Obituary-Spencer Reporter-May 2 1923
Many of the friends of Sigis Rocco Conte were shocked and grieved to learn of his death which occurred in his home on East Sixth street Monday morning at eleven o'clock after an illness of ledd than a week. His death was due to pneumonia. Funeral services were held thei Wednesday, morning at ten o'clock at the house and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. Rev E Merle Adams was in charge of the services and Glen Pedersen Post of the American Legion took charge at Riverside cemetery where burial was made.
Mr Conte was born on July 3, 1890, at Modugno Province of Bari, Italy. He lived in that country until he was seventeen years of age and then in the year 1907 came to America and first located in West Virginia and later went to Chicago where he remained for a short time before coming to Spencer. He had lived here about ten years. He was employed as a tinner fr seven years at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and for two years at the Central Hardware Store and since they went out of business he had been with the Bjornstad hardware company.
Mr Conte enlisted for Army service in July, 1918 and took his training at Camp Mabry at Austin, Texas, where he served as assistant band master of the Camp Mabry band. He received his honorable discharge in December 1918.
He was a talented musician and studied music in Italy for many years before he came to this country. At the age of twelve years he played in bands and orchestras with grown people and at the age of fourteen played in the Grand Opera house in the city of Bari where only grand operas are given. After coming to Spencer he became a member of the Spencer band and had held the first cornet's chair since his arrival here in 1913. He had played with many orchestras both in Spencer and the surronding towns and for three years played in the orchestra at the Fraser theatre. He was master of the solseggion system of Music and was the instructor at the Spencer Conservatoty of music.
He was married on January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd and to this union two children wre born, Clayton four years old and Cleo Mary two years. Besides his wife and two chldren he is survived by one brother and four sisters in Italy.
He readily overcame the handicaps of a strange language and the customs of a new country. He was devoted to his family and a constant and industrious worker and to know him was to be his friend.
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The News-Herald, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; May 3, 1923
Sam Conte, one of tho well known and popular young men of Spencer, died Monday morning, April 30, 1923 at eleven o'clock at his home on East Sixth street, following an illness of only six days with pneumonia. Even the members of his family did not realize that his condition was so serious and his death came as a great shock, not only to his family, but to his many friends as well.
Sigiamondo Rocco Conte, the son of Gaetano and Antonia Conte, was born July 30, 1890, at Modugno, in the province of Barl, Italy. At the time of his death he was 32 years and 9 months of age. He lived until seventeen years of age in his native country and it was here that the foundation for his musical career was laid. He became a talented and accomplished cornotist and was a Master of the Arpeggio system at an early age. When only twelve years of age he had the pleasure of playing with a band in his native city, the only child player among the band members, and at the age of fourteen he won further honors by playing in the Grand Opera House in the city of Bari, an opera house in which nothing but grand opera was produced.
When seventeen years of age he decided to venture to America and lived for a short time in the home of an uncle in West Virginia. The uncle returned to Italy and Mr. Conte came to Chicago and from that city to Spencer. He arrived in Spencer in 1913 and at once was recognized for his musical ability and for his other worthy merits. He overcame the handicap of new customs and a strange language, made friends readily and became an ambitious and hard working young man of the city. He took up the duties of a tinner at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and continued with this firm for seven years. He worked for the Central hardware company for two years and when that store was purchased by the C. Ben Bjornstad company, he continued with the new company in the same capacity.
Mr. Conte was married in Spencer January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd of Spencer. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Clayton, aged four years, and Cleo Mary, aged two years. His parents are dead but one brother and four sisters still live in Italy.
In July, 1918, Mr, Conte enlisted for army service and received his training at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. While in the army he served as assistant band master of the Mabry band. He was honorably discharged from the service and returned to his home in Spencer. During all his activities along other lines he has never lost his love for music nor his desiro to continue the work of his musical life. He has played with the Fraser orchestra, the Bob Staples orchestra, the Spencer Country club orchestra and various other musical organizations. His wife is an accomplished violinist and was in charge of this department at the Spencer Conservatory of music. Mr. Conte was in charge of the department of band instruments.
The funeral services were held yesterday morning at ten o'clock at the home on East Sixth street and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. They were conducted by the Rev. E. Merle Adams but the hymns were the hymns of the Christian Science service and were sung by Mrs. J. Elliot Gould. At the grave at Riverside, the services were in charge of the members of Glen Pedersen Post No. 1, American Legion, of which Mr. Conte was a member.
