Malvina Ciappico

Malvina Ciappico first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1916.  In America, Malvina Ciappico was known by her married name, Malvina Valocchi.

Malvina Ciappico, daughter of Raffaele Ciappico, was born on September 6, 1889, at Campli, Italy.  She married Nazareno Valocchi, son of Pietro Valocchi and Sarafina Romani, on January 15, 1916 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.  When she married Narazeno, he was a widower, with a five year old daughter.  Malvina died on January 16, 1925, at 325 Sanford Street, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 35, of tuberculosis.  Her body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.

Malvina Ciappico, age 26, immigrated to the United States on October 18, 1915, travelling to Newark, New Jersey.  She was joining her uncle.

The children of Nazareno Valocchi and Malvina Ciappico were as follows:

1.  Florence B. Valocchi, was born on January 26, 1917, at Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio.  She married Edward Sylvester O’Leary, son of Sylvester Edward O’Leary and Anne Laughlin, on October 12, 1937 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.  Edward died in 1944.  Florence married second, John Nemeth, son of John Nemeth and Bridget Sackali, on November 10, 1947 at St. Mary Cemetery, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.  Florence died on April 11, 2005, at Manor Care, Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, at age 88.  Her body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.

2.  Judy E. Valocchi was born on June 3, 1918, at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  She married Norman C. Reeves, son of Robert Floyd Reeves and Wilhemena Beckenbach, on March 2, 1946 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.  She and Norman C. Reeves were divorced on January 13, 1956 at Lake County, Ohio.  She married second, Eugene Wilson, son of Paul Wilson and Rachel Gardner, on October 31, 1958 at Lake County, Ohio.  Judy died on June 9, 1998, at Meridia Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 80.  Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.

3.  Sistine Valocchi was born on December 14, 1921, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.  He married Helen Grace Ward, daughter of Leonard Ward and Grace Jennings.  Sistine died on February 10, 1972, at Lake County Memorial Hospital, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 50.  His body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.

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