The Cedrone Story. Loreto's Parents.


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our Cedrone history.

The journey of a father of two, twice widowed & his third wife, a mother (also widowed) & her daughter, who become the Cedrone family is quite remarkable.
UPDATE to the documents above. We do not know for sure if Loreto married 3 x. It is only "told," as such. Following the death of his first wife he was to marry her sister to care for his children, but she dies within nine months. We now know his first wife was Donata (Rufo).  
Before looking at the images. Look at the family dymanics: 
Loreto is twice married as is Maria. Both are widowed with children. They marry & have children:
All the kids share the same father, except Nancy born to Nicholas Salvucci.
All the kids share the same mother, Maria, except Harry & Vi, born to Donata Rufo.
Harry & Vi are then 1/2 brother/sister to the next four, Christine, Ann, Clara & Sonny. (1/2 because they share only the same father)
Nancy is also 1/2 sister to the next four (1/2 because she only shares the same mother).
But Harry & Vi are not related (by blood) to Nancy, nor she to them because...
Harry & Vi are born to Loreto & Donata. Nancy to Nicholas & Maria. Therefore Harry & Vi are step brother & sister to Nancy since they do not share a parent!

Loreto's Parents (?)

These painting belong to Christine (Cedrone) Gentile.
They're the only images of Loreto Cedrone's parents.
While visiting Christine I was able to remove them from their frames to photograph them. Each is cracked, losing pigment & the painting of the two of them was laquered at some point. The restoration now gives us an idea of what Loreto's parents looked like. Click to see them full size.

The only image of ALL the Cedrone siblings (which I created) including Loreto & Maria

Who knew?
Based on 1952 notes written on the back of headstone photos from my mother to her sister Clara we read, "Your flower is near Pa's name and you can see his name is on the wrong side."

Wrong side? Let's look at the first mistake. The engraving doesn't make sense. Why refer to Maria as "his wife," unless stated otherwise it is assumed she is.
But until the photo & notes were recently found no one (alive today) knew that Loreto's name was originally on the wrong side. As you can see by the stone today, there was a significant mistake made, to correct it required the headstone to be etched & re-engraved. Maria is not deceased in the original photo. They pre- engraved her name & birth date.
It is not known when the stone is corrected. I'm about two in this 8mm of me with my parents & as you can see the stone is still wrong which lends me to believe that if it wasn't corrected some 6 years after Loreto died than they waited until Maria passed away.
Lastly, READ the descriptions of the first few photos in this album. We now have for the first time, photos of Loreto's first wife, Donata (Rufo):

Halloween 1982, Best of Chris & Frank



Our daughter Kelly was just shy of four months old. At first my mother's confused as she looks at herself on TV, while I videotape them. She's reversed on the screen! But as always with her, laughter was just a quick comment away.

My father says he hopes they're both "around," when Kelly's old enough to watch this. My mother, in her typical fashion says Kelly will be scared when she does because she'll think her grandmother's wearing a mask. At that point the laughter doesn't stop.
You'll laugh just as hard when you watch this 1982 video:
Chris & Frank REVERSED!
What's that bulb on my head? Happy Halloween:
Loreto Halloween 8mm Home Movie

Recently FOUND
Thumbnail from earlier that year (READ the description in the video):1982 Baptism Of The Queen (READ the description)
A few years before, about 1979, the gas crisis would once again hit & only my mother would find it funny to watch my father sit in line for gas.
These videos are a combination of 8mm film dating back to the 1950's with vintage photos that are as old or older, mixed to compliment audio I recorded in the 1970's.Each is a laugh!

Read the description of each to better understand what it's about.

Harry's Thunder
Harry's Thunder Two
Mary's Apple
Gas Crunch
Only the greatest one of all time
(& the shortest too at :02):
Oh!?
Chris & Sinatra!
Chris & Sinatra


Speaking of vintage here are a few "contained," within albums pages:

http://s596.photobucket.com/albums/tt43/loretophoto/Tocci%20Vintage/

One of my mother's favorite phrases:
Jesus Holy Mighty!


