Charles Joseph SIMONELLI

Born

11 January 1918 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Died

31 October 1996 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Joseph married Evelyn Regina FRALEY 2 March 1946 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Evelyn Regina FRALEY was born 16 January 1925 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Evelyn Regina died 24 November 1992 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Evelyn Regina was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN .

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Parents of Charles Joseph SIMONELLI

Father

Ercoli "Tony" SIMONELLI

Mother

Lucia "Lucy" MARINO

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles Joseph SIMONELLI

Charles Joseph SIMONELLI married

Evelyn Regina FRALEY
Marriage date: 2 March 1946
Marriage place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Evelyn Regina FRALEY was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN

Marriage notes:

Evelyn Fraley Becomes Bride

Married to Charles Simonelli, Liberated Prisoner

Miss Evelyn Regina Fraley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett J Fraley, 10 Kent Avenue, was married Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Church to Charles J Simonelli, son for Mr and Mrs Eroll Simonelli, North Adams. Rev. Charles L. Foley, pastor, performed the 9 o'clock ceremony before and altar banked with pink carnations. Miss Anna Larkin was organist, Jan Webber violinist, and William Hurst vocalist.

The bride was dressed in princess-style white satin with court train and duchess cap of Madeira lace. She carried a prayer book with gardenias and stephanotis streamers. Miss Mary Simonelli, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor. Her blue taffeta gown was styled like the bride's, and she wore a calot of blue sequins with shoulder veil. Her bouquet was of talisman roses. Bridesmaids were the Misses Lorraine Madden of Springfield, cousin of the bride, and Evelyn Massery of Pittsfield. They wore pink gowns and headdresses similar to the maid of honor's, and carried pink roses.

Samuel Grande of North Adams was best man, and Cpl. Norman Fraley, the bride's brother, and Alfred Rustuccia of Dorchester ushered. After a reception at AOH Hall, the couple left on a wedding trip. For traveling, the bride wore a brown wool suit, matching topcoat with sable furs, green accessories and orchid corsage.

Mrs. Simonelli is a graduate of St. Joseph's High School. The bridegroom, now discharged, is a former German prisoner. Prior to his capture, he was an Air Force radio operator and gunner in the European theatre. He is a Drury High School graduate.

The bride was feted at prenuptial showers by her aunt, Mrs. Dennis Cronin of 25 Greenway Street; by her sisters, Mrs. Henry B. Rhinehart and Mrs. George E. Gallagher, both of Lenox; by the Misses Lena and Mary Simonelli of North Adams, sisters of the bridegroom, and by her bowling league.

Berkshire Evening Eagle

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

March 4, 1946

Name: Evelyn Regina Fraley

Marriage Year: 1946

Marriage Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 105

Page Number: 95

Index Volume Number: 144

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.144

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Charles Joseph SIMONELLI and Evelyn Regina FRALEY

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Born: , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles Anthony SIMONELLI

Born: 18 January 1947, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 October 2019, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Linda Ann BEDARD 1 May 1971 Place: , New York, USA

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Birth — 1918
11 January 1918
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1946 Marriage / Partner
Charles Joseph SIMONELLI and Evelyn Regina FRALEY 2 March 1946, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

1947 Birth of Child
Charles Anthony SIMONELLI was born 18 January 1947, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Charles Joseph was 29 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

1971 Marriage of Child
Charles Anthony SIMONELLI married 1 May 1971, , New York, USA to Linda Ann BEDARD

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1992 Death of Spouse/Partner
Evelyn Regina FRALEY died 24 November 1992, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

Charles Joseph SIMONELLI - Saint Josephs Cemetery Saint Francis Xavier #76 Pittsfield, Massachusetts Thanks to Frank J. Leskovitz

Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Saint Francis Xavier #76
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Thanks to Frank J. Leskovitz

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Death — 1996
31 October 1996
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.

Obituary

Charles J. Simonelli, 78, city native

Charles J. Simonelli, 78, of 59 Kellie Drive, Pittsfield, formerly of Greenway Street, Pittsfield, died Thursday, Oct 31, 1996, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 11, 1918, he was son of Ercoli and Lucia (Marino) Simonelli. He was educated in the local schools and attended Drury High School. Mr. Simonelli retired in 1983 at the deputy superintendent of the Berkshire County House of Correction after serving 35 years with the sheriffs department A communicant of St Marks Church, Pittsfield, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. The recipient of two Purple Hearts for wounds received, he was shot down and became a prisoner of war for 10 months. 4 Held prisoner at Stalag Barth in Germany, he was liberated by the allies on May 1, 1945. He was a past commander of the VFW Post 448 and was a charter and life member of the post A past venerable of the Mazzini Lodge of the Order of the Son sof Italy, he was a past president of the West

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North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
November 1, 1996