Vincenzo and Teresina Maranto recently celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. The Marantos have enjoyed a history in the finest American tradition. Vincenzo Maranto. now 94 years old. first traveled to America from Sicily in 1899 at the age of 12. He returned to Sicily 10 years later to marry his wife Teresina Cesare. Vincenzo served in the Italian Army and in 1912 returned to America. Mrs. Maranto and their first daughter Mary immigrated to the United States a year later. The young Maranto family settled for a short time in Missouri and then moved to Gary. Ind.. where they purchased a neighborhood grocery store.
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