D. CANALE DIES TODAY--D. Canale, aged 78, one of the most respected and prominent business men of Memphis, died this morning at 1:30 o'clock at his home, 215 South Belevedere, after an illness extending over a period of one year. His advanced age made the end not unexpected, but the serious illness which actually resulted in death only developed yesterday morning. No funeral arrangements have been made. Mr. Canale is survived by his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mesdames August Hoffman, R.L. Donovan and Jack Welch, all of this city. Mr. Canale was president and founder of D. Canale & Co., one of the south's largest wholesale groceries. He has other interests. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 12, 1919)
D. CANALE--One of the thousands who have sought the opportunities of this hospitable country and who have made good and loyal citizens was D. Canale, who passed away at his home yesterday. He began a mercantile career in this city and at the time of his death he had seen it grow until it was probably the largest grocery importing concern in the south. D. Canale was thoroughly loyal to American and American institutions, and he demonstrated his faith by his investments in Liberty Loan bonds and other causes that aided the government in the prosecution of the war. He was a man of widespread charity but he never advertised his works of beneficence. The business world and the citizenry in general will miss him. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 13, 1919)
One of Memphis' oldest and most useful citizens and business men answered the final summons when Dominic Canale, aged 76 years, leading wholesale, produce and grocery jobber, breathed his last at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 215 South Belvedere Boulevard. Sickness extending over a period of more than a year, together with advanced age, were the causes of his death. Dominic Canlae was born in the seaport of Genoa, Italy, July 16, 1843. At the age of 14 he came to America to seek his fortune in the land of opportunity. Memphis was selected as the scene of his endeavors and in 1856 he began work for A. Vaccaro. The desire to start business for himself caused him to leave his employment and engage in the retail fruit trade. Fortune smiled on the young merchant and it was not long before the store on Beale Avenue was enlarged to accommodate the growing needs. Later Mr. Canale opened a place on Madison Avenue and still later on on South Main Street. The present establishment, bearing the name of D.Canale & Co., is one of the largest of hits kind in the south. It is the result of many years of labor and perseverance on the part of Dominic Canale to create an institution that would maintain the confidence and good will of the community. Mr. Canale was a charter member of the Business Men's Club, now the Chamber of Commerce. His name was included among the directors of several banks in Memphis. He was a member of the Merchants Exchange and other similar organizations. He was known by many people throughout the south and southwest through his business connections. On several occasions Mr. Canale returned to Italy to arrange for the export of fruit and to visit his birthplace. There survive Mr. Canale, his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mrs. August Hoffman, Mrs. R.L. Donovan and Mrs. Jack Welch, all of Memphis. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Services and solemn high mass will be said at St. Patrick's Church. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 14, 1919)
From Tennessee death certificate:
DOMINAC CANALE
Male, White, Married, Age 76
Date of death - Jan. 12, 1919
Place of death: Memphis, Tenn.
Date of birth: 1-17-1843
Birthplace - Italy
Occupation - Merchant
Father - John Canale, born Italy
Mother's Maiden - Antonette Vaccaro, born Italy
Informant - James Canale
Burial - Calvary
Undertaker - J.J. Collins
Additional information provided by Rebecca Burnham Kallaher: Head of the wholesale fruit firm of D. Canale & Co. of Memphis, TN. Born at San Pietro de Rovereto, Italy. He arrived in this country in Feb. 1859 at the port of New Orleans and then took steamer to Memphis where he was welcomed by his uncles the Vaccaros. For ten years he worked for wages, saved his money, and in 1869 started in the fruit business. He imported fruits from all parts of the world and did an immense business throughout the all the southern states. He was married in 1869 to Miss Catherine Solari a young lady of Italian parentage from the same district in Italy. He belonged to Business Men's Club, the Merchant's Exchange, the Industrial League and was a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Canale raised a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters.
