UNCLE FRANK
FRANK BELLINO
LODI, NEW JERSEY
UNCLE FRANK Talks About
His OLIVE PICKING DAYS
In SOUTHERN ITALY
FRANK BELLINO
THAT'S UNCLE TONY Lower Left Corner
Lodi, NJ
UNCLE FRANKIE
LODI
FRANK BELLINO
"Uncle Frankie talks about Picking OLIVES in ITALY"
FRANK BELLINO
LODI, NEW JERSEY
POSITANO
The AMALFI COAST
SORRENTO - NAPLES - SALERNO
This is the area where our dear sweet Aunt Helen came from, a town called Montonela,
near Salerno. And this this the area that Uncle Frank talks about where one day he was picking Olives in the family Olive Grove with Aunt Helen's cousin (cugino) Enio.
UNCLE FRANK
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FRANK BELLINO
WORLD WAR II
PACIFIC THEATER
The Bellino's
Fillipo, Lucia, Giuseppina
Tony (front Row)
NONNO FILLIPO
Our MATERNAL GRANDFATHER
FILLIPO BELLINO
About 1904
My Maternal Great Grandparents
Fillipo and Rosalia Bellino
Lercara Friddi , Sicilia
SICILY
Uncle Frank Eats Lobster
The BELLINO BOYS
TONY, JAMES, FRANK
All VETERANS of WW II
This was Jimmy's (middle) 92 BIRTHDAY PARTY
At an ITALIAN RESTAURANT in HACKENSACK, NJ
With Cousin Tony and Uncle Frank
On a Day we Made SUNDAY SAUCE
GRAVY
The BELLINO'S Making SUNDAY SAUCE
"GRAVY"
Lodi, New Jersey
Frank Bellino with his nephew Daniel
Anthony Bellino
1921 - 2020
Lodi - Anthony was a lifelong Lodi resident. His Sicilian parents settled in Lodi in the early 1900's to live amongst their friends and relatives that also survived the arduous journey across the Atlantic. Born in 1921, he was one of five children and the youngest of three sons. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1938. Like many patriotic Italian Americans, all 3 sons volunteered for service in WWII. His oldest brother, James, served in General Patton's tank division. His brother Frank served in the Marines and participated in the Pacific theater in Saipan. On August 25, 1944, Anthony as a sergeant in the Army, participated in the liberation of Paris. Stationed there until the end of the war, he learned the language and French style cooking. He took deep pride in his wartime contribution. All three sons survived their WWII duty and returned to Lodi to live long and prosperous lives. A lifelong member and past president of both local DAV and VFW chapters. Anthony worked for the Bergen County Department of Weights and Measures and retired in 1991.
Burial will be at St Francis cemetery in Lodi with a memorial service to be planned in the near future.
FRANK BELLINO
2018 - 2017
Frank Bellino, age 99, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Lodi, NJ. The lifelong Lodi resident was the first of three brothers to volunteer for WWII and participated with the Marines in the Pacific Ocean Theater. He was born on November 13, 1918 to Filippo Bellino and Giuseppina Salemi. Frank took advantage of a government education program offered to returning WWII veterans and attended night school, while working full time, to graduate from Rutgers University. After graduating Frank worked for 36 years in the Information Technology department of Bendix. He was instrumental in the design and programming of many of the systems used until and well after his retirement. His favorite memories were holidays spent with his family and his visits to Salerno, Italy. He is survived by his brother, Anthony and nieces and nephews that he loved and supported his whole life.
