Giacoma Palazzalo was born on September 5th, 1919 in Chicago to Rosalia Biundo and Ciro Palazzalo.
As granddaughter of Salvatore Biundo (Giuseppe Biundo’s brother), she was Joe Biundo’s first cousin.
She was listed on the 1920 census as Genevieve. Her maternal aunt’s name was also Giacoma and she went by Genevieve. Giacoma was also the maternal grandmother’s name.
In the record below from June 1947, she was returning to the United States from Sicily. She was 28 years old, married (last name Vitale), arriving in New York with her son Nicolo who was 8 at the time. They were returning to their home at 102-11-52 SE Ave Corona, New York.
She died April 17th, 2006 at the age of 86. Below is her obituary. She is buried at Christian Memorial Gardens West in Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan.
Giacoma Palazzalo and Matthew Vitale’s children included the following:
Nicolo (Nick) Vitale (1939) married Bianca
Gino Vitale (1941) married Pauline
Maria Madalena Vitale (1942) married Michael J Chirco
Rosalia Vitale married Michael Kehrig
Anthony Vitale married Providence