OtherMemorials

Ralph Oliva Sr.

My name is Caroline Oliva McGlade
Class of 1977.My father Ralph Oliva
Passed away in November 1999. He
was owner of Mirador Restaurant.
And fed many kids and also priests
and Sisters from Loreto. I
remember every Friday Night The
sisters would get pizzas delivered to
the convent. And I know if you lived
around or went And I know if you
lived around or went to Our Lady of
Loreto You knew my dad.(Best Pizza
in the area) I would like to
remember him in this website,
because he truely was a part of Our
Lady Of Loreto.
Lady Of Loreto.
Passed away in November 1999. He
was owner of Mirador Restaurant.
And fed many kids and also priests
and Sisters from Loreto. I
remember every Friday Night The
sisters would get pizzas delivered to
the convent. And I know if you lived
around or went to Our Lady of
Loreto You knew my dad.(Best Pizza
in the area) I would like to
remember him in this website,
because he truely was a part of Our
Lady Of Loreto.

Caroline Oliva McGlade
(Class of 77)

Emilia Bellopede

My name is Donna Maiorano Perry

Many of you don't know my
grandmother Emilia Bellopede. But
those friends of
mine who visited my home will
remember my grandmother always
there cooking.
She could not speak any English but
she always had a smile on her face.
When she made pizza for us on
Friday, she would send some over to
the Sisters. They certainly did
enjoy her Friday night treat.

Donna Maiorano Perry 64

Giovanni Salvatore Pace

I want my father to be remembered
for the great person he was and for
all the great things he did, in
particular, the things he did for Our
Lady of Loreto. My father was the
President of the Saint Anthony
Society at Our Lady of Loreto for
28 years. The Society was his
passion. Each year he spent
countless hours preparing for the
annual carnival and Feast Day
Celebration. The Feast tradition
was embedded in his heart from his
tiny hometown in the mountains of
the Abruzzi region of Italy. His
pride was to see the Saints paraded
in the streets of the neighborhood
he adapted and loved. He was a true
leader whose dedication is an
inspiration. Some of his other
passions were his family and his
kitchen. He introduced many to the
joy of fabulous cooking and the best
foods. He fed many in his lifetime
and was glad to do so. Anyone who
came to our home left with a
memory of a wonderful meal. He
was the strongest person I have
ever known. He is the definition of a
real man. He made our family's life
warm and very comfortable. His
presence was the comfort of not
only our family, but many friends and
coworkers. He is, and will always be,
my true hero. He will NEVER EVER
be forgotten and is sadly missed
every day by my whole family.

Ornella Pace Vega, Class of 1982

Hello ,my name is Danielle Zenga
Murray.Many of you remember my
family's
Beer Distributorship in Southwest
Philadelphia.My sister,brother and
myself
never went to Our Lady of
Loreto-but her spirit and her
graduates live in
our hearts everyday.My maternal
grandfather came to Southwest Phila
.in
September of 1923 from
Capua,Italy to live the American
Dream.All that
remains of one of the founding
families in this neighborhood are the
grandchildren.It is a common joke in
my family that if you dig up the
streets in our old,battered
neighborhood-you will find the bones
of the
Zenga family.
Our lives have changed
much.Forever,we will always be
fiercely proud of who
we are and where we come from.God
Bless OLOL and those who love her,
Danielle