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Dominica TRIMBOLI

[N5907]

29 JUN 1903 - 18 APR 1971

  • BIRTH: 29 JUN 1903, Plati, Calabria, Italy
  • BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN
  • DEATH: 18 APR 1971, Mishawaka, IN
  • DEATH: 18 APR 1971
Family 1 : Frank Francesco PORTOLESE
  • MARRIAGE: 16 JAN 1920, Plati, Calabria, Italy
  1.  Joseph PORTOLESE
  2.  Ross A PORTOLESE
  3.  Mary PORTOLESE
  4.  Anthony D PORTOLESE
  5. +Pasquale Patrick PORTOLESE
  6.  Michael PORTOLESE
  7. +Umberto J Bert PORTOLESE

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[N5907] Birth: Jun. 29, 1903,
Plati, Calabria, Italy
Death: Apr. 18, 1971
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
South Bend Tribune 4/19/1971....Mrs Portolese, 67, was Mother of Police Chief
Mrs. Frank Portolese, 67 of 906 E. Lawrence St., died unexpectedly at 5:54 p.m. Sunday in St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Portolese was the mother of Mishawaka Chief of Police Pasquale Portolese and City Fireman Michael Portolese. She was born in Plati, Italy, on June 29, 1903, and had lived in Mishawaka since 1922, coming to this city from Italy. As Dominica Trimboli, she was married to Frank Portolese, January 16, 1920, in Plati. Surviving in addition to her husband and two sons are four other sons, Ross A., Umberto, Anthony and Joseph Portolese, all of Mishawaka; a daughter, Mrs. Don Schimizzi of Osceola; 17 grandchildren, one great grandchild; two brothers, Frank and Anthony Trimboli both of Australia, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Vigara, also of Australia.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home where final arranfements are being made. Mrs. Portolese was a member of St. Monica's Church. Members of the Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 91, will meet in the funeral home at 8 p.m. today, and members of the Fireman's Auxiliary will meet there at 7:30 p.m. today.
South Bend Tribune 4/20/1971
Services for Mrs. Dominica Portolese,67, of 906 E. Lawrence St. who died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon in St. Joseph's Hospital, will be held at 10a.m. Wdenesday in St. Monica's Church. Rev. William Cieranowski, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call until the time of services in Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30p.m. today.
Spouse: Frank Portolese (1899 - 1996)
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County,Indiana, USA

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