Many of the friends of Sigis Rocco Conte were shocked and grieved to learn of his death which occurred in his home on East Sixth street Monday morning at eleven o'clock after an illness of ledd than a week. His death was due to pneumonia. Funeral services were held thei Wednesday, morning at ten o'clock at the house and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. Rev E Merle Adams was in charge of the services and Glen Pedersen Post of the American Legion took charge at Riverside cemetery where burial was made.
Mr Conte was born on July 3, 1890, at Modugno Province of Bari, Italy. He lived in that country until he was seventeen years of age and then in the year 1907 came to America and first located in West Virginia and later went to Chicago where he remained for a short time before coming to Spencer. He had lived here about ten years. He was employed as a tinner fr seven years at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and for two years at the Central Hardware Store and since they went out of business he had been with the Bjornstad hardware company.
Mr Conte enlisted for Army service in July, 1918 and took his training at Camp Mabry at Austin, Texas, where he served as assistant band master of the Camp Mabry band. He received his honorable discharge in December 1918.
He was a talented musician and studied music in Italy for many years before he came to this country. At the age of twelve years he played in bands and orchestras with grown people and at the age of fourteen played in the Grand Opera house in the city of Bari where only grand operas are given. After coming to Spencer he became a member of the Spencer band and had held the first cornet's chair since his arrival here in 1913. He had played with many orchestras both in Spencer and the surronding towns and for three years played in the orchestra at the Fraser theatre. He was master of the solseggion system of Music and was the instructor at the Spencer Conservatoty of music.
He was married on January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd and to this union two children wre born, Clayton four years old and Cleo Mary two years. Besides his wife and two chldren he is survived by one brother and four sisters in Italy.
He readily overcame the handicaps of a strange language and the customs of a new country. He was devoted to his family and a constant and industrious worker and to know him was to be his friend.
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The News-Herald, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; May 3, 1923
Sam Conte, one of tho well known and popular young men of Spencer, died Monday morning, April 30, 1923 at eleven o'clock at his home on East Sixth street, following an illness of only six days with pneumonia. Even the members of his family did not realize that his condition was so serious and his death came as a great shock, not only to his family, but to his many friends as well.
Sigiamondo Rocco Conte, the son of Gaetano and Antonia Conte, was born July 30, 1890, at Modugno, in the province of Barl, Italy. At the time of his death he was 32 years and 9 months of age. He lived until seventeen years of age in his native country and it was here that the foundation for his musical career was laid. He became a talented and accomplished cornotist and was a Master of the Arpeggio system at an early age. When only twelve years of age he had the pleasure of playing with a band in his native city, the only child player among the band members, and at the age of fourteen he won further honors by playing in the Grand Opera House in the city of Bari, an opera house in which nothing but grand opera was produced.
When seventeen years of age he decided to venture to America and lived for a short time in the home of an uncle in West Virginia. The uncle returned to Italy and Mr. Conte came to Chicago and from that city to Spencer. He arrived in Spencer in 1913 and at once was recognized for his musical ability and for his other worthy merits. He overcame the handicap of new customs and a strange language, made friends readily and became an ambitious and hard working young man of the city. He took up the duties of a tinner at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and continued with this firm for seven years. He worked for the Central hardware company for two years and when that store was purchased by the C. Ben Bjornstad company, he continued with the new company in the same capacity.
Mr. Conte was married in Spencer January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd of Spencer. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Clayton, aged four years, and Cleo Mary, aged two years. His parents are dead but one brother and four sisters still live in Italy.
In July, 1918, Mr, Conte enlisted for army service and received his training at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. While in the army he served as assistant band master of the Mabry band. He was honorably discharged from the service and returned to his home in Spencer. During all his activities along other lines he has never lost his love for music nor his desiro to continue the work of his musical life. He has played with the Fraser orchestra, the Bob Staples orchestra, the Spencer Country club orchestra and various other musical organizations. His wife is an accomplished violinist and was in charge of this department at the Spencer Conservatory of music. Mr. Conte was in charge of the department of band instruments.
The funeral services were held yesterday morning at ten o'clock at the home on East Sixth street and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. They were conducted by the Rev. E. Merle Adams but the hymns were the hymns of the Christian Science service and were sung by Mrs. J. Elliot Gould. At the grave at Riverside, the services were in charge of the members of Glen Pedersen Post No. 1, American Legion, of which Mr. Conte was a member.
