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Submitted: 9/7/14 • Approved: 9/7/14 • Last Updated: 3/31/18 • R71604-G71600-S3
Rizzo family plot
The family monument is a large statue depicting a woman clinging to a cross. The name, "RIZZO", is inscribed at the bottom of the statue with a photo of a woman next to it it, possibly Carmela. There are 6 headstones in the plot. 3 in front of the family monument, one to the left and 2 to the right
Headstones in front of the monument, left to right:
SON
JOSEPH RIZZO
1928 - 1975
MOTHER
MARY RIZZO
1896 - 1988
FATHER
JOSEPH RIZZO
1896 - 1933
Headstone to the left of the family monument:
FATHER
ROCCO RIZZO
1873 - 1939
Headstones to the right of the monument:
CARMELA RIZZO
BORN NOV. 10, 1866
DIED MAY 2, 1914
ROCCO
RIZZO JR.
BORN MAR. 12, 1899
DIED JUNE 27, 1931
REST IN PEACE
Note: There is a photo of Rocco Jr. on the stone.
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Contributed on 9/7/14 by pasteffen99
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