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Ernest Oreste Caneva
(Ernie)
Generation: 6
Date of Birth: 8 December 1907
Place of Birth:
Asiago, Vicenza, Italy
Date of Death: 4 April 1992
Place of Death: Joliet, Illinois
Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Lockport, Illinois
Father:
Oreste Luciano Caneva
Mother:
Appolonia Stefani
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Siblings:
Aldo Carlo Caneva (Carl)
Rinaldo Caneva (Reno)
Marina Caneva
Clara Caneva Ventura
Valeria Caneva
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Name: Jeanne Augustine Linich (Jen)
Date of Birth: 29 September 1912
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Marriage: 1 June 1932
How They Met: Ernie was Jen's brother's accordian teacher
Date of Death: 23 January 1947
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Children:
Marina Valeria Caneva Fitzgerald (Maureen)
Donald Ernest Caneva (Don)
Denise Clare Caneva DeSanto (Neecy)
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Name: Lillian Lorraine Todorovich (Lil)
Date of Birth: 17 April 1931
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Occupation: Choral Director / Teacher
Date of Marriage: 1 August 1956
How They Met: At DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death: 12 September 2015
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Children:
Thomas Ernest Caneva (Tom)
Diane Marie Caneva Massa
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Occupation: High School Band Director / Composer
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Last Residence: New Lenox, Illinois, United States
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| Notes: Birth name was Oreste Giovanni Battista Caneva but was legally changed to Ernest Oreste at time of U.S. naturalization (September 28, 1937). First emigrated to the U.S. at age 5 months with mother Appolonia. After mother's death in 1918, father Oreste Luciano returned to Asiago with Ernest and siblings. After father's re-marriage, the family returned to the U.S. on the ship "Dante Alighieri" in 1923. Ernest was then 15. |
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Ernest Caneva
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