Family Tree: Monno,Zappa,Ranelli,Ricci,Ranallo,Romana,Manna

Pasquale Monno
The descendants of Mary Romana and Antonio Manna
Mary Romana
Born: 1835 Sicily, Italy
Died: 1922 Sicily, Italy
Married: Antonio Manna
Born: 1835 Santa Lucia Del Mela, Sicily, Italy
Died: 1923 Santa Lucia Del Mela, Sicily, Italy

They had 2 children:
1. Caterina Manna who married Domenico Salvadore.
2. Pasquale Manna

Pasquale Manna became Pasquale (Patsy) Monno in America
b. April 20, 1881 Santa Lucia Del Mela, Sicily, Italy
d. February 15, 1973 (92 years) Cumberland, Wisconsin
m. November 16, 1911 Cumberland, Wisconsin, age 30.

Pasquale had worked about 5 years for the railroad and earned enough money to return to Sicily to marry a girlfriend but a cousin brought him to Cumberland where he married Jennie. He continued to work on the railroad and came home weekends. Jennie’s family decided to make a farmer out of him. In order to marry Jennie, he must farm.

Jennie Angela Zappa was the daughter of Giacomo Zappa and Elisabetta Ricci. Jennie was the 1st of 11 children and arrived in America at age 3 months on April 20, 1890 on a vessel from Naples called Leelibera. Her brother Frank was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The rest were born in Cumberland. Jennie Zappa:
b. December 25, 1889 Ateleta, L’Aquila, Italy
d. April 26, 1960 Cumberland, Wisconsin
m. November 16, 1911 Cumberland, Wisconsin, USA

They farmed and had 15 children in Cumberland, Wisconsin. They are buried in St. Anthony the Abbott Church Cemetery in Cumberland under the name Pasquale and Jennie Monno. A baby daughter, Maria, is also buried there.

The Monno family had 15 children, 45 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren as of June 26, 2001. Please make corrections, additions and send to donnagregory@comcast.net
The fifteen children of Pasquale and Jennie Monno and their descendants are:

1. Anthony Francis Manno
b. August 19, 1912
d. November 6, 1988
m. July 27, 1935 (Elfrieda Veronica Butt) b. August 29, 1915
Scottsdale, Arizona (d. Emphysema)
Children:
1. Jo Ann Marie Manno
b. October 13, 1943 (adopted from maternal brother George Butt)
Children:
Richard Anthony Manno b. May 25,1969
Children 1.

2. James Monna
b. September 26, 1913
m. June 17, 1929 (Annette Serchia) b. February 9, 1917
d. June 2002
Children:
1. Eugene Monna
b. August 26, 1946
m. Sherry Louise Robole (divorced) 1994
d.

3. Joseph John Monno
b. November 29, 1914
d. August 28, 1990 heart
m. May 9, 1942 (Georgina Antoinette Policano)
b. February 22, 1917
Children:
1. Joseph Patrick Monno
b. February 8, 1944
m. October 14, 1975 (Pamela Schneider) b. December 26, 1950
2. Joanne Mary Monno
b. May 4, 1946
m. May 7, 1966 (Louis Joseph Vetter) b. July 12, 944
Children:
1. Christopher Joseph Vetter
b. May 20, 1968
m. February 1, 1922 (Julie Lundquist) b.
divorced
2. Rachel Joanne Vetter
b. July 3, 1976
3. Judith Jane Monno
b. January 14, 1952
4. John Michael Monno
b. November 27, 1953
m. September 3, 1982 (Suzanne Benak) b. April 3, 1955

4. Maria Monno
b. May 16, 1916
d. May 16, 1916

5. Raymond H. Monno
b. August 15, 1917
m. June 29, 1957 (Maxine
d.
Children:
1. Mark Steven Monno
b. June 4, 1958
m. Thelma
divorced
Children:
1. Melisa
2. Charelynn
2. Karen Marie Monno
b. January 31, 1961
m. Jim Lockwood
3. Michelle Rene’ Monno
b. January 29, 1965

