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Benjamin Frank Martello, 59, died Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born Nov. 30, 1940, in South Gate, Calif. A certified public accountant, he was a 40-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of Nevada Society of CPAs and American Institute of CPAs.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of Las Vegas; daughters, Ellen of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Sheryl of Las Vegas; sons, Ben of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Robert of Wildomar, Calif.; sister, Lou Ann Sieberg of Las Vegas; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Palm Mortuary-Eastern with services at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Viator Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Palm Valley View Memorial Park. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Diabetes Association Nevada affiliate. | Martello, Benjamin Frank (I116)
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Dr. Clement L. Valletta, 87, of Kingston, retired Professor of English at Kings College, passed away on Wednesday, July 1 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Clem was born on July 31, 1938 in Easton, PA to Nicholas Valletta and Vilma (Martello) Valletta. He grew up in West Bangor, PA and attended Pen Argyl Area High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and the football team. The Boy Scouts were pivotal to Clems life. His father once remarked that when Clem joined the Boy Scouts he started to behave. Clem rose to the level of Eagle Scout and reminisced often about summers at Boy Scout Camp Weygadt in the Delaware Water Gap.
Clem received a B.S. from the University of Scranton and an M.A. and Ph.D, in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. He was an Assistant Master, Girard College, Philadelphia, from 1963-1964 and a Professor of English at King's College from 1964 to 2004, serving as Department Chair for a time and continuing to teach part-time at Kings for years afterward. Throughout his career he published multiple scholarly articles.
Clem focused on celebrating ethnic heritage and traditions, in both his scholarship and community service. His doctoral dissertation, A Study of Americanization in Carneta: Italian American Identity through Three Generations was a significant contribution to Italian-American studies, and was published as a book by Arno Press in its “The Italian American Experience series. He co-founded and co-chaired the Luzerne County Folk Festival, a multi-day event with food, crafts and performances from all over the world that was held annually from 1976 to 1995 at the Kingston Armory. He also contributed to Pennsylvania Folklife magazine for nearly two decades, including a 1983 issue focused on the folklore and immigrant traditions of the Wyoming Valley and Luzerne County. In 1992, he was named by then-Governor Robert Casey to the Folklife Advisory Council of the Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission.
Even after his retirement from teaching, Clem continued his scholarship. He recently completed the book: Attachment To Place: From Ethnic Communities to Digital Tribes. The book both celebrates the rich ethnic diversity and common values of work, family, community, and faith among immigrants in Northeastern Pennsylvania and investigates the growing influence of corporate culture on individuals and immigrant communities since the country's founding. It is the culmination of a life's work in the history and culture of immigration and pulls together ideas that appeared in presentations and publications throughout Clement's career.
The book will be published in the fall of 2026.
Clem was a devoted father and grandfather. In his spare time, he enjoyed painting, woodworking, gardening (he was extremely proud of his tomatoes) and spending time with family and friends. He is remembered for his brilliance, kindness, humor, and love of discussing political issues.
He is survived by a son, Nikolas (who lived with him); daughter, Chryssa, son-in-law, Richard Volack and granddaughter Chloe Volack (all of New York City); sister, Rose Mary (Valletta) Fiorot (of Pen Argyl, PA), niece, Lisa (Fiorot) Jacobson (Orlando, FL) and nephew, Gregory Fiorot (Basking Ridge, NJ). He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 50 years, Nancy (Rovinski) Valletta, who passed away in March 2020.
Clem was a parishioner at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church for over 55 years. His family thanks Father Innocent and the entire church community for their prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Kings College.
Funeral Services will begin at 10 am in Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S Main St Plains immediately followed by the procession and Requiem Service to be held on Monday, July 6, 2026 at 11 am in Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 401 E Main St, Wilkes-Barre, officiated by the Reverend Innocent Neal. Friends and family may call for visitation at the Yeosock Funeral Home on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 2 to 4 pm with Parastas immediately following. Interment in Holy Resurrection Cemetery, Plains.
