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    Celebrating the life of

    Giovanna Alioto Crivello

    28th February, 1932 - 15th August, 2019

    This Timeline was created to help collect our memories in celebration of Mom/Mamma/Nanna!

    Nanna was born in Porticello on February 28, 1932 ... it was a leap year! She's registered in the municipio in Santa Flavia as having a birth date of March 2, 1932 (or as she would say to anyone that asked "tre-tu-trirtiru").

    Mary Crivello Tufekcioglu1932

    Nanna was engaged to Nannu when she was 14 years old ... June 29, 1946 (a Saturday)! Unwillingly -- it was an arranged marriage between Nannu Alioto and Nannu Peppe ... she was so young, she said she was embarrassed. Plus he was this big personality, and always stared at her when he walked by her house ... she would go inside and hide until he wa...

    Mary Crivello Tufekcioglu1946

    Nanna and Nannu got married on a very rainy Monday on December 21, 1953 - they got married in church and then had their reception at the movie theater.

    Mary Crivello Tufekcioglu1953

    Paola (Pauletta/Ruossa/Paula) Crivello was born at home on Sunday, September 26, 1954 ... exactly 9 months and 5 days after they were married!?!?

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluSep 1954

    Giuseppe (Peppu/Ruossu/Joe) Crivello was born at home on Tuesday, October 11, 1955!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluOct 1955

    Carmelo (Carme') Crivello was born at home on Wednesday, May 19, 1965!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluMay 1956

    Antonino (Tony/Nino/Ninello) Crivello was born at home on Sunday, December 15, 1957!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluDec 1957

    Salvatore (u picciriddu) Crivello was born on March 13, 1959 -- this is strictly from memory of visiting the cemetery and trying to find him with Mom ... if anyone has a better date, please update it. He passed away not long after he was born ... according to Zizzi Santa (who was with mom and saw him) he was a beautiful big baby boy! Healthy look...

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluMar 1959

    Salvatore (Saivaturri/Toto'/Sal) Crivello was born at the hospital in Palermo on Monday, April 10, 1961!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluApr 1961

    Giuseppa (Giuse'/Josephine/Josie) Antonia Crivello was born at home on Monday, June 5, 1967!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluJun 1967

    Mario (Mariuzzu/Nutriccu) Crivello was born at the hospital on Wednesday, November 27, 1968 ... Mom said he was the biggest of us all ... huge at 5kg/~11bs!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluNov 1968

    It's a long complicated story that I'm sure my siblings know better ... but Mom and the 7 moved from Sicily on July 30, 1973 ... Dad stayed behind. His sister (Rosa) and brother (Carmelo) had tuberculosis and during his physical for his visa, they found that he had dormant TB - what they call latent TB infection - he was exposed but never became i...

    Mary Crivello Tufekcioglu1973

    1213 Dodson Avenue (San Pedro) was bought on April 1, 1974!

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluApr 1974

    Mary (Meeeeeeeri/a picciridda) Fortunata Crivello was born at the hospital on Thursday, July 17, 1975! I was a ... "surprise".

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluJul 1975

    Mom/Nanna passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 15th at 12:20pm.

    Mary Crivello TufekciogluAug 2019