6. Mary Elizabeth Monno
b. August 21, 1918
m. October 14, 1939 (Anthony Ralph Zappa) b. November 15, 1915
Children:
1. Joyce Jane Zappa
b. December 1, 1942
m. June 10, 1967 (George Robert Baribeau) b. February 22, 1943 d. August 31, 2000 heart
Children:
1. Mark Anthony Baribeau
b. January 7, 1968
2. Gregory Allen Baribeau
b. September 22, 1970
m. Heidi Ann Heselbarth Aug 11, 2000
3. Chad Michael Baribeau
b. June 25, 1973
m. Tammy
Children:
1.
4. Kevin David Baribeau
b. May 17, 1976
m. Brenda Shaw May 22, 1999
Children:
1.Logan David Baribeau
b. Dec 25, 2000
2. Dennis Anthony Zappa
b. March 26, 1947
m. July 20, 1968 Linda Wadell Hanson divorced 1988
Children:
1. Kristi Louise Zappa
b. February 3, 1969
Kenneth A. Behrens b. June 12, 196
Jacob Michael Meyer b. February 6, 1991
m. Todd Lawrence Bjorlin February 18, 2000 b. October 8, 1965
Children:
1. Joshua Anthony Zappa-Behrens
b. July 6, 1989
2. Jacob Michael Meyer Zappa
b. February 6, 1991
2. Anthony James Zappa
b. August 10, 1972
m.
3. Gina Marie Zappa
b. November 2, 1973
d.
Olivia Zappa

7. Jennie Angela Monno
b. February 12, 1920
m. June 1, 1946 (Mario John Ranelli I) b. January 18, 1922
d. October 26, 1997 (d. multiple myeloma cancer)
Children:
1. Donna Jean Ranelli
b. February 9, 1949
m. July 31, 1970 (Mark La Clair Gregory) b. June 21, 1946
Children:
1. Gina Ranelli Gregory
b. June 26, 1982
m. Ralph Leigh Pennel b. 2/09/1971 married September 15, 2006
divorced 2010
engaged Karl Stenborg 2013

2. Mario John Ranelli, II
b. January 22, 1951
d. December 12, 1971 (d. carbon monoxide poisoning)

3. Geno Samuel Ranelli
b. January 22, 1951
d. missing May 20, 1977, declared legally dead

4. Denise Marie Ranelli
b. June 1, 1958 Cumberland, WI
m. September 20, 1988 (Michael John Lynch) b. May 21, 1957
Children:
1. Kyle Mario Ranelli Lynch
b. May 26, 1991
2. Maria Ranelli Lynch
b. July 3, 1994

