Concetta Mangiantini
PressDemocrat.com April 24, 2013 10:36 PM
Concetta Mangiantini, a longtime Sonoma resident who was the city's first female mail carrier, died Saturday. Mangiantini, 88, had failing health since March. Mangiantini, who was known as "Connie," was born in Easton, Pa., and moved to the East Bay with her parents after she graduated from high school. Her father came out to work at the Mare Island naval shipyard in Vallejo. Mangiantini also worked at the shipyard as a typist and clerk. She met her future husband, Ernest J. Mangiantini, who worked with her father. In January 1946, Connie was transferred to Terminal Island Naval Shipyard in San Pedro, where she worked as a clerk and typist. Her resume stated that while at the Terminal Island Naval shipyard, she was assigned to do secretarial work for the Bikini Atoll nuclear weapons tests. Ernest would go down to visit her and the two were married a year later. Ernest's father owned land on Newcomb Street in Sonoma that was divided between his children. Ernie and Connie built their home on one of the lots. Mangiantini and her husband opened a bakery in Sonoma called Pioneer French Bakery. Mangiantini worked at the bakery until 1964 as a sales clerk and bookkeeper. Both she and her children helped in the bakery. Her daughter, Rose Carey of Sonoma, said her mother worked hard at everything she did. In 1967, she started working for the post office."They never had a female deliver mail in town before," said Carey. "She loved it." Carey said her mother was forced to take a clerk's position with the post office because of bone spurs in her heels, but her customers never forgot her smiling face. "Everybody loved her," Carey said. "She always had a big smile on her face." After Mangiantini retired from the postal work, she and her husband started and operated another bakery for a few years called Ernesto's Bakery. Mangiantini was also a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. Aside from Carey, Mangiantini is survived by children Theresa Rivera of Rio Dell in Humboldt County, Ernestine Billigmeier of Sonoma, Michael Mangiantini of Rio Dell, John Mangiantini of Sonoma and Daniel Mangiantini of Sonoma. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren and other extended relatives. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, at St. Francis Solano Church in Sonoma. A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, and a vigil will follow at 5 p.m. Interment at St. Francis cemetery will follow the Mass.
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PressDemocrat.com April 24, 2013 10:36 PM
Concetta Mangiantini, a longtime Sonoma resident who was the city's first female mail carrier, died Saturday. Mangiantini, 88, had failing health since March. Mangiantini, who was known as "Connie," was born in Easton, Pa., and moved to the East Bay with her parents after she graduated from high school. Her father came out to work at the Mare Island naval shipyard in Vallejo. Mangiantini also worked at the shipyard as a typist and clerk. She met her future husband, Ernest J. Mangiantini, who worked with her father. In January 1946, Connie was transferred to Terminal Island Naval Shipyard in San Pedro, where she worked as a clerk and typist. Her resume stated that while at the Terminal Island Naval shipyard, she was assigned to do secretarial work for the Bikini Atoll nuclear weapons tests. Ernest would go down to visit her and the two were married a year later. Ernest's father owned land on Newcomb Street in Sonoma that was divided between his children. Ernie and Connie built their home on one of the lots. Mangiantini and her husband opened a bakery in Sonoma called Pioneer French Bakery. Mangiantini worked at the bakery until 1964 as a sales clerk and bookkeeper. Both she and her children helped in the bakery. Her daughter, Rose Carey of Sonoma, said her mother worked hard at everything she did. In 1967, she started working for the post office."They never had a female deliver mail in town before," said Carey. "She loved it." Carey said her mother was forced to take a clerk's position with the post office because of bone spurs in her heels, but her customers never forgot her smiling face. "Everybody loved her," Carey said. "She always had a big smile on her face." After Mangiantini retired from the postal work, she and her husband started and operated another bakery for a few years called Ernesto's Bakery. Mangiantini was also a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. Aside from Carey, Mangiantini is survived by children Theresa Rivera of Rio Dell in Humboldt County, Ernestine Billigmeier of Sonoma, Michael Mangiantini of Rio Dell, John Mangiantini of Sonoma and Daniel Mangiantini of Sonoma. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren and other extended relatives. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, at St. Francis Solano Church in Sonoma. A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, and a vigil will follow at 5 p.m. Interment at St. Francis cemetery will follow the Mass.