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1 Source from family, not verified.First arrived in Ashtabula Ohio in 1884 at the age of 14. His older brothers Michael, Ben and Louis sent steerage fare for his passage to America. He applied and obtained citizenship at age 20 in Ashtabula. The four brothers worked on the docks for several years, saved their money and returned to Italy. There they purchased/built the family farm home in Castlepetrosa, a suburb now of Isernia Italy. Nicola was a laborer, and musician. He left Italy a second time in 1900 and settled in an Italian ghetto in Newark, NJ. He opened a saloon with a friend and entertained customers with Italian songs. He met Pasquale Gilbert Abruzzese, a prompter in an opera house in Newark. He was invited to the Abruzzese home where he met Uncle Gilbert's sister Fidalma. When Gilbert moved to Pen Argyl, PA to get out of the pollution of NJ, Nicola followed him to be near Fidalma. They married and moved back to New Jersey. Two years after the marriage, George was born. Eventually, they moved back to Pen Argyl where Uncle Gilbert obtained a job for Nicola running the steam engine at a slate quarry. After a while, Nicola decided to return with Fidelma and George to Ashtabula. He was encouraged to move to Ashtabula by his brothers who had already settled there working to unload iron ore boats. Michele returned Italy.
2. Source from Marie Williams, proven from various documents.
He was born 4 May 1879 in Isernia, to Antonio Martella and Palma Armenti and given the name Giacomo. (1) He first came to New York on 10 May 1897 aboard the La Bourgogne at age 20 and single headed to New York and was listed under the name Giacomo Martelli. (2) In 1904 when he married Fidalma Abruzzese, his name was listed as Nicolin Martello. (3) When he returned from Italy with his second wife, on February 16 1914 aboard the S.S. Celtic, he was listed as Giacomo Martella, his wife was Addolorata Di Donato, listing his last permanent residence Campobasso, Isernia and his mother Palma Armenti of Isernia as the nearest relative in the country whence he came. (4) On September 10, 1918 when he registered for the draft he signed as Nicola Martella and gave his date of birth as May 1, 1879. All of these records lead me to believe he was born Giacomo and became Nicola later in life. Umberto's objection to the birth record did not rule out that the parents listed on that birth record were Antonio Martella and Palma Armenti regardless of where the birth took place. I checked Isernia birth records thru 1881. They could not have had another child that same year named Nicola and had children in these years without room for a child named Nicola. By 1879, Palma was 45:
4 Apr 1858 in Castelpetroso
8 Jan 1860 in Castelpetroso
23 Mar 1884 in Castelpetroso
9 May 1865 in Castelpetroso
7 August 1868 in Castelpetroso
2 Jan 1870 in Castelpetroso
30 Apr 1873 in Isernia
13 August 1875 in Isernia
20 May 1877 in Isernia
4 May 1879 in Isernia
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Martello, Graciella Jude (I604)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Martello, Lukas Hartman (I221)
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75 Littlebrook RoadPrinceton, NJ 08540 | Nini, Sam (I208)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Schweizer, Benjamin Lewis (I217)
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815 East 12th StreetAshtabula, Ohio 44004 | DiDonato, Florence Anne (I213)
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According to Uncle Nick Martello, Ben lived in Ashtabula andalso in California. He moved to California due to his wife'spoor health. | Martella, Benedetto Addolorato Angelo (I25)
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Adopted | DiDonato, Filomena (I197)
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Adopted by Filomena and Achille. Note: a story is told thatFilomena wanted to take one of her sister Addolorato's childrenas one of her own but Addolorato refused. | DiDonato, Kelly (I199)
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Alice spent her early years on Cleveland's East Side, attendingpublic school at Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Corlett Jr. High, EastTechnical and John Adams High Schools. After completing theTenth Grade, she enrolled in the Darvas School of Design whereshe learned the dressmaking trade. Prior to her employment asan office worker by National Screw and Mfg. Co., she had beenemployed as a dressmaker/seamstress by several local firms.Alice, with her family, lived first at 2686 E. 40th. nearScoville Ave., moving in 1911 to 3580 E. 116th St. near BenhamAve., and in 1921 to a larger home at 12504 Rexford Ave untilher marriage to Ralph E. Poulson in 1933. For more about Alice,see Marriage Notes. | Rosenjack, Alice (I7)
