New Burg Notes for Today
Joseph DeMarie was born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.
He retired in 1984 after 22 years with Mercer County at Donnelly
Memorial Hospital, Hamilton. Mr. Demarie also worked more than
10 years at LaRoma Pizzaria on South Broad Street, where he was
known as ''Pizza Joe.''
Frank A. Cipullo Sr was born in Naples, Italy, he lived in
Bristol most of his life before moving to the Trenton area.
Mr. Cipullo was a barber, starting at age 9 and continuing
part time he was 80. He worked for many area barber shops,
mostly in downtown Trenton and the Chambersburg section.
Santino R. ''Sandy'' Funari Jr was born in Trenton, he was
a lifelong resident. Mr. Funari was a World War II veteran,
serving in the Marine Corps. Along with a parent, he owned
Funari's Grocery Store on Kent Street for many years before
its closing in 1961. He retired in 1989 as a mail clerk
with the state of New Jersey and later was a cook with
Mario's restaurant in Trenton.
Thomas M. Belardino Sr was born in Trenton, he lived in
Ewing for 35 years. He owned Coronet Motors, Trenton,
for more than 30 years and Belardino Brothers, the first
fruit and produce store at the Farmers Market in Trenton.
Marguerite W. Garrett was born in Trenton, she was a
longtime Trenton area resident. She owned the Goodie
Shoppe and Max and Marge Garrett's Deli of Trenton for
26 years. A member of Fleet Wings during World War II,
Mrs. Garrett assembled airplane parts at the Eastern Air
Craft Division of the General Motors Corp., Ewing. She was
a member of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. She
graduated from Cathedral High School in 1931 and attended
Trenton Normal School. Daughter of the late John and Margaret
Lally Walsh, wife of Max V. Garrett.
5 years ago
3 comments:
Joe DeMarie was a fellow that came into Sam's "La Roma Pizzaria" near the end of its run. And Pizzaria is the way the big letters on the sign out front read. In smaller letter, it said "Tomato Pies." I belive he took over the business after Sammy hung up his apron.
Joe was a nice guy, a bit quieter than Sam, and Sam was quiet. Joe used the old oven pretty well, too.
The last time I went to the place before it closed. I brought along a few co-workers from Western Electric out in Hopewell. I'm pretty sure we all had a few pops out at Murphy's Chuckwagon in Ewing, and then did a tour of some Burg spots, beginnign with LaRoma.
The co-workers were engineers and graduates of the U. of Wisconsin.
They recalled a place out there - Pizano' Pizza - that they claimed was incredible, and it may well have been very good. My guests felt the pie from La Roma was superior a product in every respect.
We might have done Quinnie's after Sam's, and fianlly we closed the night at Count Felix's.
Talk about an evening to remember!
Hi SJ.
Love your comment:)
Any guestimate of what year this
might have been?
Mack, my time at Western Electric was 1968 through 1970, so I'll guess this was Summer to Fall of 1969.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. ;-)
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