Italian-American San Giuseppe group marks 90 years in Napa

May 02, 2017 944

BY: HOWARD YUNE

They are fewer now, and mostly older and grayer, but after the greater part of a century they are still proudly Italian-American and Catholic – and still here. In a city and country transformed from what their ancestors knew, members of San Giuseppe Branch 12 – one of the oldest branches of the Italian Catholic Federation – gathered Sunday in Napa to celebrate 90 years of faith, cultural pride, service and friendships unfrayed by time.

Over laughs, small talk and plates of penne and pork cutlets, about three dozen visitors shared memories of old times and of club members gone, infirm or still going strong. Among those celebrating inside St. John the Baptist Parish Hall were some of those who have spent half a century or more with the family fraternal group named for St. Joseph: Ernie Rota, a member for 61 years, Dorothy Jensen, who joined 56 years ago – and the oldest of the guests, Genevieve Traverso.

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SOURCE: http://napavalleyregister.com

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