Ricardo was born in Fanna, Udine (now Pordenone), Friuli, Italy on September 21, 1875. He came to America aboard the La Bretagne in April of 1900. He married Carolina Stellon, also of Fanna, in 1901. They raised their children, his brother’s children and they also raised two of their grandchildren, after the death of their daughter, Matilda Roman. He worked as a coal miner and in the construction industry. He passed away on April 6, 1951, having spent 51 years in America. Most of those years, he lived west of Coal City, Illinois in the area known as Harrisonville. His wake at the Reeves Funeral Home in Coal City was attended by many people.

The list of visitors to Ricardo’s remembrance service begins on page 8 of the PDF below.

Ricardo was born in Fanna, Udine (now Pordenone), Friuli, Italy on September 21, 1875. He came to America aboard the La Bretagne in April of 1900. He married Carolina Stellon, also of Fanna, in 1901. They raised their children, his brother’s children and they also raised two of their grandchildren, after the death of their daughter, Matilda Roman. He worked as a coal miner and in the construction industry. He passed away on April 6, 1951, having spent 51 years in America. Most of those years, he lived west of Coal City, Illinois in the area known as Harrisonville. His wake at the Reeves Funeral Home in Coal City was attended by many people.

The list of visitors to Ricardo’s remembrance service begins on page 8 of the PDF below.

Ricardo was born in Fanna, Udine (now Pordenone), Friuli, Italy on September 21, 1875. He came to America aboard the La Bretagne in April of 1900. He married Carolina Stellon, also of Fanna, in 1901. They raised their children, his brother’s children and they also raised two of their grandchildren, after the death of their daughter, Matilda Roman. He worked as a coal miner and in the construction industry. He passed away on April 6, 1951, having spent 51 years in America. Most of those years, he lived west of Coal City, Illinois in the area known as Harrisonville. His wake at the Reeves Funeral Home in Coal City was attended by many people.

The list of visitors to Ricardo’s remembrance service begins on page 8 of the PDF below.