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First Name Last Name
Joseph A DiFonzo

Joseph A DiFonzo

Male Abt 1912 - 1973  (61 years)


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  • Name Joseph A DiFonzo 
    Nickname Charley 
    Birth Abt 1912  PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 1973  Lackawanna, Erie County, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • DI FONZO—Joseph A. (Charley) of Lackawanna, N. Y., March 18, 1973, beloved husband of Phyllis (Sowa) DiFonzo; son of the late Gerardo and Mary DiFonzo; brother of Fannie, Pasquale (Emily), Mrs. William (Mary) LaPlana, Natale (Margaret) Federico, and Mrs. Christy (Julia) Monaco; brother-in-law of Mrs. Jenny Kuczkowski, Mrs. Stella Kumiega, Mrs. Walter (Helen) Madeja, Mrs. Stanley (Viola) Nowak, Mrs. Michael Melnyk, Adolph Sowa and Edward Sowa. Services from the Colonial memorial Chapels Inc., 3003 S. Park Ave., Lackawanna, Wednesday morning at 9 and from St. Hyacinth's Church at 9:30. Mr. DiFonzo was a member of Local 2603 U.S.W. of A. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends invited. Visiting hours 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. Prayer service Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
    Burial 21 Mar 1973  Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie County, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5068  Helms Family
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2025 

    Father Gerardo DiFonzo,   b. Abt 1891   d. Abt 1918 (Age 27 years) 
    Mother Maria Carrara,   b. Abt 1886   d. 9 Apr 1933, Buffalo, Erie County, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1910  McKean County, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage license for Gerard DiFonzo and Maria Carrara
    Marriage license for Gerard DiFonzo and Maria Carrara
    https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1-159316-10239-5
    Family ID F1597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phyllis Sowa,   b. Abt 1914 
    Family ID F1688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1912 - PA, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Mar 1973 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie County, NY, USA Link to Google Earth
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