FATHER: Aurelio Calandra 1880-1947
MOTHER: Rosa Schiantella 1882-1961
HUSBAND: Attilio Scardelletti 1892-1988
MARRIED: Aug. 9, 1924, Cleveland, OH
ONLY SON: Anthony Robert Scardelletti,

Ginevra Aida Erminia, known as Geneva, was born on Sept. 23, 1901 in Castilenti, Italy and was the first of ten children having sisters Viola, Elma, Emily, Nora and Josephine and brothers Sonny, John, Herman and Elmer who died as a baby.
She immigrated to America in 1903 as a baby with her mother and became a a naturalized citizen in 1914 while living in Scranton, PA with her family. She moved to Cleveland about 1916 when she was about 15.
Geneva was 22 when she married Arthur Scardilletti, he was 32, on Aug. 9 1924 at Holy Redeemer Church. Their only son Anthony Robert was born in 1925.
She and Art had been married 49 years and were living at 976 Rondel Rd. when she passed away at home on Aug. 17, 1973 from heart failure due to arteriosclerosis at 72.
Art continued living on Rondel Rd. until he passed away 15 years later on Oct. 20, 1988 in Euclid General Hospital at age 96. Both are buried at Lake View Cemetery in Sec. 43, lot 396F. She had six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren when she died.

1. www.cpl.org/Necrology File, Cleveland Press, 18 Aug 1973.
GENEVA SCARDELLETI (nee Calandra), beloved wife of Attillo, dearest mother of Robert, devoted grandmother of Robert, Michael, Debra, Sonino, Kimberlee and Maxmillian, great-grandmother of five, dear sister of Mrs. Albert Profughi (Viola), Sonny deceased, Mrs. Elma Raffo, deceased, Mrs. George Palko (Mayme), John, Herman, deceased, Mrs. Nora Higgins, deceased and Mrs. Zolton Popp (Josephine).
The family will receive friends at The DiCicco & Sons Funeral Home, 15707 St. Clair Ave., Sunday and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Holy Redeemer Church.

2. ATTO di NASCITA (Birth in Italian), Numero Sessantadue
GINEVRA AIDA ERMINIA CALANDRA was born Settember ventitre millenovencentouno (9/23/1901) in Castilenti, Itay. Father was Eleuterio Calandra, a sarto (tailor) age ventidue (22); mother Rosina Schiantella, age venti (20).
Per copy from the LDS Church in Italian.

3. OHIO Death Certificate, Film #8414, Cuyahoga Co.
GENEVA SCARDELLETTI, married, a retired worker at Chase Copper & Brass, residence 976 Rondel Rd, Cleveland, passed away at home at 5:06 p.m. on Aug 17, 1973 from heart failure due to arteriosclerotic heart disease at age 71. Interment Lake View Cemetery on Aug. 21, 1973.
Informant husband, Attilio, listed her DOB as Sept 23, 1901 in Italy. Parents were Aurelio Calandra and Rosina Scitiantella.