D. CANALE--One of the thousands who have sought the opportunities of this hospitable country and who have made good and loyal citizens was D. Canale, who passed away at his home yesterday. He began a mercantile career in this city and at the time of his death he had seen it grow until it was probably the largest grocery importing concern in the south. D. Canale was thoroughly loyal to American and American institutions, and he demonstrated his faith by his investments in Liberty Loan bonds and other causes that aided the government in the prosecution of the war. He was a man of widespread charity but he never advertised his works of beneficence. The business world and the citizenry in general will miss him. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 13, 1919)
One of Memphis' oldest and most useful citizens and business men answered the final summons when Dominic Canale, aged 76 years, leading wholesale, produce and grocery jobber, breathed his last at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 215 South Belvedere Boulevard. Sickness extending over a period of more than a year, together with advanced age, were the causes of his death. Dominic Canlae was born in the seaport of Genoa, Italy, July 16, 1843. At the age of 14 he came to America to seek his fortune in the land of opportunity. Memphis was selected as the scene of his endeavors and in 1856 he began work for A. Vaccaro. The desire to start business for himself caused him to leave his employment and engage in the retail fruit trade. Fortune smiled on the young merchant and it was not long before the store on Beale Avenue was enlarged to accommodate the growing needs. Later Mr. Canale opened a place on Madison Avenue and still later on on South Main Street. The present establishment, bearing the name of D.Canale & Co., is one of the largest of hits kind in the south. It is the result of many years of labor and perseverance on the part of Dominic Canale to create an institution that would maintain the confidence and good will of the community. Mr. Canale was a charter member of the Business Men's Club, now the Chamber of Commerce. His name was included among the directors of several banks in Memphis. He was a member of the Merchants Exchange and other similar organizations. He was known by many people throughout the south and southwest through his business connections. On several occasions Mr. Canale returned to Italy to arrange for the export of fruit and to visit his birthplace. There survive Mr. Canale, his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mrs. August Hoffman, Mrs. R.L. Donovan and Mrs. Jack Welch, all of Memphis. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Services and solemn high mass will be said at St. Patrick's Church. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 14, 1919)
From Tennessee death certificate:
DOMINAC CANALE
Male, White, Married, Age 76
Date of death - Jan. 12, 1919
Place of death: Memphis, Tenn.
Date of birth: 1-17-1843
Birthplace - Italy
Occupation - Merchant
Father - John Canale, born Italy
Mother's Maiden - Antonette Vaccaro, born Italy
Informant - James Canale
Burial - Calvary
Undertaker - J.J. Collins
Additional information provided by Rebecca Burnham Kallaher: Head of the wholesale fruit firm of D. Canale & Co. of Memphis, TN. Born at San Pietro de Rovereto, Italy. He arrived in this country in Feb. 1859 at the port of New Orleans and then took steamer to Memphis where he was welcomed by his uncles the Vaccaros. For ten years he worked for wages, saved his money, and in 1869 started in the fruit business. He imported fruits from all parts of the world and did an immense business throughout the all the southern states. He was married in 1869 to Miss Catherine Solari a young lady of Italian parentage from the same district in Italy. He belonged to Business Men's Club, the Merchant's Exchange, the Industrial League and was a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Canale raised a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters.
D. CANALE DIES TODAY--D. Canale, aged 78, one of the most respected and prominent business men of Memphis, died this morning at 1:30 o'clock at his home, 215 South Belevedere, after an illness extending over a period of one year. His advanced age made the end not unexpected, but the serious illness which actually resulted in death only developed yesterday morning. No funeral arrangements have been made. Mr. Canale is survived by his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mesdames August Hoffman, R.L. Donovan and Jack Welch, all of this city. Mr. Canale was president and founder of D. Canale & Co., one of the south's largest wholesale groceries. He has other interests. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 12, 1919)
D. CANALE--One of the thousands who have sought the opportunities of this hospitable country and who have made good and loyal citizens was D. Canale, who passed away at his home yesterday. He began a mercantile career in this city and at the time of his death he had seen it grow until it was probably the largest grocery importing concern in the south. D. Canale was thoroughly loyal to American and American institutions, and he demonstrated his faith by his investments in Liberty Loan bonds and other causes that aided the government in the prosecution of the war. He was a man of widespread charity but he never advertised his works of beneficence. The business world and the citizenry in general will miss him. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 13, 1919)
One of Memphis' oldest and most useful citizens and business men answered the final summons when Dominic Canale, aged 76 years, leading wholesale, produce and grocery jobber, breathed his last at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 215 South Belvedere Boulevard. Sickness extending over a period of more than a year, together with advanced age, were the causes of his death. Dominic Canlae was born in the seaport of Genoa, Italy, July 16, 1843. At the age of 14 he came to America to seek his fortune in the land of opportunity. Memphis was selected as the scene of his endeavors and in 1856 he began work for A. Vaccaro. The desire to start business for himself caused him to leave his employment and engage in the retail fruit trade. Fortune smiled on the young merchant and it was not long before the store on Beale Avenue was enlarged to accommodate the growing needs. Later Mr. Canale opened a place on Madison Avenue and still later on on South Main Street. The present establishment, bearing the name of D.Canale & Co., is one of the largest of hits kind in the south. It is the result of many years of labor and perseverance on the part of Dominic Canale to create an institution that would maintain the confidence and good will of the community. Mr. Canale was a charter member of the Business Men's Club, now the Chamber of Commerce. His name was included among the directors of several banks in Memphis. He was a member of the Merchants Exchange and other similar organizations. He was known by many people throughout the south and southwest through his business connections. On several occasions Mr. Canale returned to Italy to arrange for the export of fruit and to visit his birthplace. There survive Mr. Canale, his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mrs. August Hoffman, Mrs. R.L. Donovan and Mrs. Jack Welch, all of Memphis. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Services and solemn high mass will be said at St. Patrick's Church. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 14, 1919)
From Tennessee death certificate:
DOMINAC CANALE
Male, White, Married, Age 76
Date of death - Jan. 12, 1919
Place of death: Memphis, Tenn.