8. Elizabeth Marguerite Monno
b. December 18, 1921
m. July 25, 1949 (Herbert Herman Korf) b. July 12, 1926
d. Herb Korf March 1, 1999
Children:
1. Patricia Josephine Korf
b. March 29, 1950
m. October 17, 1975 (James Randall Benham) b. July 2, 1949
Children:
1. Nicholas Korf Benham
b. January 23, 1981
m. Nicole Auguston June 10, 2006
2. Rachel Tajin Benham
b. September 21, 1982.
m. Matt Seebold August 19, 2006
3. Chiara Lee Elizabeth Benham
engaged Travis Bolton 2014
b. March 19, 1985
4. Nathan Travis Benham
b. August 25, 1987
5. Alexandria Su Shi Benham
b. May 16,1996 Chengdu, China (adopted)
6. Alia Xia Feng Benham (adopted)
b. April 30, 1998 Jiangxi, China
2. Marlene Mary Korf
b. May 25, 1951
m. July 21, 1973 (Michael Thomas Husen) b. November 14, 1947 d. October 13, 1988
Children:
1. Kathryn Elizabeth Husen
b. February 18, 1976
m. June 15, 2001 (Todd Burgess) b.
divorced
Children:
1. Logan
2. Damien George Husen
b. April 7, 1977
m.
3. Maggie Ann Husen
b. March 5, 1979
married
4. Michael Dominic Husen
b. October 24, 1980
married, divorced
3. Robert Allen Korf
b. August 23, 1952
m. May 4, 1974 (Mary Jane Cotter) b. January 24, 1954
divorced April 1993
4. Deborah Ann Korf
b. April 27, 1954
m. July 3, 1986 (Gene Smeed) b. July 12, 1954
Children:
1. Donald Smeed
b. September 12, 1978
2. Danielle Deborah Smeed
b. January 4, 1990
3. Sean David Smeed
b. March 23, 1992
5. De Wayne Michael Korf
b. August 6, 1955
m. August 9, 1980 (Mary Ann Tschida) b. June 30, 1953
Children:
1. Tiffany Nicole Korf
b. April 27, 1982
2.Jacob Allen Korf
b. June 2, 1986
3.Jessica Marie Korf
b. December 13, 1989
6. Therese Marie Korf
b. March 18, 1957
m. August 8, 1986 (Tyler Stefan Hahn) b. November 21, 1958
Children:
1. Jordan Alexander Hahn
b. January 2, 1987
2. Laura Elizabeth Hahn
b. September 16, 1988
3. Tanner Stefan Hahn
b. June 6, 1990
4. Austin Michael Hahn
b. December 17, 1993
7. Gina Marie Korf
b. March 31, 1958
m. August 21, 1987 (Charles Francis Mosier) b. September 7, 1961
Children:
1. Elizabeth Mary Mosier
b. August 18, 1989
2.Brendan Charles Mosier
b. February 16, 1992.
3.Joseph Mosier
b. 1997
8. Timothy Anthony Korf
b. July 31, 1959
m. October 8, 1983 (Rebecca Grace Turner) b. August 21, 1961
Children:
1. Joshua Matthew Korf
b. July 4, 1984
2. Daniel Edward Korf
b. March 7, 1986
3. James Anthony Korf
b. September 24, 1988
4. Janelle Marie Korf
b. January 1, 1994
9. Angela Lisa Korf (Downs Syndrome)
b. March 17, 1961

9. Anne Laura Monno
b. January 27, 1923
m. September 6, 1947 (Herby Byron Brusletten)
b. March 10, 1917
d. May 25, 1994
Children:
1. Diane Marie Brusletten
b. June 28, 1948
m. August 17, 1974 (William Arthur Kelly) b. December 3, 1944
2. Gregory Louis Brusletten
b. November 29, 1949
m. March 18, 1972 (Judy Rae Marquand) b. September 9, 1951
Children:
1. Anthony Louis Brusletten
b. August 17, 1972
Children:
1. Spencer
b. 2000
2. Holly Rae Brusletten
b. December 30, 1974
m. Scott Kjeseth
Children:
1. Bergen Kjeseth
b. 2000
3. Gerald Patrick Brusletten
b. November 29, 1949
m. May 26, 1984 (Julie Anne) b. July 11, 1961 d.
Children:
1. Michael Allen Brusletten
b. June 15, 1987
2. Becky Lynn Brusletten
b. May 17, 1989
4. Ronald James Brusletten
b. September 13, 1954
m. Nancy
died
Children:
1. Luke
b.
2. Matthew
b.
3.Cameron Dean
b.
5. Bonnie Jo Brusletten
b. March 20, 1956
m. July 10, 1982 (Michael James Jackelen) b. January 21, 1955
6. Julie Ann Brusletten
b. May 29, 1958
m. September 10, 1983 (Daryl Leonard Iverson) b. October 22, 1958
Children:
1.Amanda Jo Iverson
b. October 29, 1985
Children:
1.
2. Sherrie Ann Iverson
b. November 16, 1988
3. Darren Thomas Iverson
b. February 10, 1992
7. Lori Beth Brusletten (twin)
b. September 12, 1961
m. September 6, 1986 (Rodney Jay Olson) b. November 10, 1959
8. Lorne Byron Brusletten (twin)
b. September 12, 1961
m. June 11, 1988 (Mary Sue b. May 6, 1962 d.2003
Children:
1. Elliott Byron Brusletten
b. December 9, 1989
2. Courteney Sue Brusletten
b. December 18, 1991
3. Huston Garret Brusletten
b. January 28, 1994

