Revisiting Colombo 1963

[JoelTurner]

Was Carmine Franzese, father and grandfather of Sonny and Michael respectively, a Colombo member?

[B.]

Was Carmine Franzese, father and grandfather of Sonny and Michael respectively, a Colombo member?

Michael said he wasn't a member on his show. Said he was close to many important members of different Families, though. He was most likely a Camorrista who never made the formal jump into Cosa Nostra.

[JoelTurner]

This was John Misuraca

Lombardino crew

GIOVANNI MISURACA
(John)
DOB: May 14 1897
POB: Giardinello, Italy
F: Pietro Misuraca
M: Rosalina Campiona
W: Giovanna “Jenny” Pellerito (born in Tunisia)
Occupation: Salesman - Grocery/Oil
Address: 955 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ
Previous Addresses: 83 Charles St, Belleville, NJ; 298 Ampere pkwy, Bloomfield, NJ; 3501 Industrial Ave, Flint, MI;
Death: Feb 10 1986 in FL

[JoelTurner]

These were the Lombardinos:

SALVATORE LOMBARDINO - Capo
DOB: Dec 6 1891
POB: Gibellina, Italy
F: Rosario Lombardino
M: Lucia Pace
W: Lucia Pace
Occupation: Salesman- Self employed
Address: 298 14th Ave, Newark, NJ
Death: Jan 13 1967

PAOLO LOMBARDINO
(Paul)
DOB: Sep 20 1904
POB: Gibellina, Italy
F: Giuseppe Lombardino
M: Maria Iacono
W: Christine Balsamo
Occupation: Shop steward - Local 342 Laborers Union, Essex county
Address: 89 Smith St, Newark, NJ
NJPD #: 3027
FBI #: 4687254
Death: Dec 29 1998

ANDREW LOMBARDINO
DOB: Jan 24 1905
POB: Newark, NJ
F: Luigi Lombardino (Gibellina, Italy)
M: Licari “Martha” Maltia
W: Louise Fidemi
Occupation: Mason - Bricklayers union No. 21, Morristown
Address: 76 Riverside Dr, Florham Park, NJ
Previous Address: 292 Fairmount Ave, Newark, NJ
NJPD #: 30274
FBI #: 609609
Death: Nov 9 1979

ROSARIO JOSEPH LOMBARDINO
(Russ)
DOB: May 28 1925
POB: Bloomfield, NJ
F: Salvatore Lombardino
M: Lucia Pace
W: ?
Address: 15 Yvette Dr, E Hanover, NJ
Previous Addresses: 298 14th Ave, Newark, NJ
FBI #: 4332064
Death: Jul 16 1988

SALVATORE LOMBARDINO JR
DOB: Jul 11 1931
POB: Newark, NJ
F: Salvatore Lombardino
M: Lucia Pace
W: Lucille Anastasia
Occupation: General Contractor - Frank Brisco & Co
Address: 172 Westend Pkwy, Irvington, NJ
Previous Addresses: 298 14th Ave, Newark, NJ
FBI #: 184255
Death: Jan 2 2015

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Paul & Andrew were Salvatore’s nephews. Russ & Sal Jr. were Salvatore’s sons

[Angelo Santino]

Thank you, Joel. Tremendously.

So this Gibellinese contingent, are they suspected of having been affiliated with the defunct-Newark Family?

[Angelo Santino]

I'm seeing different parents for Alphonse and Salvatore D'Ambrosio. Alphonse's parents were Giuseppe D'Ambrosio - Forchia, Benevento, Campania and Genevieve Caputo of San Potito Sannitico, Caserta, Campania.

Salvatore's parents appear to be Angelo and Theresa Panaro also of Forchia, Benevento.

I seen them listed as brothers so I'm just checking that this is correct.

[JoelTurner]

Yup, Salvatore - Paul - Andrew were almost certainly ex-Newark family guys.

Pretty much everyone in the NJ crew who would have been old enough was probably in the old Newark family.

[JoelTurner]

This was Salvatore Cannella

Lombardino crew

SALVATORE CANNELLA
DOB: Jun 12 1885
POB: Palermo, Italy
F: Antonio Cannella
M: Maria Lovello
W: Violante “Viola” Serafina
Occupation: Furniture salesman
Address: 428 Williams St, Scotch Plains, NJ
Previous Addresses: 598 Broad St, Newark, NJ; 362 Essex Ave, Bloomfield, NJ ;440 11th St, Newark, NJ; 9 Columbus St, Bloomfield, NJ; Brooklyn, NY
Death: Jul 11 1969

His daughter Dolores married a Roger Vassallo, son of Henry Vassallo. That surname has come up in other threads like Sam Jose. I don’t know if there’s a connection.

