Mary (Helen) Azarian Iorio (1910-1996)
 BORN: Constantinople, Turkey
DIED: Pompano Beach, Florida
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The Azarians

Birth

Mary AKA Hephine, Helen and Auntie NoNo.

Heghine Miriam Arivian Azarian, the daughter of Abraham Azarian and "Linsi" Hagopian, born September 22, 1910, baptized on ----21 1910, priest "Ekmikjian", godfather, Batist Arivian, place of residence, Chechtik (?) Galatia".

LDS film #1037106, Surp Savour, Vosgeperan, Taksim, Istanbul.

See, Abram Azarian and Lucy


Immigration

Heghine(AKA Mary), age 7, immigrated with her mother, Lucy, and her sisters, Anna and Alice on the S. S. Calabria which arrived in New York on May 15, 1921. See, Lucy

Heghine was listed on the ship's manifest as able to read and write Armenian. She was described a 4 ft tall, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, in good health, born in Sevastia.

Communion


Mary Azarian had a prayer book inscribed, "Mary Azarian, 612 Savoy Street, West Hoboken, New Jersey. Received in January 27, 1924, from St. Anthony's Church Union City." Courtesy of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli.


Mary Azarian in the 1930 Census

Mary Azarian was listed in the 1930 census in Union City with her father, Abraham, her brother, Melcon, and her sister, Alice. Go to The Azarians in the 1930 Census


Marriage

Mary (Auntie Nono) married Anthony Iorio in New Jersey.

I could not find their marriage listed in the New Jersey Archives between 1929 and 1939. Mary was listed with her father in the 1930 census. The marriage index is under the grooms surname. There is no index for brides. Note: I also could not find either the birth of Anthomy Iorio in 1908 (or years one ither side), nor the death of his mother, who is said to have died "giving birth".


Children

They had two children:

  1. Neal, born September 2, 1934
  2. Lucille, born January 14, 1941

Death of Anthony Iorio

Anthony Iorio, born May 19, 1908, died 25 August 1989 Brick, Ocean Co. New Jersye (SSDI)

According to the Social Security death index and Lucille Ioio Gaudelli, Anthony Iorio was born on May 19, 1908 and died in Brick, New Jersey on August 25, 1989.


Death of Mary Azarian Iorio

Mary died in Pompano Beach Florida on March 26, 1996.


Information Provided by Lucille Iorio Gaudelli

  • Father, Anthony Iorio, born May 19, 1908 in Hoboken, New Jersey, died on August 25, 1989 in Brick, New Jersey.

  • Married October 20, 1930 place unknown.

    "They met on a blind double date with their best friends."

  • Lucille born on January 14, 1941 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

  • Lucille married John Gaudelli who was born on January 3, 1937 in Queens, New York.

    " We met at NYU in 1959. I was a freshman and John was a big wheel on campus."

    John died on June 25, 1989 in Pompano Beach, Florida.

  • Lucille and John had two children:

    1. John born on November 1, 1964 in Heidelberg, Germany

    2. Marianne born October 2, 1968 in Columbus, Georgia.

      Marianne married Billy Caneso. They are now divorced.


Information Provided by Neal Iorio

  • Father, Anthony Iorio, born May 20, 1908 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

  • Mary and Anthony were married in either Hoboken of Union City, New Jersey.

  • Neil was born September 2, 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

  • Neil married Connie Vroeginday who was born on March 20, 1934 in Clifton, New Jersey.

    They met in August 1954 at the 12th Avenue beach in Belmar, New Jersey. Connie says, "I lived in Belmar every summer. Neil approached me as I came out of the ocean and asked for a date. He liked my blond hair."

  • Neil and Connie had three children:
    1. Donna Lee born on December 9, 1959 in Passaic, New Jersey. Donna married George Rothwell on May 15, 1982. George was born on April 11, 1951 in Hawthorne, New Jersey. They met in 1980 while working in a retail store in Paramus, New Jersey. They have three children:
      1. Steven Anthony born on June 25, 1982
      2. Suzanne Lee born on June 13, 1986
      3. Samantha Lynn born on December 26, 1990.

    2. Karen Ruth was born on March 28, 1962 in Passaic, New Jersey. Karen married John Gold on November 12, 1994. John was born on November 15, 1966 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Karen and John met in 1991 at the University of Colorado in Denver where they were both working. Karen and John have one son
      1. Benjamin John born August 7, 1997.

    3. Thomas Anthony was born on August 4, 1965 in Passaic, New Jersey. Tom married Aimee Martinez on September 23, 1995. Aimee was born on January 1, 1969 in Bogota, New Jersey. They met in 1990 in Englewood, New Jersey while working as servers in a restaurant. They have a child, but I am not up to date on the information.

    • Photos of Mary
    Lucille Iorio Gaudelli lent me all the photos that she had of Mary and Anthony
    Circa 1923
    Collection of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli
    Mary and Anthony Mary circa 1933
    Collection of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli Collection of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli
    Mary, Anthony, and Lucille 1943 Mary circa 1933
    Collection of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli Collection of Lucille Iorio Gaudelli
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