Copyright 2013 PressDemocrat.com
Concetta Mangiantini
PressDemocrat.com April 24, 2013 10:36 PM
Concetta Mangiantini, a longtime Sonoma resident who was the city's first female mail carrier, died Saturday. Mangiantini, 88, had failing health since March. Mangiantini, who was known as "Connie," was born in Easton, Pa., and moved to the East Bay with her parents after she graduated from high school. Her father came out to work at the Mare Island naval shipyard in Vallejo. Mangiantini also worked at the shipyard as a typist and clerk. She met her future husband, Ernest J. Mangiantini, who worked with her father. In January 1946, Connie was transferred to Terminal Island Naval Shipyard in San Pedro, where she worked as a clerk and typist. Her resume stated that while at the Terminal Island Naval shipyard, she was assigned to do secretarial work for the Bikini Atoll nuclear weapons tests. Ernest would go down to visit her and the two were married a year later. Ernest's father owned land on Newcomb Street in Sonoma that was divided between his children. Ernie and Connie built their home on one of the lots. Mangiantini and her husband opened a bakery in Sonoma called Pioneer French Bakery. Mangiantini worked at the bakery until 1964 as a sales clerk and bookkeeper. Both she and her children helped in the bakery. Her daughter, Rose Carey of Sonoma, said her mother worked hard at everything she did. In 1967, she started working for the post office."They never had a female deliver mail in town before," said Carey. "She loved it." Carey said her mother was forced to take a clerk's position with the post office because of bone spurs in her heels, but her customers never forgot her smiling face. "Everybody loved her," Carey said. "She always had a big smile on her face." After Mangiantini retired from the postal work, she and her husband started and operated another bakery for a few years called Ernesto's Bakery. Mangiantini was also a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. Aside from Carey, Mangiantini is survived by children Theresa Rivera of Rio Dell in Humboldt County, Ernestine Billigmeier of Sonoma, Michael Mangiantini of Rio Dell, John Mangiantini of Sonoma and Daniel Mangiantini of Sonoma. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren and other extended relatives. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, at St. Francis Solano Church in Sonoma. A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, and a vigil will follow at 5 p.m. Interment at St. Francis cemetery will follow the Mass.
Copyright 2013 PressDemocrat.com
PressDemocrat.com April 24, 2013 10:36 PM
Concetta Mangiantini, a longtime Sonoma resident who was the city's first female mail carrier, died Saturday. Mangiantini, 88, had failing health since March. Mangiantini, who was known as "Connie," was born in Easton, Pa., and moved to the East Bay with her parents after she graduated from high school. Her father came out to work at the Mare Island naval shipyard in Vallejo. Mangiantini also worked at the shipyard as a typist and clerk. She met her future husband, Ernest J. Mangiantini, who worked with her father. In January 1946, Connie was transferred to Terminal Island Naval Shipyard in San Pedro, where she worked as a clerk and typist. Her resume stated that while at the Terminal Island Naval shipyard, she was assigned to do secretarial work for the Bikini Atoll nuclear weapons tests. Ernest would go down to visit her and the two were married a year later. Ernest's father owned land on Newcomb Street in Sonoma that was divided between his children. Ernie and Connie built their home on one of the lots. Mangiantini and her husband opened a bakery in Sonoma called Pioneer French Bakery. Mangiantini worked at the bakery until 1964 as a sales clerk and bookkeeper. Both she and her children helped in the bakery. Her daughter, Rose Carey of Sonoma, said her mother worked hard at everything she did. In 1967, she started working for the post office."They never had a female deliver mail in town before," said Carey. "She loved it." Carey said her mother was forced to take a clerk's position with the post office because of bone spurs in her heels, but her customers never forgot her smiling face. "Everybody loved her," Carey said. "She always had a big smile on her face." After Mangiantini retired from the postal work, she and her husband started and operated another bakery for a few years called Ernesto's Bakery. Mangiantini was also a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. Aside from Carey, Mangiantini is survived by children Theresa Rivera of Rio Dell in Humboldt County, Ernestine Billigmeier of Sonoma, Michael Mangiantini of Rio Dell, John Mangiantini of Sonoma and Daniel Mangiantini of Sonoma. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren and other extended relatives. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, at St. Francis Solano Church in Sonoma. A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, and a vigil will follow at 5 p.m. Interment at St. Francis cemetery will follow the Mass.
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