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ADDIO EUGENIO "LARRY" DITANO
Larry Ditano and his wife Josephine as I will always remember them. (Photo courtesy of Diane Bianconi.) Addio Larry, until we meet again across "Il Ultimo Ponte" (The Last Bridge).IVANO SAYS: THE...
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FACES OF LA NOSTRA COSTA - A HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2012-13
ANGIE AND JOHN BATTISTINI GUIDO BIANCONI WW II REMEMBRANCE BY DIANE BIANCONI PETE PIANAVILLA...
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REMEMBERING HARRY BELLEVILLE - AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE
IVANO SAYS: Those of us who attended Mission Hill Jr. High School, in Santa Cruz in the early 1950s will remember Harry and some of the difficult times he had there. His Remembrance below was first...
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REMEMBERING FIGLIO DELLA COSTA (SON OF THE COAST) HERMAN MONDO
IVANO SAYS: The below Remembrance of Herman Mondo was first published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel: www.santacruzsentinel.com Herman MondoDecember 21, 1932-January 14, 2013Resident of Santa...
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ANNOUNCING A SANTA CRUZ - NORTH COAST PRESENTATION - SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
IVANO FRANCO COMELLI, AUTHOR OF "LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) A FAMILY'S JOURNEY TO AND FROM THE NORTH COAST OF SANTA CRUZ, CA (1923-1983), will be making a Santa Cruz - North Coast Presentation , in...
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SANTA CRUZ NORTH COAST PRESENTATION A SUCCESS.
IVANO SAYS: OUR SANTA CRUZ NORTH COAST PRESENTATION IN SANTA CRUZ ON MARCH 16, 2013 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. MY THANKS TO JIM HOWES, LaNORMA, (NORMA DINELLI WILSON, PATTY MORELLI AND MY GRANDSONS KRISTIAN...
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FIGLIA DI SANTA CROCE (DAUGHTER OF SANTA CRUZ) MARY GHIO MARSALISI REMEMBERED
IVANO SAYS: The below Remembrance of Mary Ghio Marsalisi was first published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel : www.santacruzsentinel.com Mary Ghio Marsalisi Obituary Mary Ghio Marsalisi Feb. 16,1921-Mar....
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FIGLIO DELLA COSTA (SON OF THE COAST) CHARLIE MODENA REMEMBERED
ResourcesSend Flowers NowSearch Vital RecordsNewspaper Archive to 1690Find Death CertificatesCharles Louis ModenaObituaryGuest BookCharles Louis ModenaJanuary 16, 1914 - May 6, 2013Resident of Santa...
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Figlio Della Costa Charlie Modena Remembered
Charles Louis ModenaJanuary 16, 1914 - May 6, 2013Resident of Santa CruzOur Dearest Dad, Charlie, died peacefully with family at his bedside after a very brief illness.He was born at home on a...
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OLD 'LA NOSTRA COSTA ANNOUCEMENT - SANTA CRUZ FAIRGROUNDS 2006.
JUST IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD....
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THE DELUCCA ACCIDENT - SIXTY-SIX YEARS AGO TODAY
rIVANO SAYS: I posted this today on our La Nostra Costa (Our Coast) Facebook page. I know that some of my LNostra-Costa "Blagga" friends (Gino Campioni for one) to not do Facebook for personal reasons....
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A WINDOW TO THE PAST
This photo tells it all. For me, its like having a window into the past. It is one of my favorite photos and it appears on page 77 of my book "La Nostra Costa (Our Coast) [LNC]. It is captioned...
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A PHOTO REMEMBRANCE OF FALLEN SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICER RICHARD HUERTA - 2013
In my book "La Nostra Costa" (Our Coast), I write about the brutal killing of my best friend San Jose Police Officer Richard Eugene Huerta, on August 6, 1970 and how it affected my personal and...
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REMEMBERING VIRGINIA GIOVANNONI (nee' BROVIA)
Virginia M. GiovannoniFeb. 18, 1922-Sept. 10, 2013 Resident of Santa CruzVirginia M. Giovannoni passed away on September 10, 2013 at her home in Santa Cruz, with her loving family by her side....
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REMEMBERING "FIGLIO DI SANTA CROCE" (SON OF SANTA CRUZ) ALLAN VOIGHT
IVANO SAYS: I first met Allan in the early 1960s when he joined the San Jose Police Department. Later Allan transferred (from the SJPD) to the California Highway Patrol, prompting Captain Elmer...
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FIGLIO DI SANTA CROCE (SON OF SANTA CRUZ) AND WW II HERO JOE ARMANINI REMEMBERED
Son of Santa Cruz and WW II Hero, Joe Armanini has passed away. This his Remembrance as it appeared in the SC Sentinel: On a beautiful, clear, warm October afternoon, unexpectedly and...
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REMEMBERING THOSE SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICERS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH...
IVANO SAYS: I POSTED THIS MAINLY FOR MY VINTAGE SAN JOSE POLICE FACEBOOK FRIENDS. THE SOURCE OF THIS MATERIAL IS THE "FARSIDER", A POLICE PUBLICATION, BILL MATTOS, EDITOR.We also pause to remember our...
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REMEMBERING FIGLIO DELLA COSTA (SON OF THE COAST) COSTANTINO "AUGIE" GEMIGNANI
erCostantino "Augie" GemignaniJune 24, 1915-Nov. 26, 2013Resident of Santa CruzAugie Gemignani passed away on November 26, 2013 at his home in Santa Cruz. He was 98. Augie was born in Carraia, Lucca...
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VINTAGE SAN JOSE POLICE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT OF THE ST. JAMES PARK LYNCHING IN...
IVANO SAYS: AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW I WAS A SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICER FROM 1959 TO 1989. THUS, I ALWAYS CONSIDERED THE HISTORY OF THE SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS BEING PART OF THE "LA NOSTRA COSTA...
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LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) FACEBOOK PAGE
IVANO SAYS: HEY FELLOW BLAGGATORI: LA NOSTRA COSTA NOW HAS A "FACCIABOOK" PAGE. It is called "LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) A Santa Cruz North Coast Journal. It is an open group, so if you are already a...
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