Emaneule Schembre was born in Vittoria, Sicily. His father, a farmer and wine maker, began teaching him farming at the young age of 7 and at the age of 14, he was a seasoned wine maker, an art he continued until 1967 in America. He returned to Italy to serve four years in the Italian army during World War I. Two of these years were spent as a prisoner of war in Yugoslavia farming for private landowners. Following his release he returned to the United States. He took up plastering and brick masonry, retiring from the Park Department as a city employee.
Rose and Emanuele met in 1921. "It was love at first sight" and tney were married in St. Gioacchino's R.C. Church on
April 9, 1922. They moved to Brooklyn in 1934. They built a summer home in Oakwood and moved to Staten Island 1949.
On their 50th wedding anniversary, they renewed their
marriage vows attended by Rose's sister Giovanna and her husband George Terranova repeating their roles at the Schembre wedding 50 yrs ago.
The Schembre's are the parents of:
Janet Schembre,(Mrs. James Wade)
Joseph V. Schembre
Marie Schembre (Mrs. Everett Harris)
Frank Schambra (spelling on birth certificate)
NOTE:
Find A Grave contributor S. Cardenas/McNamara has graciously transferred the Find A Grave memorial for Rose and Emanuele Schembre after locating and photographing the graves of the Schembre family. Thank you S. for your volunteer work; it is greatly appreciated.
Geri D'Amato Olbermann
Rose and Emanuele met in 1921. "It was love at first sight" and tney were married in St. Gioacchino's R.C. Church on
April 9, 1922. They moved to Brooklyn in 1934. They built a summer home in Oakwood and moved to Staten Island 1949.
On their 50th wedding anniversary, they renewed their
marriage vows attended by Rose's sister Giovanna and her husband George Terranova repeating their roles at the Schembre wedding 50 yrs ago.
The Schembre's are the parents of:
Janet Schembre,(Mrs. James Wade)
Joseph V. Schembre
Marie Schembre (Mrs. Everett Harris)
Frank Schambra (spelling on birth certificate)
NOTE:
Find A Grave contributor S. Cardenas/McNamara has graciously transferred the Find A Grave memorial for Rose and Emanuele Schembre after locating and photographing the graves of the Schembre family. Thank you S. for your volunteer work; it is greatly appreciated.
Geri D'Amato Olbermann
Emaneule Schembre was born in Vittoria, Sicily. His father, a farmer and wine maker, began teaching him farming at the young age of 7 and at the age of 14, he was a seasoned wine maker, an art he continued until 1967 in America. He returned to Italy to serve four years in the Italian army during World War I. Two of these years were spent as a prisoner of war in Yugoslavia farming for private landowners. Following his release he returned to the United States. He took up plastering and brick masonry, retiring from the Park Department as a city employee.
Rose and Emanuele met in 1921. "It was love at first sight" and tney were married in St. Gioacchino's R.C. Church on
April 9, 1922. They moved to Brooklyn in 1934. They built a summer home in Oakwood and moved to Staten Island 1949.
On their 50th wedding anniversary, they renewed their
marriage vows attended by Rose's sister Giovanna and her husband George Terranova repeating their roles at the Schembre wedding 50 yrs ago.
The Schembre's are the parents of:
Janet Schembre,(Mrs. James Wade)
Joseph V. Schembre
Marie Schembre (Mrs. Everett Harris)
Frank Schambra (spelling on birth certificate)
NOTE:
Find A Grave contributor S. Cardenas/McNamara has graciously transferred the Find A Grave memorial for Rose and Emanuele Schembre after locating and photographing the graves of the Schembre family. Thank you S. for your volunteer work; it is greatly appreciated.
Geri D'Amato Olbermann
Rose and Emanuele met in 1921. "It was love at first sight" and tney were married in St. Gioacchino's R.C. Church on
April 9, 1922. They moved to Brooklyn in 1934. They built a summer home in Oakwood and moved to Staten Island 1949.
On their 50th wedding anniversary, they renewed their
marriage vows attended by Rose's sister Giovanna and her husband George Terranova repeating their roles at the Schembre wedding 50 yrs ago.
The Schembre's are the parents of:
Janet Schembre,(Mrs. James Wade)
Joseph V. Schembre
Marie Schembre (Mrs. Everett Harris)
Frank Schambra (spelling on birth certificate)
NOTE:
Find A Grave contributor S. Cardenas/McNamara has graciously transferred the Find A Grave memorial for Rose and Emanuele Schembre after locating and photographing the graves of the Schembre family. Thank you S. for your volunteer work; it is greatly appreciated.
Geri D'Amato Olbermann
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