10. Lucy Rose Monno
b. September 11, 1925
m. June 22, 1946 (Richard Phillip Kaiser) b. July 24, 1924
d. August 2013
Children
1. Nancy Edna Kaiser
b. February 15, 1949
m. Jay Erdman, divorced
m. Michael Morning d. August, 1975 (d. heart)
Children:
1. Michael Morning
b. August 21, 1975
m. September 17, 1983 (Rykart John Sharpe) b. August 16, 1958
Children:
1. Alexander J. Sharpe
b. August 17, 1985
2. Nikole M. Sharpe
b. June 30, 1989 (Korea)
2. Richard Patrick Kaiser
b. December 15, 1950
m. September 12, 1981 (Catherine Jones) b. April 1, 1949
Children:
1. Matthew R. Kaiser
b. September 14, 1986
2. Elliott Jay Kaiser
b. May 16, 1989
3. Robert Michael Kaiser
b. June 4, 1956
m. July 23, 1977 (Ruth Helen Ebert) b. April 4, 1955
Children:
1. Therese R. Kaiser
b. October 28, 1982
2. Geoffrey A. Kaiser
b. October 1, 1984
m. 2013
3. Sarah Kaiser
b. January 1, 1987
4. Brianna J. Kaiser
b. October 30, 1988
4. Jennifer Susan Kaiser
b.
m. Bradley F. Miller
Children:
1.Mitchell Miller
b.
2.Katrina Miller
5. Mary Annette Kaiser
b. August 27, 1958
m. June 12, 1982 (Michael Cooper) b. July 20, 1958
Children:
1. Allison Marie Cooper
b. May 10, 1985
2. Andrea Rae Cooper
b. May 23, 1987
3. Jesse Michael Cooper
b. August 30, 1990

11. Patsy Albert Monno
b. April 1, 1927
m. October 24, 1953 (Janet Susan Evelyn Silampa) b. June 20, 1934
d. January 15, 2014
12. Josephine Monno
b. March 15, 1928
m. June 9, 1956 (Jack Malcolm Calder) b. December 12, 1922 d.
Children:
1. James Scot Calder
b. April 26, 1957
m. Melissa
Children:
1.Preston Calder
2.Peyton Calder
2. Jeffrey Mark Calder
b. December 26, 1959
m. May 7, 1988 ( Jeanne b.
Children:
1. Jennifer Calder
b. November 22, 1989
2. Ellen Calder
b. June 18, 1993
divorced
3. Jon Stuart Calder
b. September 18, 1961
m. July 3, 1992 divorced Ansula Liu b. January 4, 1959

13. Cecelia Adeline Monno
b. September 1, 1929
m. July 17, 1954 (Edward Sikorski) b. December 27, 1928
Children:
1. Mary Angela Sikorski
b. May 17, 1957
m. November 24, 1979 (Neil Nelson) b.
2. Diane Marie Sikorski
b. September 11, 1960
Children:
1.Hannah Chun Sikorski (adopted)
b. 2000 China
2. adopted ?

14. Samuel Riley Monno
b. February 3, 1931
d. January 21, 1989 (d. heart)
m. July 30, 1966 (Carol Jean Everson) Carol died
Children:
1. Steven Allen Monno
b. August 25, 1967
2. Cynthia Ann Monno
b. May 28, 1969
m. June 1, 1991 (Gregory Keith McMurray) b. January 12,
1967
Children:
1. Taylor Dillon Mc Murray
b. October 18, 1992
2. Alec Riley Mc Murray
b. May 21, 1996

3. Bryan Lee Monno
b. February 23, 1973

15. John Julius Monno
b. June 2, 1933
d. January 27, 1994 Down’s Syndrome

Pasquale Monno had only 1 sister. She is buried in Sicily.
These are her descendants:
1. Caterina Manna
m. Domenico Salvadore I
Children:
1. Domenico Salvadore II
m. (Franca) b.
Children:
1. Caterina Salvadore
m. (Antonio Sotillie)
Children:
1. Nico (Domenico Salvadore V) Sotille
2. Nicola Sotille
3.
4. Gabriele Sotille b. 2000

2. Domenico Salvadore II
m. (Giulia)
Children:
1. Domenico Salvadore
2. Joseph Salvadore
Children:
1. Michele Salvadore (Mike)