Pizza Bingo?
Pizza Bingo

Double Parked:Franks Fight
And Franks Tickets

Donald Wait(Gas Crunch '79)


A 9 minute medley of the above five plus,
Oh!S_ _ _!Christine Tocci Laughing


You'll enjoy this clip too of my mother & Kelly. My mother always asked the grandkids if they wanted to play house, and she would at times do so. She doesn't do that here, because there's no table in the room. TABLE? Sitting under a kitchen table she would pretend that was the house & the grandkids would play with her under it. This moment occurs just before the above video: Kelly & Grandma Tocci 1982
These are the lottery tickets my parent's purchased the day after Kelly was born.
A classic example of just how lottery players use specific events to pick their #'s.
None won, but my father wrote the reason behind the #'s on each ticket:
NY Lottery Tickets 1982NY Lottery Tickets 1982
Now in HD. You can finally see who is with Loreto. It's Marie & Ed Patane.
You can also see the huge red bulb on my head: Loreto Halloween 8mm Home Movie
Another classic. My father dancing...with a rake
:
Frank's Cha Cha


Frank goes digital:Frank RAKES The Dance
The more things change the more they stay the same. WATCH:
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An HD looks at yet another (crazy) outfit my father wears while trimming those
My father's idea to "barricade," the front yard at 37 Hopper:YouTube - 37strings
Was Frank Tocci the man in the ape suit known as BIG FOOT?
Here is the same clip cropped in a large format:Chris Jumps!
JUMP! JUMP! JUMP!
 

 My mother must've taught me to JUMP!
 Chris & Larry Jump
My father performs dance of the Lawn King:
Full screen: Dance Of The Lawn King
The
digital dances out of the house:Chris & Frank 37 Hopper 

If you have 10 minutes watch my parents leave the house!
Leaving37Hopper
FRESH! Watch my mother & me: YouTube - FRESH!
1983 Kelly's first birthday. At 90 seconds David Cuatt, (1963-1991) is seen kneeling behind Kelly. Immediately afterward Kelly COVERS HERSELF in birthday cake. The video ends with my mother pushing Kelly on the swing. Kelly's 1st Birthday
Kelly's Party. Mid 1980's. My parents, in-laws & Diane & George.
My mother THINKS she buys Kelly scarves. SCARVES?

ThumbnailThumbnailMy parents vist for Easter. Some highlights, my father wearing Kelly's bonnet, looking through the view finder, & cleaning all the jelly beans off the rug.
Easter Kelly
Only my mother. Grandpa looks like a...
Michael's baptism, Michael Tocci Baptism 1987 &
My mother's last Thanksgiving.
Thin, her glasses covered her face. By January '88 it was too late.Recorded 11/26/87, she passes away 11 months to the day 10/26/88:Thanksgiving 1987
Just over 2 1/2 years later Kelly receives her communion. I don't know where Diane & George were but family (including some of Mary's) were here to celebrate.
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Kelly's Communion 1990
1990. The day after Christmas.
This is the last video of my father. While he lived another 10 years, I don't believe there's any other video of him. While there I found we were missng something. Watch the very end to find out: Frank Tocci Christmas 1990
This alternate version best represents the house which was once a home:
Last Tocci Christmas

A note I was asked to write about my mother when she passed away October '88:

Here are two videos of Clara & Dan. Attending Michael Tocci's birthday &

Christopher Tocci's Baptism: Bat CakeThumbnailThumbnailDan Marini
Our youngest, Christopher was born after my mother passed away. He's seen here in
in 1995 with
Clara & Dan, Diane & George, Donald & Barbara at Mike's Communion:
Family Video 1995

Sometimes you just have to enjoy yourself as my parents do here over & over &.....

Below are classic clips from above, raw/unedited or enhanced, as they appear on the reel (Make sure you view them in 1080 on a full screen by clicking the right hand tab in the youtube player). You may have to let the video play though once, then switch it to 1080. They & the rest are also available in this playlist:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=F312AF111BB010EE
Chris & Frank LEAVE!
No School For Loreto
Food, Wine, Song. Italian!
Snowy Loreto
Larry Wants The Chair HERE!
Larry & Dad's Birthday 1957
Franks Hedges 
My mother used to sing this song so I let it rain...
The ultimate exit in full frame HD!

Vacations. Crabbing Delaware & NY. Rehobeth Beach. Niagra Falls.

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Hey Harry put on a shirt for the photo! You know something classy like the t-shirt my father's wearing to match his white PAINTER'S shorts!

