Mafia Undertakers / Funeral Homes

[B.]

Good info. Wonder if Charles was a member since he was involved and Donald became a member.

[NickleCity]

Yeah, I wonder both Charles’s (Don’s Dad and brother) were made. Interesting that the nickname for Don’s brother Charles was Turtle according to Charle’s obituary. Makes me wonder if the FBI assigned the wrong moniker to Don.

[B.]

Nicknames are often inherited so they could have both used it.

[NickleCity]

Joseph P. Lombardo
BUSICO related cocaine charge. He sold 3 ounces of cocaine for $5,100 to an informant who was working with the FBI in the operation.

Lombardo owned funeral homes in Buffalo and several of its suburbs. He was active in several civic groups and was the president of the Lackawanna Chamber of Commerce which named him its Man of the Year in 1987.


FBI documents on Joe Todaro Sr. from 1981 indicate a Joseph Lombardo received permission from Buffalo mob leadership to reopen a bookmaking operation in the Buffalo area. However, at the time of Joseph’s BUSICO arrest in 1988 law enforcement authorities told the Buffalo News that he had “no known mob ties.”

Depending on which Joe Lombardo these FBI documents referred to… that statement may have been not true or could have been technically true. Members of the Lombardo family have had numerous run-ins with law enforcement regarding gambling and book making tied to the Buffalo mafia.

Lombardo Family Tree (Best of my understanding from obituaries in the Buffalo News)

Joseph A. Lombardo Sr. (d. 1928) married to Catherine (nee Italiano). Joe ran the funeral home on Swann St. and Catherine got her license and took over when he died.
Daughters
1. Rose (Perhaps she is the Rose Lombardo interviewed for book DiCarlo: Buffalo’s First Family of Crime) From quick scan of book it appears Buffalo Lombardo’s could be related to Chicago Lombardos) Married Felix Rice
2. Catherine
3 Lillian

Sons
1. Anthony R. (Buffalo City Council Member) (d. 1972) Wife is Charlotte nee Iacono. Ran funeral home after mother with brother Jerome.
--Sons
--A. Joseph A Lombardo (Ran Funeral Home with Cousin Joseph P. Lombardo)
--B. Anthony Lombardo

2. Jerome R. Married to Jeanette (d. 1984 at 70) Ran funeral home with brother Anthony
--Sons
--1. Joseph P. Lombardo became funeral home president after father passed. Married Mary nee Kistner. Ran funeral home with a Joseph A Lombardo described as cousins in funeral home adds.
--2. Jerome
--Daughter: Jeanette

3. Francis R. (Died in WWII)

4. Louis J. (d. 1983 at 64) Ran family funeral home with brothers Jerome & Anthony
--Sons
--1. Gary
--2. David
--Daughter: Kera

5. Joseph A. Saloonkeeper (d. 1977)
--Son: Francis J.
Joseph A Saloonkeeper Gambling Charges
1960 seeks to squash subpoena in gambling raid from Oct 1959 (Residence 1084 Parkside)
1960 was arrested with Sam Frangiamore, Steve Cannarozzo. Louis Angrisano, and Bart Cannizaro
--1963 there was a Joseph A Lombardo age 26 (too young for saloonkeeper) was arrested. Is he related to Joseph A? A son, but now son listed in obit? A nephew—Councilman Anthony R’s son? (Addresses used1365 Kensington, Orchard Park… This could he be Joseph Jo-Jo Lombardo listed in the Todaro FBI documents as wanted to restart a gambling/bookmaking operation. See:







--1964 Joseph A Lombardo age 26 of 195 temple arrested on 2 charges
--1966 Joseph Lombardo 33 of 195 Temple
--1970 Joseph A Lombardo (33) of 195 N Temple Gameing Tax Charge by IRS for $1,345,000 (age is probity not updated from previous articles).
--1970 Joseph A Lombardo (33) of 195 Temple arrested in nationwide raid between Buffalo and Vegas
--1973 Joseph Lombardo (35) of Virgil street charged
--1973 Joseph Lombardo no age given is said to be in complete control of the letter with Nicholas Mauro, Ralph Velocity, and Daniel Sansanese. (I’m assuming this is the younger Lombardo.)
--1974 Joseph A Lombardo (age 37) of 195 Temple accused of felony tax evasion for gambling profits
--1975 Joseph A Lombardo (38) of 107 F hickory Hills Seized in Sports Gambling with Donald A DiCarlo
--1976 Joseph A Lombardo (40) of 107 Hickory Hill gets 5 years
--1976 admits to Tax Count
--1977 A Joseph A Lombardo (of 102 Linwood - Funeral Home Address) Loses his Funeral License following his felony conviction in federal court… Is this Joseph A who was convicted of Felony Tax?
1967 westside raid at 51 years old 1084 Parkside
1969 arrested (54) with son Francis J; and Frank Coppola (Lee’s Dad?) who was “middleman” in Lombardo’s operation.

6. Michael J.
1963 Gambling arrest at 1196 Parkside (38 years old at the time so could be a son or nephew of Michael J.)