3. Joann Salvadore
m. (Lumbaca) Columbus, Ohio
Children:
1. Alessandro Lumbaca

4. Venera Salvadore
m. (Frank Coppolino)
Children:
1.Joe Coppolino

Jennie Angela Zappa
The Descendants of Jennie Angela Zappa

Francisco Zappa
b.
d. September 7, 1910
m. Francesca Ranallo d. May 8, 1908 in Cumberland, Wisconsin
Children:
1. Giacomo Zappa
2. Rosai Zappa
3. Sabatino Zappa
4. Joseph Zappa
5. Benito Zappa
6. Anthony Zappa
7. Angeline Zappa
8. Victoria Zappa
9. May Zappa

Francesca Ranallo’s father was Sabatino Ranallo. Her mother was Giovanna
Francisco Zappa’s father was Angelantonio Zappa and his mother was Lucia.

Giacomo Zappa was the oldest of 9 children born to Francesca and Francisco Zappa. He is buried in Cumberland at St. Anthony the Abbott Church near the former Monno farm.

Giacomo Zappa
b. December 23, 1863 in Ateleta, Abruzzo, Italy
d. November 29, 1938 in Cumberland, Wisconsin
m. February 21, 1889 Elisabetta Ricci in Ateleta, Italy
b. April 15, 1864 in Ateleta, Abruzzo, Italy
d. June 14, 1948 in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Children:
1. Angela (Jennie) Zappa
b. December 25, 1889 in Ateleta, Italy
d. April 24, 1960 in Cumberland, Wisconsin
m. November 16, 1911 in Cumberland, WI to Pasquale Monno
b. April 20, 1881 Santa Lucia Del Mel, Sicily
d. February 15, 1973

2. Francisco (Frank) Zappa
b.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
m. Anna De Angelo
Children
1. Norman Zappa
2. Liz Zappa
3. Nora Zappa

3. Maria (Mary) Zappa Damiani
b. May 26, 1892
d. August 29, 1978
m. Guiseppe (Joe) Damiani
b. February 2, 1893
August 21, 1973
Children:
1. Frances Damiani
m. Warren Bauerfield
Children:
1. Pat Bauerfield
2. Nancy Bauerfield

2. Jimmy Damiani
m. Alma Ferretti
d.2013
Children:
1. Jimmy Damiani
2. Tom Damiani

3. Rose Damiani
m. Mel Chicone
d.
Children:
1. Jimmy Chicone
m. Donna
Children:
1. Brandon
b. 1982
4. Anne Damiani
m. Mike Zaccardi
Children:
1. Teri Zaccardi
2. Mickey Zaccardi
d.
5. Louis Damiani
6. Robert Damiani
7. Mary Damiani
m. Lehto
1. Joe Lehto
d. 2000
m. Daralyn Berg
m. Stassen

4. Luigi (Louis) Zappa
m. Lucy Ricci
Children
1. Agnes Zapppa
2. Jimmy Zappa
3. Rose Zappa

5. Giuseppe (Joseph) Zappa
m. Elizabeth Tempesta
Children:
1. John Zappa
2. Betty Zappa
3. George Zappa
4. Mildred Zappa
5.

6. Antonio (Tony) Zappa
m. Kate De Angelo

7. Giovina (Jovina) Zappa
m. George DeDominces
Children:
1. Berniece DeDominces
2. Esther DeDominces
3. Betty DeDominces
4. Art DeDominces
5. George DeDominces
6. Mary Jane DeDominces
7. Judy DeDominces
8. Ann DeDominces

8. Rosa (Rose) Zappa
b. March 7, 1901
d. July 30, 1918 17 years

9. Anna Zappa Giampaolo
m. Louis Giampaolo
Children:
1. Mike Giampaolo
2. Leonard Giampaolo
3. Shirley Giampaolo

10. Sabatino (Sam) Zappa
m. Anna Zaccardi
Children:
1. Sam Zappa
2. Betty Zappa
3. Robert Zappa
4.

11. Carmella (Minnie) Zappa Cotone
m. Joseph Cotone
Children:
1. Buddy (Robert?) Cotone
d.drowned
2. Bobby Cotone
3. Rosemary Cotone
4. Edward Cotone