. Margaret Denise Dalton and Sr. Mary Grace Shelvy

In Front of the Knobview Boys Hall, 1937

Children in front, left to right are: unknown, unknown, George Piazza, Leo Cardetti, Don Gentilini, Rita Piazza, unknown, Christine Piazza, unknown, unknown, Norman Piazza.

Second row from front: Lena (Donati) Marchi, Rosalie Marchi, Bruna "Marie" (Donati) Cuccarollo, Sophie (Gentilini) Piazza, Shirley (Marchi) Byrd, Julie Marchi, Louise (DiFiori) Leonard and Angie (DiFiori) Jones

Third row from front: Angie (Guidicini) Piazza, Corrine (Donati) Zulpo, Mary Kenise, Jodie (Piazza) Donati, Ellen (DiFiori) Holman, Julie (Guidicini) Stack, Josephine (Zulpo) Marcus, Mary "Techila" (Piazza) Stein-Klebba, Beatrice DiFiori, Margaret (DiFiori) Stambaugh, Lida Piazza

Top row: Agnes (Guidicini) Mitchell, Mrs. Lamping (Fr. Reddin's housekeeper), Lucy Flaim, Maria (Guidicini) Cardetti, #5-8 unknown, Francesca (Amedei) Donati, Mary (Vitali) Zulpo, Argentina "Cia Gentina" (Vitali) Ramori, Mary Gentilini

The 1902 Friendship School Class

Front row: unknown, Dominick Trettenero, Tony Piazza, #4-8 unknown, Victor Piazza, unknown, Barbara Trettenero, Mary Trettenero, Minnie Dexter, Ernest Dexter

Second row: Lucy Trettenero, Albina Trettenero, Mary Brunetti, #4-8 unknown, Lucy Flaim

Back row: unknown, unknown, Alice Fox, Lena Fox, Julie Marchi, Sara Matlock, Davis Fox, Joe Trettenero, unknown, unknown, Nora Hughes

Friendship School Class, Circa 1915

Front row: Rose Tessaro, unknown, unknown, Jennie Trettenero, Margaret Trettenero, Lizzie Trettenero, Walter Emmons, unknown, Martin Spanevello, Angelo Spanevello, unknown, Joe Tessaro, Arthur Tessaro, unknown, unknown

Back row: Clemente Spanevello, Jimmy Agostini, Fred Hogue, Earl Emmons, Everett Swyers (teacher), John Agostini, Guy Emmons, Nellie Hughes, Lena Schwindt, Mabel Hanson, Nora Emmons, Rose Schwindt

First Communion at St. Anthony Church in 1920

Front row: Angie Contini, Julia Ramori, Anna Piazza, Rita Piazza, Anna Cardetti, Lena Mascagni, Angela Ederati, Anita Donati, Mary Lira, Josephine Zulpo, Edith Piazza, Mary De Luca

Back Row: Mary Guidicini, Lucy Codemo, Rose Guidicini, Joseph Cardetti, Vinton Daugherty, Hubert Daugherty, Gene Piazza, Fr. Leone, Glenn Piazza, Ralph Castelli, George Piazza, Ray Daugherty

Leo Cardetti

John and Pierina (Piazza) Orso

Angelo Tessaro

Margaret (Tessaro) Gorman, John, Rose, Angelo and Louis Tessaro, Lucy (Tessaro) Piazza and Joe Tessaro

Front: Lucy, Maria and Rose Tessaro

Rear: Victor, Albert, Arthur, Joe, Vera, Pete and Sam Tessaro

The Spanevello Family, Circa 1917

Elizabeth Trettenero (adopted), Martin, Alexander, Julia (Pianalto), Clemente, Stephen, Margaret, Anna and Rosa (Casarotto) Spanevello

A Christmas Party at the Schoolhouse, Dec. 24, 1961

Front row: Donny Licklider, Charles Pardee, Janet Cardetti, Larry Casarotto, Rosalie Cuccarollo, Joe Cardetti, Terry Marcus, Barbara McMillen, Carleen Licklider

Middle row: Richard Cardetti, Tommy Stein, Michael Marcus, Michael Donati, Karen Schroeder, John Lee Cuccarollo, Charlene Krewson, Diane Licklider, Pat Piazza, Linda Bodine

