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Antonio Armetta

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Birth
Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Death
3 May 1996 (aged 98)
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4797428, Longitude: -90.5738747
Plot
Mausoleum 403A
Memorial ID
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World War II draft card shows birth date as Feb. 15, 1898 in Palermor, Italy.

Dispatch - Saturday - May 4, 1996
Antonio M. Armetta, 98, of 1900 6th Ave., Rock Island, died Friday, May 3, at Trinity Medical Center, East Campus, Moline.
Services are 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island, where he was a member. Entombment is in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Rock Island.
Visitation is 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, with a wake service at 7. Memorials may be made to the church.
Mr. Armetta was born Jan. 28, 1898, in Palermo, Italy.
He came to the United States July 16, 1914, settling in Rock Island.
He became a naturalized citizen Sept. 21, 1943, in Rock Island.
He worked as a saw operator at the Rock Island Mill Works for four years, retiring in 1963.
He enjoyed walking and watching baseball.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, John and Marilyn Armetta, Chicago; a son-in-law, Richard W. Miller, Rock Island; grandchildren, Debra, Pamela, Patricia and Earl Miller, Steven and Victoria Armetta; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose Compano, Moline, Caroline Sqarlota, Silver Springs, Md., and Frances Sheets, Charleston, W. Va.; and a brother, Dominic Armetta, Moline. A daughter, Joan M. Miller, died Sept. 7, 1993.

RI Argus - Sunday - January 24, 1988
Antonio Armetta, 1900 6th Ave., Apt. 110, Rock Island, will observe his 90th birthday anniversary on Thursday.
A card shower is planned.
Mr. Armetta was born Jan. 28, 1898, in Palermo, Italy. He was married to the Caroline Delfino. She is deceased.
He has a daughter, Joan Miller, Rock Island, and a son, John, Chicago. There are six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Armetta was employed by the Rock Island Mill Works for 40 years, retiring in 1963.
He is a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Rock Island.
He was married to Caroline Delfino in 1939 in Cook Co., Ill. She died in 1971.

Daily Times - Thursday - January 4, 1940
The marriage of Miss Caroline Delfino, Chicago, and Anthony Armetta, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Armetta, 2506 Eighth-and-a-half avenue, Rock Island, took place in Chicago, Saturday, Dec. 30. Mr. and Mrs. Armetta arrived Tuesday in Rock Island and will live here.
World War II draft card shows birth date as Feb. 15, 1898 in Palermor, Italy.

Dispatch - Saturday - May 4, 1996
Antonio M. Armetta, 98, of 1900 6th Ave., Rock Island, died Friday, May 3, at Trinity Medical Center, East Campus, Moline.
Services are 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island, where he was a member. Entombment is in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Rock Island.
Visitation is 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, with a wake service at 7. Memorials may be made to the church.
Mr. Armetta was born Jan. 28, 1898, in Palermo, Italy.
He came to the United States July 16, 1914, settling in Rock Island.
He became a naturalized citizen Sept. 21, 1943, in Rock Island.
He worked as a saw operator at the Rock Island Mill Works for four years, retiring in 1963.
He enjoyed walking and watching baseball.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, John and Marilyn Armetta, Chicago; a son-in-law, Richard W. Miller, Rock Island; grandchildren, Debra, Pamela, Patricia and Earl Miller, Steven and Victoria Armetta; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose Compano, Moline, Caroline Sqarlota, Silver Springs, Md., and Frances Sheets, Charleston, W. Va.; and a brother, Dominic Armetta, Moline. A daughter, Joan M. Miller, died Sept. 7, 1993.

RI Argus - Sunday - January 24, 1988
Antonio Armetta, 1900 6th Ave., Apt. 110, Rock Island, will observe his 90th birthday anniversary on Thursday.
A card shower is planned.
Mr. Armetta was born Jan. 28, 1898, in Palermo, Italy. He was married to the Caroline Delfino. She is deceased.
He has a daughter, Joan Miller, Rock Island, and a son, John, Chicago. There are six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Armetta was employed by the Rock Island Mill Works for 40 years, retiring in 1963.
He is a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Rock Island.
He was married to Caroline Delfino in 1939 in Cook Co., Ill. She died in 1971.

Daily Times - Thursday - January 4, 1940
The marriage of Miss Caroline Delfino, Chicago, and Anthony Armetta, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Armetta, 2506 Eighth-and-a-half avenue, Rock Island, took place in Chicago, Saturday, Dec. 30. Mr. and Mrs. Armetta arrived Tuesday in Rock Island and will live here.


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  • Created by: Irwin
  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130325801/antonio-armetta: accessed ), memorial page for Antonio Armetta (28 Jan 1898–3 May 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130325801, citing Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Irwin (contributor 48293029).