She was born Luigia Grana in Castello Di Annone, Provincia Di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italia.
Sometimes they refer to the town as "Annone d'Asti"
Her Parents were:
*Stefano Grana, 1854-1929
*Giovanna Bergamasco, 1861-1949
She had the following Siblings (The ones I know of):
*Antonio, settled in Alessandria
*Cristina, married name Stella, remained in Castello di Annone
*Rita, married name Tomalino, settled in Torino
*Anna, married name Bossa, settled in the USA
*Isabella, married name Orecchia, settled in the USA
*Luigi, settled in the USA
Luigia grew up in Annone. In her youth she trained as a skilled cook and worked for wealthy families in the area.
In 1911 she would marry Giuseppe Orecchia, who was also from Annone and had lived in the USA for a number of years. Giuseppe had returned to Annone on vacation and was looking for a wife. The two met and married there in Annone.
The newly weds' Giuseppe and Luigia and Giuseppe's sister Isabella Emerinsiana would all move to the USA. Emerinsiana was coming with them so she could wed Giuseppe's good friend Umberto Rossi.
Luigia and Giuseppe would settle in Alameda, CA.
On July 24, 1912 Luigia would give birth to twins; Giovanni Battista and Giovanna Teresa.
And as was the Italian custom the twins were named after their Grandparents.
Luigia and Giuseppe would move the family across the Bay to San Mateo. And Giuseppe would open and run his own shoe repair shop.
In 1917 Luigia and the twins would suffer the tragic loss of father Giuseppe. He had become gravely ill and died on Oct. 31, 1917. He was only 34 years old and the twins were only five years old. Very big loss for the family.
Luigia who spoke very little English had to find work and support the family. She also received much help from her Grana family and the Orecchia family. Fortunately most of the extended famiy lived in San Mateo and the Bay Area.
And back in that era families were there for each other.
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I have loaded a number of photos of Luiga and family. Just click on the link on the right and they will open up. There will be a description for each one.
MEMORIAL OBITUARY BELOW FROM:
"PALO ALTO TIMES" DEC. 11, 1972
Mrs. Louise Orecchia, 86, a Los Altos resident for the past 20 years and a retired bakery owner-operator in San Mateo, died Sunday at El Camino Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Orecchia owned and operated the San Mateo Bakery for 15 years prior to her retirement, when she moved to Los Altos.
She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Nina Pene, of Los Altos. She also was the mother of John Orecchia of Redood City.
She was the sister of Mrs. Isabel Orecchia of Mountain View. She was the grandmother of three.
She was a native of Italy.
The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the chapel of Roller & Hapgood, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Funeral services will commence at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, thence proceed to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Lincoln Avenue and Sherman Street, Los Altos, for a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto.
The family prefers memorials be contributions to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
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I have loaded photos on the RH side, there are more that you don't see. Just click on the blue link and they will all open up, there will be a caption that describes each one.
Sometimes they refer to the town as "Annone d'Asti"
Her Parents were:
*Stefano Grana, 1854-1929
*Giovanna Bergamasco, 1861-1949
She had the following Siblings (The ones I know of):
*Antonio, settled in Alessandria
*Cristina, married name Stella, remained in Castello di Annone
*Rita, married name Tomalino, settled in Torino
*Anna, married name Bossa, settled in the USA
*Isabella, married name Orecchia, settled in the USA
*Luigi, settled in the USA
Luigia grew up in Annone. In her youth she trained as a skilled cook and worked for wealthy families in the area.
In 1911 she would marry Giuseppe Orecchia, who was also from Annone and had lived in the USA for a number of years. Giuseppe had returned to Annone on vacation and was looking for a wife. The two met and married there in Annone.
The newly weds' Giuseppe and Luigia and Giuseppe's sister Isabella Emerinsiana would all move to the USA. Emerinsiana was coming with them so she could wed Giuseppe's good friend Umberto Rossi.
Luigia and Giuseppe would settle in Alameda, CA.
On July 24, 1912 Luigia would give birth to twins; Giovanni Battista and Giovanna Teresa.
And as was the Italian custom the twins were named after their Grandparents.
Luigia and Giuseppe would move the family across the Bay to San Mateo. And Giuseppe would open and run his own shoe repair shop.
In 1917 Luigia and the twins would suffer the tragic loss of father Giuseppe. He had become gravely ill and died on Oct. 31, 1917. He was only 34 years old and the twins were only five years old. Very big loss for the family.
Luigia who spoke very little English had to find work and support the family. She also received much help from her Grana family and the Orecchia family. Fortunately most of the extended famiy lived in San Mateo and the Bay Area.
And back in that era families were there for each other.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded a number of photos of Luiga and family. Just click on the link on the right and they will open up. There will be a description for each one.
MEMORIAL OBITUARY BELOW FROM:
"PALO ALTO TIMES" DEC. 11, 1972
Mrs. Louise Orecchia, 86, a Los Altos resident for the past 20 years and a retired bakery owner-operator in San Mateo, died Sunday at El Camino Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Orecchia owned and operated the San Mateo Bakery for 15 years prior to her retirement, when she moved to Los Altos.
She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Nina Pene, of Los Altos. She also was the mother of John Orecchia of Redood City.
She was the sister of Mrs. Isabel Orecchia of Mountain View. She was the grandmother of three.
She was a native of Italy.
The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the chapel of Roller & Hapgood, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Funeral services will commence at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, thence proceed to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Lincoln Avenue and Sherman Street, Los Altos, for a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto.
The family prefers memorials be contributions to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded photos on the RH side, there are more that you don't see. Just click on the blue link and they will all open up, there will be a caption that describes each one.
