THE FULGARO FAMILY

Mary Michael - Grandpa Limosani's older sister
Married Luigi Fulgaro-They had seven children:

Louis, Mike, Antonia, Tony, Rose and Mary Michael Fulgaro - Circa 1912

LOUIS JOSEPH FULGARO also came from San Marco in Lamis. His mother, Antoinette Battista, and his father, Michael, both died when he was fourteen years of age. He was raised by an aunt and worked as a farmer. In 1905, Louis immigrated to the United States; one year later, he sent for Mary and their six-year old son, Anthony. They left their first child, a stillborn son named, Angelo, behind in Italy.

Louis worked for Manufacturers Junction Railroad, a subsidiary of Western Electric Railroad Company. He was disabled due to an accident caused by an inebriated engineer's miscalculation, resulting in the loss of one leg. He died at sixty-two years of age of a heart attack, which was witnessed by his sixteen year old daughter, Lucille, in their home on Marshfield Avenue. Mary Michael was a homemaker and mother: she had thirteen pregnancies which produced six surviving children.

They settled in the predominantly Italian neighborhoods on the West side of Chicago. They rented a flat on Forquer Street until they were able to save for a substantial down payment on their first home. This was located at 838 South Marshfield, Chicago. Their family was raised at that address. A two-flat at 3041 West Arthington Street was then purchased where Mary lived her later years and subsequently died there. Both residences were home to many of their now adult children and grand-children. Mary passed away at the age of seventy-eight years of age of stomach cancer.

The children born of this marriage were: Angelo, Anthony, Antonette, Michael, Rose, Philomena, Lucille and Angelina.

ANTHONY FULGARO--born on October 17, 1900, worked and retired from the U.S. Post office as a postal supervisor. He married Elizabeth Mentone, who worked as a hand painter of china and lampshades.

The first child born to this marriage was Louis Anthony. Louis Anthony worked and retired as a Deputy Chief of Police of Downers Grove, Illinois. At the present time he is employed as a public relations and operation manager of the Wackenhut Corporation. He married Delores Dvorak, who was a beautician before their marriage and who, at the present time, owns and operates a greenhouse. They have four children, three daughters and one son. (See Family Records near the bottom of the page for more information)

Anthony and Elizabeth's second child was named Pascal Joseph. Pat was employed as an insurance underwriter for eight years and now owns the Fox Valley Landscaping Company. He married Diane Magierski, who now is a homemaker. They had three children, their second child was a still born and is buried in the family plot at Mount Carmel Cemetery with her great-grandparents, Mary and Louis.

MICHAEL FULGARO--born on April 29. 1908, worked and retired from the U.S. Post OFfice as a foreman, and who, at the time of his death, was emplyed by the Cook County Highway Department. He married MARY ROSELLI from Blue Island, Illinois. Mary was forced to leave school in the fourth grade to work at the Libby Canning Company to help support her family. At the time of their deaths, they resided in Oak Park, Illionois. Michael and Mary had three children:

Their first child, Louis Michael is a teacher of Industrial Arts in the state of Oregon, where he and his family have resided since 1971. He married Rosemany Esposito, who was a social worker and teacher. Rosemary works at the same school with Louis. They have three children.

The second was a seven-month premature boy who died shortly after birth.

Mary and Michael's third child, Mary Phyllis, was employed as a social worker before her marriage to Frank Navarro Paulo. Frank is a circulation manager for Standard Rate and Data Services. They have four children.

ANTOINETTE FULGARO

Born 1907, died 1923 of a burst appendix at sixteen. She is buried in the family Plot.
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ROSE FULGARO--born on June 13, 1911, was the only child to receive a college education. She was a social worker and then a grade-school teacher until the time of her death. She married Clarence Murphy, an x-ray technician, salesman and farmer.

Their only child Michelle, with her husband Randall Eckart, live and farm her parents' farm in Minnesota. Before moving to Minnesota, Randal was employed as a Chicago Policeman. Michelle did own and operate her own plaster-craft business. They have three children. Clarence is buried in Minnesota and Rose is buried in the family plot. Michelle passed away about January 10, 2002 at 54.

PHILOMENA FULGARO--born on May 28, 1913 worked at the National Biscuit Company for five years. She married Ernest D'Angelo, who was employed and retired as supervisor of the shipping department at Scott Foresman Book Publishers. They had three children: Their first child, Francis Noel, died at the age of three months of a bowel obstruction. He is buried in the family plot. Their second child, Diana Rose, was an office worker before her marriage to Michael Gilhooly Jr. She is now a homemaker and mother of hour children.

Frank Ernest, Philomena's last child, is a truck driver and lives in Beecher, Illinois with his wife, Gloria, and their two sons. Frank constucted the log cabin home they now live in.

At the present, Philomena and Ernest live in Minnesota, a short distance from Michelle and Randal.
Philly passed away February 3, 2002 - Ernie passed away January 19, 2002

LUCILLE FULGARO

Born June 20, 1915, worked at Western Electric for a short period before her marriage to Nicholas Virgilio, a civil engineer for the Cook County Highway Department, until the time of his death at age forty-four. Three children were born of this marriage:

Domenica, their first child, was a court reporter before her marriage to Edmund Kavanaugh, a motion picture operator. They had four children; the second child, a daughter died at two days of age.

Alphonse Nicholas is Lucille's second child, he is a civil engineer for the U.S. Navy. He is married to Carol Marion Amidei, a college English teacher and they had three children.

Their second son, Nicholas Peter, died at six years of age of a brain tumor. They resided in both California and Florida but have since moved back to Illinois.

Louis Theodore, Lucille's last child, is unmarried and works as a stationary engineer in the Sears Tower Building.

ANGELINA FULGARO--Mary and Louis's child was born in 1917 and died shortly after birth.

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Lu, Rose, Zia Cheline, Philly Fulgaro

Philly passed away February 3, 2002
Ernie passed away January 19, 2002

Teresa Crostoforo Limosani - Mary Micheline Limosani Fulgaro - 1918