You'll see Harry in those same clothes in the water too! Completely cropped for a closer look at the fun in Delaware:Rehobeth Beach Cropped

Take a vacation, even if only for 90 seconds. My mother missed Harry & loved to visit him in Delaware. Harry liked nothing better than when she'd bring pepperoni, (real) Parmesan cheese & Italian bread. He'd sit at the kitchen table with his pocket knife, cutting a slice of each to have with wine. This is from the early 1970's. This is vintage boardwalk footage: Sun View Motel, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
At :57 seconds you see Harry standing behind me. Ya' gotta' love those plaid shorts. I think they were his favorite pair. I can taste those breaded/baked crabs now. Especially with hot sauce. As my mother would say it "taste-es," soooooo good. Grab a crab net & watch the full size video: Captions: YouTube - CrabbingPartTwo & an alternate music version: YouTube - CrabbingUncleHarrys
ThumbnailRare did you see two views of the same scene:Lara
This is the interior of the Sandview Hotel before we leave. You'll see Donald, Heather, my father, my mother briefly, myself & Harry & Helen: Rehobeth Beach Sandview Hotel
Digital beach & crabbing:Rehobeth Beach & Crabbing
Two angles of the same moment: Lara The same 8mm also provided insight to the truth behind the legendary creature Big Foot. Fake or Fraud?We now have twice the PROOF! BigFootFrank Big Foot Frank Part Two
My father isn't folding his arms, he's filming:Delaware Doug & Dad
Harry & Edna, Edna & Harry: The classic cars & Harry's bottle. BOTTLE? Look in Harry's right pocket:Harry Brown Bags It
Harry & Edna before retiring to Delaware: Harry&Edna & their digital departure: Edna & Harry Cedrone Cropped, Edna & Harry Cedrone
Rehobeth
Beach Delaware. Sun, fun, & Frank Tocci!
My father coming out of the motel looks like he FELL out of bed & down the stairs.
This is from the early 1970's. The Sea View motel is still there, right on the beach. I can smell the burgers sizzling on the grill below.
Below is my mother & also Helen unkowingly being filmed on the boardwalk. They realize the camera's on them just before they go inside.


Take a walk on the boardwalk: rehobea1970s & YouTube - CedroneTocciRehobethBeach
Rehobeth Delaware. Fishing & Bathing:
Rehobeth Delaware 8mm Home Movie
Finally the fully restored & some of the best quality of this most cherished time:
Rehobeth Beach & Crabbin'

We're Home! Time to go crabbing (1975):

Above is a piece of drift wood we found along the rocks in Scarborough (Ossining) NY in 1975.
Mary, using a magnifying glass etched the date of the event into it as we "crabbed," off t
he rocks. Diane, George & their kids along with my mother were there with us on that hot July day. To cool off you'd sit under the platform where passengers waited for the train.

 
Ah! The anticipation of hauling up your net in hopes of catching one, two or a few. . It was the simplest of times, where your biggest worry was losing one of your nets to the rocky shore line. 
A picnic lunch with family & a few laughs too especially when a crab ran out of the net in the row boat.
Before our vacation ends below, visit
Niagra Falls with Clara & Dan: YouTube - MariNiagra

The Tocci's & Fricchione's vacationed together touring historic landmark.
Here we are in stocks. STOCKS?SummerVacations


Alice, Tony, Anthony & Michael along with my mother & I took fun summer vacations together. The CROPPED version takes a closer look at Larry, Anthony & Michael: Cropped Summer Vacation
Take a digital vacation:Tocci-Fricchione Vacation
1974 while visiting Harry I recorded him as I accompanied on guitar. Below is a video from the year before. This is combined footage from my father's camera & Doug's mixed with Harry on mandoline. Harry, tone deaf in one ear would often go off key as you'll hear. At the end of the video you hear my mother laughing in the background. I say, " I have to play that back." George says, "Play that one back." Harry responds "Are you playing that? (He means are you recording that)" George laughs saying, "That was good!"

Harry Crabbing LIVE!
The infamous ROAR that shook Delaware...and my mother. Read the youtube description as you enjoy "Harry's Thunder!"Harry's Thunder
Harry's Thunder Two

Three Jolly Old Bums!
Full frame HD transfers: