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Niagara Gazette - 3/12/1963

Angelo Charles Leo, 77, of
715 85th St., died today (March
12, 1963) at Memorial Hospital
after a short illness.
Born in Italy, Mr. Leo came
to this city 55 years ago. He
worked as a railroad man for
Lehigh Railroad for 53 years,
retiring in 1958.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Angeline Leo; his foster
father, Roberto Gabrielli; seven
sons, James, August Anthony,
Louis, Charles, Harry
and Rocco Leo, all of this city;
two daughters, Mrs. William
Reid and Mrs. Fred Gabrielli,
both of this city; two brothers,
Ernest J> Leo and William
Gabrielli and five sisters. Mrs.
Josephine Baldassaro, Mrs.
Linda Cutonilli, Mrs. Agnes
Marcucci, Mrs. Ella Bove and
Mrs. Elva Augustina, all of
this city.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 8:30 a.m. at the Magaddino
Memorial Chapel Inc.
and at 0:30 a.m. at the Prince
of Peace Church. Burial will
be in the Gate of H e a v en
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
chapel after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Angelo + Angeline. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vincent married Mary about 1893. Mary was born on 14 Feb 1867 in Italy; died on 5 Feb 1962 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

Mrs. Maria Gabrielli of 2749 Forest Ave., known to
hundreds of kids of another generation as "Non," is
dead.
She died today (Feb. 5, 1962) at the home of two ,
of her daughters where she had been living with her
memories since retiring from her grocery store business.
several years ago.
She would have celebrated
her 95th birthday anniversary
on Feb. 14.
In addition to four sons and
five daughters, Mrs. Gabrielli
is survived by 45 grandchildren,
92 greatgrandchildren
and 6 great-greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Gabrielli, a resident
here 50 years, opened her
first grocery store in Italy at
the age of 18 and for many
years operated a store at.2712
10th St. here.
Known at "Non"
To hundreds of children in
that area she was known as
"Non" a contraction of nona,
Italian term for grandmother.
Even the kids of Irish
descent who patronized her
store used the knickname,
pronounced "nawn.". They
thought It was her name when
they heard Mrs. Gabrielli's
grandchildren using it.
Born in Italy, she early
showed a flair for business
and opened a store in Villa
St. Stefano; near Rome, at the
age of 18, shortly after she
married her first husband,
Vincent Leo. Several years
after his death she married
Mr. Gabrielli and the family
eventually came to this country.
Mrs. Gabrielli was soon in
business here and for a time
ran two grocery stores, the
second one at 13th Street and
Center Avenue..
Retired at 87
She gave up business at the
age of 87, after breaking her
hip in a fall. At 90 she underwent
surgery.
Mrs. Gabrielli is survived
by sons Charles, Joseph and
Ernest Leo and William Gabrielli,
and five daughters, Mrs.
Josephine Baldassaro, Mrs.
Arthur ' Marcucci, Mrs. Guy
Cutonilli, Mrs. Gabriela Bove
and Mrs. Angelo Augustino,
all of this city. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
One of her sons, Joseph Leo,
served In World War I and
another, William Gabrielli,
served in World War II. Fourteen
of her grandsons also
served in World War II.
She lived with Mrs. Bove
arid Mrs. Augustino.
Servicces will be held Wednesday
at 9:15 a.m. at the
Magaddino Memorial Chapel
and at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of
Mt. Carmcl Church.
Burial will be In Gate of
Heaven Cemetery.
several years ago.