1. | SPINA, Luigi was born on 1 Nov 1891 in Town of Scandale, Province of Calabria, Italy (son of SPINA, John and TODERE, Clara); died on 16 Sep 1981 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Notes:
Utica NY Observer-Dispatch - 9/18/1961
Mr, Luigi Spina, age 89, formerly of
1305 Mary St.. and mo«t recently of
Huntington Beach; Calif, died September
16. 1981 at St. Elizabeth's
Hospital. _
He was bom in the Town of ScandaJe
in the Province of Calabria. Italy
November 1.1891, a son of the late
John and Clara
(Todere) Spina.
Mr. Spina came to
the U.S. and to Utica
as a young man
iod on-May 23^1914
was married to
Christina Ruggi-
ero who died in
1947. He was
employed as a
stone mason and
by the Sitroux
Paper co. He was
most recently
employed by the G.A.F.B. for 20
years until his retirement in 1960. Mr
Spina was a member of St. Anthony
of Padua Church and the Scandalese
Society at the Sons of Italy Lodge.
Mr. Spina is survived by three
daughters. Mrs Robert (Victoria)
Egleston of End well. NY . Mrs Lee
Greco of Utica and Mrs. John (Eva)
Russo of Huntington, Calif.; two sons.
MrJc>rm-Spinarand-MrT Samuel D.
Spina, both of Utica; four sisters in
Italy. Josephine. Francesca. Teresa
and Catherine Spina. Also surviving
are 11 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
at 8:30 from The Eannace Funenl
Home. Inc.. 932 South St and 9
o'clock at St. Anthony of Padua
Church where a Mass of Christian
Burial will be offered Interment will
^ake place in Calvary' Cemetery. Visitatlon
will De Friday from 2-4 and 7-9
Luigi married RUGGIERO, Christina on 23 May 1914 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Christina (daughter of RUGGIERO, Giuseppe and Victoria) was born about 1897 in Town of Scandale, Province of Calabria, Italy; died on 25 Nov 1947 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- SPINA, John Richard was born on 16 Apr 1917 in Utica, Oneida County, NY; died on 27 Jul 1986 in Utica, Oneida County, NY.
- SPINA, Samuel D was born on 4 Mar 1919 in New York; died on 10 Aug 1987 in Utica, Oneida County, NY.
- SPINA, Victoria was born on 16 Apr 1921 in New York; died on 28 May 1990.
- SPINA, Lena C was born in Nov 1924 in New York.
- SPINA, Eva
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