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Certificate of Death: Mrs. Filomena Morziello (Morsello), 12 Aug 1942
Transcript
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The record
Image ID: 42342_647661_0661-02568. Retrieved from Ancestry Pennsylvania (free access) on 24 October 2026. PDF: Death_Certificate_Filomena_Morziello_Philadelphia_1942_Ancestry_PA_Cert_68579.pdf
| Type | Death Certificate |
| Place of death | Philadelphia; Methodist Hospital (17 days) |
| Usual residence | Penna.; Philadelphia; 2316 South 17th St. |
| Primary district / registered no. / file no. | 1-26 / 15811 [?] / 68579 |
| Full name | Mrs. Filomena Morziello (Morsello) |
| Sex / race / marital status | F / W / W [widowed?] |
| Name of husband | Salvatore [Salvadore] |
| Date of birth | October 27, 1865 |
| Age | 76 years, 9 months, 16 days |
| Birthplace | Italy |
| Usual occupation | Housekeeper |
| Father | Ralph Squitieri; Italy |
| Mother (maiden name) | Grace Orsa; Italy |
| Informant | [Joseph?] Morziello, 23?? S. 17th St. [illegible] |
| Date of death | Aug. 12, 1942, 1:25 a.m. |
| Cause of death | Dilatation of heart and pulmonary congestion, 18 hours; due to carcinoma of recto-sigmoid with extensive abdominal metastases, esp. to liver |
| Burial | 8-14-1942; Holy Cross |
| Funeral director | [C. W.?] Roberts [?], 1721 Ritner St. |
| Physician | Robert Malloy [?], Methodist Hospital, signed 8/12/42 |
| Source | Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 (Pennsylvania State Archives / PHMC, via Ancestry) |
Notes
Proposed tier: PROBABLE that she is Alexander's sister; not yet confirmed by a record naming both.