Top row (right of Santa): Mrs. Fisher (teacher), Mark Pardee (baby), Joseph Zulpo, Dennis Marcus (rear), Mary Catherine Bodine, Rita Fae Cardetti, Kevin Schroeder, Linda Licklider

Some Long Time Residents of Rosati at the K. C. Hall Around 1990

Lena (Donati) Marchi and Julie Marchi, Bruna "Marie" (Donati) and John Cuccarollo, Don Pardee, Bert Cardetti, Tillie (Gherardini) and Lenny Nowicki, Concetta "Chetty" (Donati) Pardee, Corrine (Donati) and Joe Zulpo and Angie (Guidicini) Piazza

Silvio "Sam" and Lucy (Piazza) Flaim

Sam came from Illinois with his parents, Costante and Domenica in 1906, and lived west of Friendship School. Sam later served as President of the Knobview Fruit Growers Association.

Peter and Clementina De Luca arrived in 1912, and lived about one mile south of Knobview.

Their property later became home to a quarry, and is presently owned by Jim DiPardo who reopened the quarry in 1994.

Peter Louis De Luca, Sr. & Jr.

Enrico "Henry" and Domenica "Esther" (Castelli) Mingo

Henry was only 17 when he came to the United States from Italy in 1912. He worked in the coal mines near Bevier, Missouri where he met Emilio Donati. Emilio and his wife, Francesca, took him in and brought him to Knobview with them where he met Esther. They were married on May 5, 1920.

Front: Joe, Matilda and Theresa Mingo

Rear: Henry and Andrew Mingo, Cesare Castelli and Esther (Castelli) Mingo

Clorinda (Bernardoni) and Cesare Castelli With Their Children, Lena and Joseph

Cesare came to the U.S. in 1893 and settled in Ladd, Illinois. Clorinda arrived at Ellis Island in 1896, and they were married in Ladd, Illinois two days after her arrival. They moved to Knobview around 1906.

The Castelli Family

Left to right are: Domenica, Conchata, Ralph, Clorinda, August, Joseph, Cesare and Lena

Left to right: August Castelli, Andrew and Tony Mingo, Henry, Lena and Edith Pezzene, Ralph Castelli, unknown (possibly Louis Pezzene)

Don Gentilini With a Wagon Load of Grapes, Sometime in the 1940's

Frank Gentilini, Leo Monari, George Piazza, Aldo Monari and Ray Ederati

Joe and Hattie (Kirby) DiCarlo

Joe arrived in 1914 from Sicily and settled about one mile north of Knobview. The DiCarlos were married in 1930 and had four children, Rosario "Joe", Mary, Henry and Joe

Joe DiCarlo, Tony and John Cuccarollo at the Cuccarollo Home

This later became the Carlyle and Emma Licklider home.

Taresa (Frizzo) and Domenico Zulpo

The Louis Zulpo Family, Circa 1925

In front: Victoria, Josephine and Virginia

Center: Marino and Joe

Rear: Rose, Louis, Jr., Mary and Louis

Pete Zulpo

Piazzas, Cardettis, Zulpos, Donatis and Others, Circa 1954

Starting on the left, in front and on the ground are: Louis Marchi, Charlene Krewson, Patrick and Madeline Blaisdell, Donna Krewson, Rita Fae Cardetti, Mary Catherine Bodine, Sara Anne Donati, Martha Blaisdell

Middle row: "Sis" Bodine, Sophie Piazza, Louis Zulpo, Mary Cardetti, Joseph Zulpo, Francesca Donati, Richard, Bert, Peno and Joe Cardetti, Delphine Krewson, Bruna "Marie" Cuccarollo, Mike and Jodie Donati

Rear: Rita Piazza, "Chetty" Pardee, "Bo" Bodine holding Linda, Kenneth Piazza, Don Pardee, Shirley Byrd (in front), Joe and Corrine Zulpo, Glenn Piazza, Lena and Pete Marchi, Joe A. Piazza, Fausta Chiatto, John Cuccarollo holding John Lee, Julie Marchi, Louis and Anna Donati