[JoelTurner]

This was Emmanuel Cammarata :

Lombardino crew

EMANUEL ROVERE CAMMARATA
(Nellie, Nello, Manuel)
DOB: Oct 9 1903
POB: Villabate, Italy
W: Josephine Messina
Occupation: Salesman - Mamma Mia Importing Co.
Address: 13 Prospect Pl, West Orange, NJ
Previous Addressees: Chicago, IL
Death: Sep 7 1972 - Miami, Fl

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He was Joe Profaci's cousin

Jerry Gallicchio, Rinaldo Reino Sr. and Jr. were arrested for Cammarata’s murder. The shooter was Joseph Rodriguez who flipped.

I can't find any Chicago information for him. He got married on April 24 1928 in Newark; however he's listed as a Chicago resident in reports about the December 1928 Cleveland mafia meeting.

[JoelTurner]

This was Angelo Speciale:

Lombardino crew

ANGELO SPECIALE
DOB: Mar 25 1909
POB: Montelepre, Italy
F: Ignazio Speciale
M: Mary
W: Rosalia Pezzino (Born in Borgetto, Italy)
Occupation: President - Harmony Woods Inc.
Address: 100 Liberty St, Woodbridge Township, NJ
Previous Addresses: 66 Frederick St, Belleville, NJ; 85 21st St, Irvington, NJ
Death: Jul 14 1974

[JoelTurner]

The Colombo family had ~114 members. As of now, the confirmed guys in their NJ crew (except for Ettore Misuraca whom I can't find) have been mapped out with a total of 12 members.

What does everyone think about these suspected members:

- Albert Barrasso
- Michael Marino
- Joseph Leone
- Nicholas J. Marino
- Joseph Licari

I'm most confident about Barrasso.

[B.]

Great work, Joel.

What do you need for Ettore Misuraca? He was John's brother and went by the name "Art Price", probably went by Arthur as well. Later lived in Florida where John would also move.

[PolackTony]

This was Emmanuel Cammarata :

Lombardino crew

EMANUEL ROVERE CAMMARATA
(Nellie, Nello, Manuel)
DOB: Oct 9 1903
POB: Villabate, Italy
W: Josephine Messina
Occupation: Salesman - Mamma Mia Importing Co.
Address: 13 Prospect Pl, West Orange, NJ
Previous Addressees: Chicago, IL
Death: Sep 7 1972 - Miami, Fl

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He was Joe Profaci's cousin

Jerry Gallicchio, Rinaldo Reino Sr. and Jr. were arrested for Cammarata’s murder. The shooter was Joseph Rodriguez who flipped.

I can't find any Chicago information for him. He got married on April 24 1928 in Newark; however he's listed as a Chicago resident in reports about the December 1928 Cleveland mafia meeting.

Nello Cammarata was arrested in Chicago in 1940 outside of Patsy LoLordo’s old social club with Nicola Diana, a paesan’ of LoLordo from Ribera and a likely Chicago member. At that time, Cammarata stated that he lived at 640 N Wabash in Chicago and was working as an olive oil salesman. That address was in a high rise in the wealthy Streeterville neighborhood near the Loop, so I suspect that Cammarata may have used it as a business address when visiting Chicago. Given that he had previously stated that he lived in Chicago at the Statler bust, I’ve wondered if Cammarata maintained a second address in Chicago for years.

Profaci himself lived in and ran a business in Chicago’s Little Sicily in the 20s before relocating to Brooklyn, so it’s unsurprising that his cousin Cammarata had ties there; there were a number of people from Villabate, and many many more from neighboring towns, who settled in Chicago.

[B.]

What's interesting is after the break-up of Newark the Lombardinos from Gibellina went with the Colombos while the guys from Vita and Marsala went with the Luccheses.

Gibellina and Vita neighbor one another and not only that, that part of Trapani tended to go with the Bonannos yet as far as we know they only took in Tony Riela. Some of the Vita guys were related to Bonanno members, too.

The Colombos did have a few NYC people from Partanna, though I don't know of any connections between those guys and the Newark faction despite sharing Sicilian region + Colombo affiliation.

Wish we knew more about the politics immediately following the Newark break-up.

[JoelTurner]

Apparently John Misuraca’s brother was named Arturo or Arthur. I’m not sure how I got Ettore.

This was Art Price Misuraca

Lombardino crew

ARTURO COMPONO MISURACA
(Arthur Price, Art)
DOB: Feb 29 1900
POB: Palermo, Italy
F: Pietro Misuraca
M: Rosalina Campiona
W: Martha Brack
Occupation: Employee - Royal American Shows
Address: 3905 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL
Previous Addresses: 4601 W Paul Ave, Tampa, FL
Penn PD #: 4285
Death: Oct 20 1967