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Utica NY Daily Press - 7/17/1986

Mr. Joseph Vincent Tropea, 66, of
1212 Kathleen St., Utica, died July 14,
1986, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
after a long illness.
He was bom in
Utica, N.Y., August
1,1919, son of
Vincent and Mary
LaPorte Tropea,
was educated in
local schools, and
he was a graduate
of Utica College.
On May 11, 1946,
Joseph married the
former Theresa
Brindisi. Mr. Tropea
was employed as a Logistics
Specialist in the Electronics Systems
Division for the Fwktal GovertuBeat-
at Grifnss Air Force Base and
Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mass., for
over 30 years, retiring in 1974. During
World War U. Joseph served in the
U.S. Army and received citations for
his involvement in the European
Theater. He was a treasurer of the
Twenty-five Club, and was an avid
Bocce Player at the Sons of Italy. He
was a communicant of St Agnes
Church.
He is survived by his beloved wife
and mother, his two sons, Vincent and
his wife, Theresa, Gary and his friend.
Patricia Surace, all of Utica; three
grandchildren, Ginny. Joseph and
Meghan Tropea; his sister, Rose Procopio;
and very special relatives,
Vincent Procopio, and Mr. and Mrs.
Salvatore Brindisi, all of Utica; and"
several aunts, nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at 9 am from The Matt Funeral
Home and at 9:30 a.m. from St Agnes
Church where a Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated. Entombment
will be in Resurrection Chapel
Mausoleum.

Joseph married BRINDISI, Theresa on 11 May 1946. Theresa (daughter of BRINDISI, Frederick and ROCCO, Josephine) was born on 6 Jul 1920 in New York; died on 4 Mar 1997 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vincent + LAPORTE, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]