Obituary-Spencer Reporter-May 2 1923
Many of the friends of Sigis Rocco Conte were shocked and grieved to learn of his death which occurred in his home on East Sixth street Monday morning at eleven o'clock after an illness of ledd than a week. His death was due to pneumonia. Funeral services were held thei Wednesday, morning at ten o'clock at the house and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. Rev E Merle Adams was in charge of the services and Glen Pedersen Post of the American Legion took charge at Riverside cemetery where burial was made.
Mr Conte was born on July 3, 1890, at Modugno Province of Bari, Italy. He lived in that country until he was seventeen years of age and then in the year 1907 came to America and first located in West Virginia and later went to Chicago where he remained for a short time before coming to Spencer. He had lived here about ten years. He was employed as a tinner fr seven years at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and for two years at the Central Hardware Store and since they went out of business he had been with the Bjornstad hardware company.
Mr Conte enlisted for Army service in July, 1918 and took his training at Camp Mabry at Austin, Texas, where he served as assistant band master of the Camp Mabry band. He received his honorable discharge in December 1918.
He was a talented musician and studied music in Italy for many years before he came to this country. At the age of twelve years he played in bands and orchestras with grown people and at the age of fourteen played in the Grand Opera house in the city of Bari where only grand operas are given. After coming to Spencer he became a member of the Spencer band and had held the first cornet's chair since his arrival here in 1913. He had played with many orchestras both in Spencer and the surronding towns and for three years played in the orchestra at the Fraser theatre. He was master of the solseggion system of Music and was the instructor at the Spencer Conservatoty of music.
He was married on January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd and to this union two children wre born, Clayton four years old and Cleo Mary two years. Besides his wife and two chldren he is survived by one brother and four sisters in Italy.
He readily overcame the handicaps of a strange language and the customs of a new country. He was devoted to his family and a constant and industrious worker and to know him was to be his friend.
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The News-Herald, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; May 3, 1923
Sam Conte, one of tho well known and popular young men of Spencer, died Monday morning, April 30, 1923 at eleven o'clock at his home on East Sixth street, following an illness of only six days with pneumonia. Even the members of his family did not realize that his condition was so serious and his death came as a great shock, not only to his family, but to his many friends as well.
Sigiamondo Rocco Conte, the son of Gaetano and Antonia Conte, was born July 30, 1890, at Modugno, in the province of Barl, Italy. At the time of his death he was 32 years and 9 months of age. He lived until seventeen years of age in his native country and it was here that the foundation for his musical career was laid. He became a talented and accomplished cornotist and was a Master of the Arpeggio system at an early age. When only twelve years of age he had the pleasure of playing with a band in his native city, the only child player among the band members, and at the age of fourteen he won further honors by playing in the Grand Opera House in the city of Bari, an opera house in which nothing but grand opera was produced.
When seventeen years of age he decided to venture to America and lived for a short time in the home of an uncle in West Virginia. The uncle returned to Italy and Mr. Conte came to Chicago and from that city to Spencer. He arrived in Spencer in 1913 and at once was recognized for his musical ability and for his other worthy merits. He overcame the handicap of new customs and a strange language, made friends readily and became an ambitious and hard working young man of the city. He took up the duties of a tinner at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and continued with this firm for seven years. He worked for the Central hardware company for two years and when that store was purchased by the C. Ben Bjornstad company, he continued with the new company in the same capacity.
Mr. Conte was married in Spencer January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd of Spencer. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Clayton, aged four years, and Cleo Mary, aged two years. His parents are dead but one brother and four sisters still live in Italy.
In July, 1918, Mr, Conte enlisted for army service and received his training at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. While in the army he served as assistant band master of the Mabry band. He was honorably discharged from the service and returned to his home in Spencer. During all his activities along other lines he has never lost his love for music nor his desiro to continue the work of his musical life. He has played with the Fraser orchestra, the Bob Staples orchestra, the Spencer Country club orchestra and various other musical organizations. His wife is an accomplished violinist and was in charge of this department at the Spencer Conservatory of music. Mr. Conte was in charge of the department of band instruments.
The funeral services were held yesterday morning at ten o'clock at the home on East Sixth street and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. They were conducted by the Rev. E. Merle Adams but the hymns were the hymns of the Christian Science service and were sung by Mrs. J. Elliot Gould. At the grave at Riverside, the services were in charge of the members of Glen Pedersen Post No. 1, American Legion, of which Mr. Conte was a member.