Date of birth: 1-17-1843
Birthplace - Italy
Occupation - Merchant
Father - John Canale, born Italy
Mother's Maiden - Antonette Vaccaro, born Italy
Informant - James Canale
Burial - Calvary
Undertaker - J.J. Collins
Additional information provided by Rebecca Burnham Kallaher: Head of the wholesale fruit firm of D. Canale & Co. of Memphis, TN. Born at San Pietro de Rovereto, Italy. He arrived in this country in Feb. 1859 at the port of New Orleans and then took steamer to Memphis where he was welcomed by his uncles the Vaccaros. For ten years he worked for wages, saved his money, and in 1869 started in the fruit business. He imported fruits from all parts of the world and did an immense business throughout the all the southern states. He was married in 1869 to Miss Catherine Solari a young lady of Italian parentage from the same district in Italy. He belonged to Business Men's Club, the Merchant's Exchange, the Industrial League and was a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Canale raised a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters.
D. CANALE--One of the thousands who have sought the opportunities of this hospitable country and who have made good and loyal citizens was D. Canale, who passed away at his home yesterday. He began a mercantile career in this city and at the time of his death he had seen it grow until it was probably the largest grocery importing concern in the south. D. Canale was thoroughly loyal to American and American institutions, and he demonstrated his faith by his investments in Liberty Loan bonds and other causes that aided the government in the prosecution of the war. He was a man of widespread charity but he never advertised his works of beneficence. The business world and the citizenry in general will miss him. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 13, 1919)
One of Memphis' oldest and most useful citizens and business men answered the final summons when Dominic Canale, aged 76 years, leading wholesale, produce and grocery jobber, breathed his last at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 215 South Belvedere Boulevard. Sickness extending over a period of more than a year, together with advanced age, were the causes of his death. Dominic Canlae was born in the seaport of Genoa, Italy, July 16, 1843. At the age of 14 he came to America to seek his fortune in the land of opportunity. Memphis was selected as the scene of his endeavors and in 1856 he began work for A. Vaccaro. The desire to start business for himself caused him to leave his employment and engage in the retail fruit trade. Fortune smiled on the young merchant and it was not long before the store on Beale Avenue was enlarged to accommodate the growing needs. Later Mr. Canale opened a place on Madison Avenue and still later on on South Main Street. The present establishment, bearing the name of D.Canale & Co., is one of the largest of hits kind in the south. It is the result of many years of labor and perseverance on the part of Dominic Canale to create an institution that would maintain the confidence and good will of the community. Mr. Canale was a charter member of the Business Men's Club, now the Chamber of Commerce. His name was included among the directors of several banks in Memphis. He was a member of the Merchants Exchange and other similar organizations. He was known by many people throughout the south and southwest through his business connections. On several occasions Mr. Canale returned to Italy to arrange for the export of fruit and to visit his birthplace. There survive Mr. Canale, his widow, six sons, J.L., J.D., A.P., Tony J., George and G.A. Canale, and three daughters, Mrs. August Hoffman, Mrs. R.L. Donovan and Mrs. Jack Welch, all of Memphis. The funeral will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Services and solemn high mass will be said at St. Patrick's Church. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on Jan. 14, 1919)
From Tennessee death certificate:
DOMINAC CANALE
Male, White, Married, Age 76
Date of death - Jan. 12, 1919
Place of death: Memphis, Tenn.
Date of birth: 1-17-1843
Birthplace - Italy
Occupation - Merchant
Father - John Canale, born Italy
Mother's Maiden - Antonette Vaccaro, born Italy
Informant - James Canale
Burial - Calvary
Undertaker - J.J. Collins
Additional information provided by Rebecca Burnham Kallaher: Head of the wholesale fruit firm of D. Canale & Co. of Memphis, TN. Born at San Pietro de Rovereto, Italy. He arrived in this country in Feb. 1859 at the port of New Orleans and then took steamer to Memphis where he was welcomed by his uncles the Vaccaros. For ten years he worked for wages, saved his money, and in 1869 started in the fruit business. He imported fruits from all parts of the world and did an immense business throughout the all the southern states. He was married in 1869 to Miss Catherine Solari a young lady of Italian parentage from the same district in Italy. He belonged to Business Men's Club, the Merchant's Exchange, the Industrial League and was a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Canale raised a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters.
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