Mom's maiden name was Liberatore.Don't knowe what Nana's maiden name was.
I have an original photo of my grandmother's family arriving at Ellis Island. In the photo, she is about 7 or 8 years old.
She got married away at 13. I can still "see" her sitting in the kitchen watching Gomer Pyle, laughing, while holding her ever present rosary beads.
And I can still smell the meatballs frying on the stove every Sunday morning when she made homemade pasta for the extended family.
SIGH! R.I.P Gramma Teresa.