Many of the friends of Sigis Rocco Conte were shocked and grieved to learn of his death which occurred in his home on East Sixth street Monday morning at eleven o'clock after an illness of ledd than a week. His death was due to pneumonia. Funeral services were held thei Wednesday, morning at ten o'clock at the house and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. Rev E Merle Adams was in charge of the services and Glen Pedersen Post of the American Legion took charge at Riverside cemetery where burial was made.
Mr Conte was born on July 3, 1890, at Modugno Province of Bari, Italy. He lived in that country until he was seventeen years of age and then in the year 1907 came to America and first located in West Virginia and later went to Chicago where he remained for a short time before coming to Spencer. He had lived here about ten years. He was employed as a tinner fr seven years at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and for two years at the Central Hardware Store and since they went out of business he had been with the Bjornstad hardware company.
Mr Conte enlisted for Army service in July, 1918 and took his training at Camp Mabry at Austin, Texas, where he served as assistant band master of the Camp Mabry band. He received his honorable discharge in December 1918.
He was a talented musician and studied music in Italy for many years before he came to this country. At the age of twelve years he played in bands and orchestras with grown people and at the age of fourteen played in the Grand Opera house in the city of Bari where only grand operas are given. After coming to Spencer he became a member of the Spencer band and had held the first cornet's chair since his arrival here in 1913. He had played with many orchestras both in Spencer and the surronding towns and for three years played in the orchestra at the Fraser theatre. He was master of the solseggion system of Music and was the instructor at the Spencer Conservatoty of music.
He was married on January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd and to this union two children wre born, Clayton four years old and Cleo Mary two years. Besides his wife and two chldren he is survived by one brother and four sisters in Italy.
He readily overcame the handicaps of a strange language and the customs of a new country. He was devoted to his family and a constant and industrious worker and to know him was to be his friend.
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The News-Herald, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; May 3, 1923
Sam Conte, one of tho well known and popular young men of Spencer, died Monday morning, April 30, 1923 at eleven o'clock at his home on East Sixth street, following an illness of only six days with pneumonia. Even the members of his family did not realize that his condition was so serious and his death came as a great shock, not only to his family, but to his many friends as well.
Sigiamondo Rocco Conte, the son of Gaetano and Antonia Conte, was born July 30, 1890, at Modugno, in the province of Barl, Italy. At the time of his death he was 32 years and 9 months of age. He lived until seventeen years of age in his native country and it was here that the foundation for his musical career was laid. He became a talented and accomplished cornotist and was a Master of the Arpeggio system at an early age. When only twelve years of age he had the pleasure of playing with a band in his native city, the only child player among the band members, and at the age of fourteen he won further honors by playing in the Grand Opera House in the city of Bari, an opera house in which nothing but grand opera was produced.
When seventeen years of age he decided to venture to America and lived for a short time in the home of an uncle in West Virginia. The uncle returned to Italy and Mr. Conte came to Chicago and from that city to Spencer. He arrived in Spencer in 1913 and at once was recognized for his musical ability and for his other worthy merits. He overcame the handicap of new customs and a strange language, made friends readily and became an ambitious and hard working young man of the city. He took up the duties of a tinner at the Leach & Thompson hardware store and continued with this firm for seven years. He worked for the Central hardware company for two years and when that store was purchased by the C. Ben Bjornstad company, he continued with the new company in the same capacity.
Mr. Conte was married in Spencer January 5, 1918, to Miss Grace Gloyd of Spencer. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Clayton, aged four years, and Cleo Mary, aged two years. His parents are dead but one brother and four sisters still live in Italy.
In July, 1918, Mr, Conte enlisted for army service and received his training at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. While in the army he served as assistant band master of the Mabry band. He was honorably discharged from the service and returned to his home in Spencer. During all his activities along other lines he has never lost his love for music nor his desiro to continue the work of his musical life. He has played with the Fraser orchestra, the Bob Staples orchestra, the Spencer Country club orchestra and various other musical organizations. His wife is an accomplished violinist and was in charge of this department at the Spencer Conservatory of music. Mr. Conte was in charge of the department of band instruments.
The funeral services were held yesterday morning at ten o'clock at the home on East Sixth street and at ten thirty o'clock at the Congregational church. They were conducted by the Rev. E. Merle Adams but the hymns were the hymns of the Christian Science service and were sung by Mrs. J. Elliot Gould. At the grave at Riverside, the services were in charge of the members of Glen Pedersen Post No. 1, American Legion, of which Mr. Conte was a member.
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