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Also known as John Jean Martello or Jack Martell | Martell John Jean (I35)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Scarselli, Carmela (I751)
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Arrived in America aboard ship Didam from Amsterdam to New York at age 27 arriving on 13 April 1892. Umberto's great Great Grandfather. He returned to Italy 11 May 1894 and lived there in Isernia until his death 24 Sep 1930. Umberto said Michele hated America because they were so controlling with the police watching everything you did. Rumor was that as a contractor Michele hired an underage child of a friend of his. Possibly he was deported but there is no solid evidence of this. Documents state he resided in Harbor, Ohio (Ashtabula) It's believed he came to America with two other brothers and then paid for Nicola, age 14 to come. Unlike his brothers, he never changed his name from Martella to Martello. It is believed that after working in the US and making money, all four brothers contributed to purchasing the family farm in Castelpetrosa. | Martella, Michele Arcangelo (I23)
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At the age of 46, St. Luke's Hospital | Martello, Vilma (I46)
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Aunt Filomen married her cousin DiDonato | DiDonato, Achille (I198)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Martello, Jane Frances (I131)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Mia Gabriela (I218)
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Buried next to Theresa Jane Martello | Martello, Gilbert Anthony (I8)
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Came to the United States but returned to Italy. | Martella, Michele Arcangelo (I23)
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Canada | Izzi, Rosina (I560)
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Cerebral Hemmorrhage | Izzi, Leodora Marie (I473)
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Changed his name from Martello to Morelli as his wife's familyhad some misgivings about the Martello's. Saw operator atRheems, Mail carrier, Truck loader for Safeway Stores, Producevendor. Most of his life, however, he was a successfulelectrical contractor. | Morelli Albert Michael (I40)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Schaffer, James Richard Jr. (I215)
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Complication due to pneumonia. | Izzi, James Vincent (I471)
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Cremated | Morelli, Robert Michael (I411)
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Crown Hill Cemetery Sectioin 52, Lot 428 grave 1 | Schweizer, Allen Lewis (I63)
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Crown Hill Cemetery Section 52 Lot 428 Grave 1 | Schweizer, Allen Lewis (I63)
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Died at birth. Dates unknown. | DiDonato, Unnamed (I634)
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Died in a war. | Izzi, Unknown (I545)
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Died in an industrial accident while shoveling coal at the power | Bennett, Michael (I173)
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Died May 2, 2006 at 5:15 a.m. Had a stroke earlier.Riverside National Cemetery is located at 22495 Van BurenBlvd., Riverside, CA 92518. | Martello, Sharen Ruth (I380)
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Died of Tuberckulosis & Pneumonia | Izzi, Grace Ida (I470)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Morelli, Marie Louise (I369)
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Domenic and Rafaela came to America in 1912. | Izzi, Domenic (I448)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Martello, Andrew Thomas (I3)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Martello, Michelle Nicole (I4)
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First to receive a Master degree in phys. ed from Ohio StateUniversity. Dad Martello was a charmer even up to his last daysin the Ashtabula Country Club nursing home. All who knew himadmired and respected him. He never met a person he didn'tlike. He affected hundreds of people through his contact withthem as a teacher and school principal. | Martello, Gilbert Anthony (I8)
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Grandma Bennett was a wonderful lady. She used to save penniesfor me in a mustard jar. Every time I came to see her inColumbus, she would have a new jar ready. She also liked Pepsiand made some great frozen custard. (NM 2004) | Santolia, Rosa (I64)
