Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameErina Marchi 
Birth31 May 1900, San Donato, Lucca, Toscana, Italy
Death22 Jul 1977, San Francisco, CA
Burial25 Jul 1977, Holy Cross Catholic Cem, Colma, San Mateo Co, CA
FatherVincenzo Marchi (1854-1921)
MotherMaria Angela Pera
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] The San Francisco Examiner - Sun, 24 Jul 1977, pg 25
BERTOCCHINI, Erina - In this city, July 22, 1977, dearly beloved wife of Dante Bertocchini; beloved mother of Anne Marchi, Enzo Belli, Oiga Kanai and Leno Bertocchini; adored by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a member of Sons of Italy.
Friends may call after 12 noon on Sunday and are invited to attend the funeral on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Chapels of VALENTE, MARINI, PERATA & CO., 4840 Mission St.; thence to St. Elizabeth's Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9 a.m. Entombment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Rosary Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
BERTOCCHINI, Erina - In this city, July 22, 1977, dearly beloved wife of Dante Bertocchini; beloved mother of Anne Marchi, Enzo Belli, Oiga Kanai and Leno Bertocchini; adored by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a member of Sons of Italy.
Friends may call after 12 noon on Sunday and are invited to attend the funeral on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Chapels of VALENTE, MARINI, PERATA & CO., 4840 Mission St.; thence to St. Elizabeth's Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9 a.m. Entombment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Rosary Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Spouses
Birth21 Dec 1888, San Donato, Lucca, Toscana, Italy
Death25 Mar 1946, San Francisco, CA
Burial28 Mar 1946, Holy Cross Catholic Cem, Colma, San Mateo Co, CA
MemoSPP O O g426
OccupationCharcoal Maker, Farmer
FatherFrancesco Belli (1857-)
MotherGiustina Iacopi (1857-)
Misc. Notes
He had 2 sisters, but came to US by himself around age 9 from Italy (cause unknown) to New York and ended up living his childhood with a family in Cloverdale, CA.
His Draft Registration for WWI in June 1917 lists his birth date as 21 Dec 1888, and occupation as a self employed charcoal maker in Pine Mountain, Mendocino Co, CA.
He served in the Army in WWI, but was drafted late in the war. After training in Ft. Lewis, WA he was sent back to the Presidio in San Francisco for shipping out to France. The war ended before he left and he was discharged from the Presidio after being granted his Citizenship on 9 Oct 1918 in Tacoma, WA. He got his Passport issued the following year on 6 Jun 1919.
He went back to Italy as a young man and was introduced to his future wife, per the arranged marriage between the families. They fell in love and were married after a couple months. After a couple years in Italy, he took his wife, daughter (Anne) and son (Enzo) and returned to America in 1928 on the Conte Biancamano.
Upon arriving at Ellis Island, Anne was sick and was held there a week while they waited for her to get well. They then got on the train and rode all the way across the country to San Francisco.
One record (family history?) lists his death as 18 Apr 1946 in San Francisco, but the California Death Index lists it as 25 Mar in Alameda Co, and has been used.
He died of cancer.
His Draft Registration for WWI in June 1917 lists his birth date as 21 Dec 1888, and occupation as a self employed charcoal maker in Pine Mountain, Mendocino Co, CA.
He served in the Army in WWI, but was drafted late in the war. After training in Ft. Lewis, WA he was sent back to the Presidio in San Francisco for shipping out to France. The war ended before he left and he was discharged from the Presidio after being granted his Citizenship on 9 Oct 1918 in Tacoma, WA. He got his Passport issued the following year on 6 Jun 1919.
He went back to Italy as a young man and was introduced to his future wife, per the arranged marriage between the families. They fell in love and were married after a couple months. After a couple years in Italy, he took his wife, daughter (Anne) and son (Enzo) and returned to America in 1928 on the Conte Biancamano.
Upon arriving at Ellis Island, Anne was sick and was held there a week while they waited for her to get well. They then got on the train and rode all the way across the country to San Francisco.
One record (family history?) lists his death as 18 Apr 1946 in San Francisco, but the California Death Index lists it as 25 Mar in Alameda Co, and has been used.
He died of cancer.
Marriageabt 1920, Lucca, Toscana, Italy
ChildrenAnne M. (1922-2015)
Enzo Joseph (1924-2002)
Misc. Notes
His spouse listed as Emilia in 1930 San Francisco census.