Dominick Persiani Rites Arranged for Saturday
Camden Courier-Post - May 21, 1953
High Mass for Dominick J. Persiani, 35, will be sung Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Sacred Heart R. C. Church. Relatives in the funeral home of Joseph A. Falco, 1020 S. 4th st., where friends may call Friday night. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Persiani, a city fireman, who lived at 1620 Pulaski st., died Tuesday night in Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
A member of the Camden Fire Department for five years, he was first attached to Engine Co. 6, at Front and Linden sts., as a horseman, then transferred to Engine Co. 7, Mt. Ephraim and Kaighn aves.
He was injured Nov. 9, 1951 at the Camden Fire School, 8th and Morgan blvd., and spent 10 months in the Lakeland General Hospital. He underwent two operations for a brain tumor at Temple Hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks.
Mr. Persiani was a private first class in War II. He enlisted Oct 9, 1943, and was discharged at Ft. Dix Nov. 17, 1945. He served with the 369th Ordnance Maintenance Company and was in the Central Europe Rhineland campaign. He was overseas eight months. He was born in Camden, and a lifelong resident.
Surviving are his widow, Carmella; two daughters, Elma and Carol, both at home; his mother, Alma Persiani; his father, Caesar Persiani; four sisters Mrs. Josephine Cozenza, Mrs. Bonomo, Mrs. Camille Harris and Mrs. Barbara Andriola, and a brother, John, all of Camden.