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Grandpa Nicola's first spouse. She and grandpa met in Newark, NJ. Fidalma's Brother Giliberti Pasquale was a prompter in an opera house. Grandpa Nicola was a stage musician who performed in many different venues. They met in Newark, but Fidalma's brother was told to move to a better climate due to his health. They moved to Pen Argyl, PA and grandpa Nicola followed Fidalma there. He worked in the slate mines and subsequently married Fidalma. They moved to Ashtabula as relatives there told them there was good money to be made working the iron ore boats. It is believed Fidalma stepped on a rusty nail in her backyard in Ashtabula and developed gangrene. She lost her foot and then her leg and then passed of what was called blood poisoning. (Note death certificate was listed as Freda, not Fidalma.) MARTELLA, Freda Death date: 6/30/1913, Ashtabula county volume #1091, Certificate #31872 | Abruzzese Fidalma Alvira Domenica Adele (I11)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Palumbo, Raffaela (I271)
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Isernia | DiPerna, Pasqualina (I204)
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John was very talented. He developed many skills and wassuccessful at all of them. He was a carpet and tile installer,owned an ice cream truck, was a salesman for Helene Curtis hairproducts. His most successful enterprise was that of a pizzarestuarant. He suffered a heart attack, probably from overwork. | Acierno, John Gilbert (I74)
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JOSEPH J. MARTELLO
ASHTABULA - Joseph James Martello, age 80, of Lake Road West, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland.
Born July 1, 1926, he was the son of Nicholas and Delores (DiDonato) Martello, and had been a lifelong Ashtabula resident. A 1944 graduate of Ashtabula High School, he furthered his education and graduated from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning. In 1950, he founded Martell Cleaners in Ashtabula where he continued to manage the business until 1992 when his son, George, took over full responsibility of operations.
Joe actively participated in the community as President of the Kiwanis Club, and Exalted Ruler of BPO Elks #208. He was a 25-year member of the Ashtabula Country Club, where he was a two-time club golf champion.
Joe was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. The primary source of his happiness was spending time with his family and grandchildren. He especially loved extended visits with family and friends at his camp in Lake Washagami, Canada, and was proud to serve as the Chairman of the Washagami Board of Tourism.
His survivors include his wife, Elizabeth (Beer) Martello, whom he married June 19, 1948; seven children, Amy (Jake) Rose of Ashtabula, Mary (Eric) Matzkin of Philadelphia, Pa., Beth Martello of San Francisco, Calif., George (Kim) Martello of N. Kingsville, Joseph J. (Jeanine) Martello, II of Orinda, Calif., Sam (Tracy) Martello of Westlake, and Dan (Becca) Martello of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren, Sarah Rose, Rachael Gladstone, Andrew and Meredith Matzkin, Joe III, John, Sam, Jack, and Grace Martello, and Matthew and Andrew Widlits; one brother, John Martello of Ashtabula; and one sister, Sunda Hardison of Calif.
He was preceded in death by five brothers, George, Gilbert, Anthony, Nick, and Sam; three sisters, Velma Valleta, Delores Acierno, and Palmina Martello; and his parents.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2007, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 1200 East 21st St., Ashtabula. The Rev. Fr. Joseph Ruggieri, Pastor will preside.
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Lived in Isernia | Riozzi, Giovanni (I635)
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Lived in Newark, N.J. and moved to California. He was supposedto return to Italy with earned money to help purchase farm landand build a home. He met a 16 year old girl, married her andtook the money to California to start a produce business. Hebecame very wealthy but lost his fortune during the depression.He had a number of children. Grandpa Nicola used to play aguitar while his brother luigi danced the two step. They workedin bars in the Italian section of Newark. | Martello, Luigi Addolarati (I27)
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Lived most of his life in California but believe he moved to NYafter the service. Killed in factory accident at age 41. | Martello, Cosmo Joseph (I73)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Izzi, Nicolino (I580)
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Living in New Jersey | DiLoreto, Angela (I645)
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