Family of Rocco Iossa and Janet Gallagher

Husband:
Rocco Iossa (1943-2024)
Wife:
Janet Gallagher (1946-2020)
Children:
Salvatore Iossa (1968-1990)
Marriage:
25 Jun 1962¹
Address Family:
frm 1996 to 2023
129 Treadwell Avenue, Madison, New Jersey, USA²
other addresses include 33 8th Avenue Seaside Heights New Jersey, 3 8th Street Toms River New Jersey and 43 Afton Drive Florham Park New Jersey

Husband: Rocco Iossa

Rocco Iossa

Name:
Rocco Iossa^3,4
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Executive Summary:
emigrated from Italy to the USA in 1960 founding a pizzeria in Morris County with his brother Frank and soon opening three more. These were later sold and he opened a restaurant, Tuscany Bar and Grill at Cook Plaza, Madison. At the 50th celebration in 2010 the Mayor of Madison declared 10 November Rocco Iossa Sr. day
Occupation:
pizzeria and restaurant owner^5,6
Birth:
Apr 1943
Marigliano, Italy^7,8,9
Emigration:
1960 (age 16)
from Italy to USA⁹
to be with relatives
Death:
1 Jan 2024 (age 80)
New Jersey, USA^4,10
Cause: peacefully at home due to kidney cancer at 3am
Burial:
5 Jan 2024
St. Vincent Martyr Church, Green Village Road, Madison, New Jersey, USA⁴
10:00 am

Janet Gallagher

Name:
Janet Gallagher^11,12
Sex:
Female
Father:
Joseph Michael Gallagher (1915-1962)
Mother:
Jean Mary Wilkinson (1927-2011)
Birth:
26 Mar 1946
27 St. Aubyns Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^1,11,12
Emigration:
27 May 1946 (age 2 mns)
from Southampton, Hampshire, England to USA¹³
with her mother Jean on the "Holbrook". Dependent of Pfc Joseph Gallagher ASN 32306941 US Army of 424 Hamilton Street, Harrison, New Jersey
Death:
29 Jun 2020 (age 74)
New Jersey, USA¹
Cause: peacefully after a long illness
Burial:
1 Jul 2020
St. Vincent Martyr Church, Green Village Road, Madison, New Jersey, USA
at 11:00am

Son: Salvatore Iossa

Name:
Salvatore Iossa¹
Sex:
Male
Birth:
12 Apr 1968¹⁴
Death:
9 Nov 1990 (age 22)
Morristown, New Jersey, USA¹⁴
Cause: in a road traffic accident
Burial:
Nov 1990
Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Mausoleum, 225 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA¹⁵

Rocco's parents were Salvatore and Angelina Iossa 1913-1990^4,14

1.: Obituary. Madison Memorial Home web site https://madisonmemorialhome.com/tribute/details/712/Janet-Iossa/obituary.html. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

2.: Ancestry US Public Records Index, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). volume:2.

3.: Ancestry US City Directories, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). New Jersey, Harrison and Kearny, 1948.

4.: Obituary. Madison Memorial Home web site https://madisonmemorialhome.com/tribute/details/1104/Rocco-Iossa/obituary.html. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

6.: FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Madison Eagle 19 November 2010 at www.newjerseyhills.com/madison_eagle/news/article_4bee31d8-f305-11df-ab54-001cc4c002e0.html.

7.: Ancestry US Public Records Index, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1950-1993 volume:2 Chatham 1 zip code:07928. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

8.: Ibid. 1994-2019 Madison New Jersey zip code:07940. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

9.: Madison Eagle web site, (on-line at www.newjerseyhills.com/madison_eagle/). Cit. Date: 19 November 2010.

10.: Margaret Gallagher Personal Communication. via WhatsApp from Stella Diane Dixon. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1946 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2114. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

14.: Ancestry US New Jersey Death Index 1848-78, 1901-2017, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1990 page:540. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

15.: Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Mausoleum East Hanover New Jersey memorial ID:92318771. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.