She was born Luigia Grana in Castello Di Annone, Provincia Di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italia.
Sometimes they refer to the town as "Annone d'Asti"
Her Parents were:
*Stefano Grana, 1854-1929
*Giovanna Bergamasco, 1861-1949
She had the following Siblings (The ones I know of):
*Antonio, settled in Alessandria
*Cristina, married name Stella, remained in Castello di Annone
*Rita, married name Tomalino, settled in Torino
*Anna, married name Bossa, settled in the USA
*Isabella, married name Orecchia, settled in the USA
*Luigi, settled in the USA
Luigia grew up in Annone. In her youth she trained as a skilled cook and worked for wealthy families in the area.
In 1911 she would marry Giuseppe Orecchia, who was also from Annone and had lived in the USA for a number of years. Giuseppe had returned to Annone on vacation and was looking for a wife. The two met and married there in Annone.
The newly weds' Giuseppe and Luigia and Giuseppe's sister Isabella Emerinsiana would all move to the USA. Emerinsiana was coming with them so she could wed Giuseppe's good friend Umberto Rossi.
Luigia and Giuseppe would settle in Alameda, CA.
On July 24, 1912 Luigia would give birth to twins; Giovanni Battista and Giovanna Teresa.
And as was the Italian custom the twins were named after their Grandparents.
Luigia and Giuseppe would move the family across the Bay to San Mateo. And Giuseppe would open and run his own shoe repair shop.
In 1917 Luigia and the twins would suffer the tragic loss of father Giuseppe. He had become gravely ill and died on Oct. 31, 1917. He was only 34 years old and the twins were only five years old. Very big loss for the family.
Luigia who spoke very little English had to find work and support the family. She also received much help from her Grana family and the Orecchia family. Fortunately most of the extended famiy lived in San Mateo and the Bay Area.
And back in that era families were there for each other.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded a number of photos of Luiga and family. Just click on the link on the right and they will open up. There will be a description for each one.
MEMORIAL OBITUARY BELOW FROM:
"PALO ALTO TIMES" DEC. 11, 1972
Mrs. Louise Orecchia, 86, a Los Altos resident for the past 20 years and a retired bakery owner-operator in San Mateo, died Sunday at El Camino Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Orecchia owned and operated the San Mateo Bakery for 15 years prior to her retirement, when she moved to Los Altos.
She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Nina Pene, of Los Altos. She also was the mother of John Orecchia of Redood City.
She was the sister of Mrs. Isabel Orecchia of Mountain View. She was the grandmother of three.
She was a native of Italy.
The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the chapel of Roller & Hapgood, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Funeral services will commence at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, thence proceed to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Lincoln Avenue and Sherman Street, Los Altos, for a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto.
The family prefers memorials be contributions to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded photos on the RH side, there are more that you don't see. Just click on the blue link and they will all open up, there will be a caption that describes each one.
Sometimes they refer to the town as "Annone d'Asti"
Her Parents were:
*Stefano Grana, 1854-1929
*Giovanna Bergamasco, 1861-1949
She had the following Siblings (The ones I know of):
*Antonio, settled in Alessandria
*Cristina, married name Stella, remained in Castello di Annone
*Rita, married name Tomalino, settled in Torino
*Anna, married name Bossa, settled in the USA
*Isabella, married name Orecchia, settled in the USA
*Luigi, settled in the USA
Luigia grew up in Annone. In her youth she trained as a skilled cook and worked for wealthy families in the area.
In 1911 she would marry Giuseppe Orecchia, who was also from Annone and had lived in the USA for a number of years. Giuseppe had returned to Annone on vacation and was looking for a wife. The two met and married there in Annone.
The newly weds' Giuseppe and Luigia and Giuseppe's sister Isabella Emerinsiana would all move to the USA. Emerinsiana was coming with them so she could wed Giuseppe's good friend Umberto Rossi.
Luigia and Giuseppe would settle in Alameda, CA.
On July 24, 1912 Luigia would give birth to twins; Giovanni Battista and Giovanna Teresa.
And as was the Italian custom the twins were named after their Grandparents.
Luigia and Giuseppe would move the family across the Bay to San Mateo. And Giuseppe would open and run his own shoe repair shop.
In 1917 Luigia and the twins would suffer the tragic loss of father Giuseppe. He had become gravely ill and died on Oct. 31, 1917. He was only 34 years old and the twins were only five years old. Very big loss for the family.
Luigia who spoke very little English had to find work and support the family. She also received much help from her Grana family and the Orecchia family. Fortunately most of the extended famiy lived in San Mateo and the Bay Area.
And back in that era families were there for each other.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded a number of photos of Luiga and family. Just click on the link on the right and they will open up. There will be a description for each one.
MEMORIAL OBITUARY BELOW FROM:
"PALO ALTO TIMES" DEC. 11, 1972
Mrs. Louise Orecchia, 86, a Los Altos resident for the past 20 years and a retired bakery owner-operator in San Mateo, died Sunday at El Camino Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Orecchia owned and operated the San Mateo Bakery for 15 years prior to her retirement, when she moved to Los Altos.
She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Nina Pene, of Los Altos. She also was the mother of John Orecchia of Redood City.
She was the sister of Mrs. Isabel Orecchia of Mountain View. She was the grandmother of three.
She was a native of Italy.
The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the chapel of Roller & Hapgood, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Funeral services will commence at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, thence proceed to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Lincoln Avenue and Sherman Street, Los Altos, for a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto.
The family prefers memorials be contributions to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
(PHOTOS)
I have loaded photos on the RH side, there are more that you don't see. Just click on the blue link and they will all open up, there will be a caption that describes each one.
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