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Utica NY Daily Press - 1/21/1976

Benedict A. (Benny) Brindisi, 65, of
719 South S t . owner of Ben's Restaurant
at South Street and
Webster Avenue
until 1965, was pronounced
dead on
arrival Monday in
St. Luke's-Memori
al HospitaLCenter.
Morgan Jones,
coroner, attributed
death to natural
causes.
Mr. Brindisi had
most recently been
employed as a fork lift operator for the
Bossert Manufacturing Co.. retiring in
November.
He was born in Utica and attended
ocal schools. He married Theresa Musa
in 1940.
Besides his wife and his mother. Mrs.
Fred (Josephine) Brindisi, he leaves a
son, Anthony Brindisi; two daughters,
Mrs. Richard (Josephine) BiaJek and
Miss Shirley Brindisi, three brothers,
Rosario, Salvatore and Anthony Brindisi
and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph
(Theresa) Troper and Mrs. Richard
(Rose) Clair, all of Utica.
The funeral .will be at 8:30 Friday
from the Matt Funeral Home and at 9
from St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church,
where a Mass of christian burial will be
offered. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today
and tomorrow.

Benedict married MUSA, Theresa in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRINDISI, Anthony
2. BRINDISI, Josephine
3. BRINDISI, Shirley was born on 16 Jan 1956; died on 24 Feb 1996 in Utica, Oneida County, NY.

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Utica NY Observer - 4/12/1957

Fred Brindisi, 76. of 14
Adrean Terr. E, died Apr.11
1957. in his home after an
illness of four months.
He was born Jan. 28. 1881.
in Croani, Province of Catan-
zaro, Italy, a
son of Angelo
and Itallia
Roseia Brin-
disi. He came
to this coun-
try and to
Utica 55 years
ago, and had
lived here
since. He mar-
ried Josephine
Rocco in 1906
in St. Mary of
Mt. Carmel Church. Most of his
life in Utica he was employed
by local contractors, retiring
about four years ago. He was a
parishioner of St. Agnes Church.
Besides his wife he leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Troper
and Mrs Robert Pless, both of
Utica; four sons, Benjamin,
Rosario, Anthony and Sam, all
of Utica; 13 grandchildren; sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
The funeral willl be at 9:30 Mon-
day from the Matt Funeral
Home, 700 Rutger St., and 10
from St. Agnes Church where a
solemn requiem high Mass will
be offered. Burial will be in the
family plot in Calvary Cemetery.

Frederick married ROCCO, Josephine about 1906 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Josephine (daughter of ROCCO, Antonion and RUFFO, Theresa) was born about 1890 in Cropani, Catenzaro, Italy; died on 22 Aug 1977 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Utica NY Daily Press - 8/23/1977

Mrs Josephine (Peppina) Brindisi.
87. of 14E Adrean Terr., died Monday in
St Luke's Memorial Hospital Center
after a brief illness
Born in Cropani, Province of Catenzaro.
Italv. the daughter of Antonio and
Theresa Ruffo Rocco. she came to this
country and to
Utica 'in 1901 She
married Frederick
Brindisi in Utica in
1906, He died here
in 1957 Mrs. Brin-
disi was a member
of the Parkway Se-
nior Citizens and a
communicant of St
Agnes Church
She leaves two
daughters. Mrs Jospeh
(Theresa)
Tropea and Mrs Richard
(Rose) Clair, both of Utica:
three sons, Rosario (Rusty). Salvatore
(Sam), both of Utica. and Anthony
(Shimp), Deerfield; a son. Benny, died
in 1975; also surviving are seventeen
grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews
The funeral will be held Thursday at
8:30 am. from the Matt Funeral Home
and at 9 a m. in St. Agnes Church where
a mass of Christian Burial will be cele-
brated. Interment will be in Calvary
Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday
and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the
Matt Funeral Home, 700 Rutger St. at
Mohawk St.

Angelo + ROSEIA, Italia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Antonion + RUFFO, Theresa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]