The Tucciarone Line

Rosaline Tucciarone, John's mother, was born in Coalburg, Hubbard Township, OH in 1924. (Click here to read about the Tucciarone family) (Requires Abobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe). She had two brothers, Andew (Buster) and John (Jack). Except for brief work-related jaunts to Florida, she spent her life in Hubbard, attending Saint Patrick's Elementary School and Hubbard High School. While she originally worked at Truscon, much her working life was spent as an executive secretary to Monte Friedkin and his family, who owned and operated Benada (later Easco) Aluminum in Girard, OH and then Friedkin Industries, a holding company for a variety of ventures, and, most recently, FI Management in Boca Raton Florida. Rosaline recently turned 80 and was feted at a surprise party given by her son, John and nephew Jim Tucciarone and his wife Kathy (who was John's 7th-grade teacher). Rosaline is retired but is still active doing volunteer work for the Hubbard Alumni Asssociation and enjoys spending time with friends and family. Shown at left is a picture of Rosaline and her husband Andrew Gresiak taken at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky, OH in the late 1960's

William Tucciarone ("Papa"), John's maternal grandfather, was born in Sharon, PA on February 12, 1901. In 1903, William and his parents moved to Coalburg, OH (just a few miles over the state line). Coalburg is part of Hubbard Township. After several months, they moved into Hubbard. In 1913, they moved back to Coalburg where William spent much of the remainder of his life. He married Mary Carano on November 28,1922. They lived in Coalburg with William's parents. The location was known as "the farm" as it was a large property where a large variety of crops and fruits were grown. William worked for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. William died February 16,1998. At left is a picture of William and his wife, Mary Carano taken on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary in 1972 in Hubbard, OH.

Mary Carano, John's maternal grandmother, was born on June 20, 1901. She and William Tucciarone were married on November 29, 1922.Presumably, she was born and they were married in or near Hubbard, OH, but I have not certified this. William and Mary lived with his parents, Andrew and Rose Tucciarone, on "the farm", on North Bellwick Rd in Coalburg, Hubbard Township. Mary was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother throughout her life. Mary died on December 10, 1981.

Andrew (Andrea in Italy) Tucciarone, father of William Tucciarone, was born on April 4, 1874 in Tufo, Provincia de Caserta, Italy. In the town of Tufo there is a street, a bridge and a building bearing the name "Tucciarone".On May 22,1896, Andrew left Italy from the port of Naples on the S.S. Algeria and arrived in New York City on June 8, 1896. He lived in New York for some time before moving to Sharon, PA (just across the state line from Hubbard, OH.) to "get away from the big city". This is where he met Rosaline Scarpine. They were maried on August 8, 1899 at Sacred Heart Church in Sharon, PA. Their first home was at 40 Hickory St. in Sharon. Andrew died on December 3, 1946.

Rosaline (Rose) Scarpine was born December 3, 1882 in Colobraro, Provincia di Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. She left Italy from the port of Naples on February 24, 1899 on he S.S. Victoria, arriving in New York on March 17, 1899.She was met my her aunt, Philomena Cuifo, of Sharon, PA, who had sent for her to come to America. This is how Rosaline ended up in Sharon and met Andrew. Rosaline died on August 20, 1978. Rosaline is pictured in the center of the photo to the left. This was taken in 1972.





Andrew Tucciarone's parents were Biagio Tucciarone and Theresa Paparella.His grandparents were Guiseppi Tucciarone and Maria Antonia Piembia. This is as far back as the Tucciarone family has been traced at this time.

Rosaline Scarpine's parents were Nicholas and Philomena Ross Scarpine. Nicholas was the son of Joseph and Rosaline (last name unknown) Scarpine. This is as far back as the Scarpine family has been traced at this time. Philomena Ross Scarpine was the daughter of Frank and Theresa (last name unknown) Ross.