Charles Joseph
SIMONELLI
(b.
11 January 1918
,
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
d.
31 October 1996
,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Charles Joseph SIMONELLI was born 11 January 1918 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Charles Joseph SIMONELLI was the child of Ercoli "Tony" SIMONELLI and Lucia "Lucy" MARINOCharles Joseph was a soldier in World War II.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 (Coltsville). Evelyn Regina died 24 November 1992 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Evelyn Regina was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN.
Charles Joseph SIMONELLI died 31 October 1996 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Family and Children of Charles Joseph SIMONELLI
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Evelyn Regina FRALEY-- Date: 2 March 1946 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Evelyn Regina FRALEY was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN
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:
Living (b., North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Charles Anthony SIMONELLI (b.18 January 1947, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 October 2019, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Linda Ann BEDARD 1 May 1971 in , New York, USA
Evelyn Regina FRALEY-- Date: 2 March 1946 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USAancestry.com
Evelyn Regina FRALEY was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN
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:
Living (b., North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Charles Anthony SIMONELLI (b.18 January 1947, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 October 2019, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )m. Linda Ann BEDARD 1 May 1971 in , New York, USA
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Postcards and Memories of North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
1918 Birth 11 January 1918
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.
1946 Marriage / PartnerCharles Joseph SIMONELLI and Evelyn Regina FRALEY 2 March 1946, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
He was 28 years old.
1947 Birth of ChildCharles Anthony SIMONELLI was born 18 January 1947, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Charles Joseph was 29 years old.
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, 1963.1971 Marriage of ChildCharles 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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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)
1992 Death of Spouse/PartnerEvelyn Regina FRALEY died 24 November 1992, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Saint Francis Xavier #76
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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1996 Death 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...Read MORE...
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North Adams, Massachusetts
November 1, 1996
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...Read MORE...
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North Adams, Massachusetts
November 1, 1996
Postcards and Memories of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
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