FILIPPA LUVERA & ELIZABETH “BETTY” BARNETT
Two members of our family died on the same day, but years apart and in different places. My paternal grandmother, Phyllis Flippa Luvera, born in 1870 died in Anacortes on December 20, 1946, My wonderful mother in law, Elizabeth (Betty) Barnett was born in 1910 and died in Pierce County December 20, 1985. Nonna Luvera, dad's mother, was an Italian grandmother who looked and sounded like what an Italian grandmother should look and act like. She spoke no English, but she…
AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT’S JOURNEY
That's the title of a book written by my father Paul Luvera Sr and edited by my sister Phyllis Luvera Ennes. It has just been privately printed for our large family and it is an interesting story of an immigrant family's success in America. I just published in this blog, on the anniversary of dad's death, November 4th, a short outline of his life. It's the story of a young boy who traveled with his mother and sister from Italy…