John and Margaret Mecca

I got a reunion announcement back from the Frontier, WY postmaster, informing me that "John and Margaret Mecca have passed on. It has been a few years now. They also lost their daughter and son-in-law just before too."

Message from Nena Gilleland

Nena Gilleland, who is apparently my second cousin, wrote:

Greetings Sean! I am your second cousin, Nena (Janena) Coletti, daughter of James Coletti who was your grandfather's brother. If I've figured the blogspot out, you are the son of Jeff, my cousin and good friend growing up. Is that correct? Anyway, I was so impressed with the website and everything you've done for the family. My husband and I will be attending the reunion and I'm hoping that some of our kids and grandkids will also. We have five children and 15 grandchildren! I'm interested in knowing any information about family history and temple work that has been done. I've been doing a little research and finding it slow. I know Joe did quite a bit and would like to know what's been done if possible. Looking forward to meeting you and seeing long lost cousins! Thanks so much.Ciao! Nena

Message from Susan Kellerman

Susan Kellerman recently wrote:

Thanks you so much for including us in the reunion. Unfortunately, wewill not be able to attend. Our kids are still in school at that timeand we will not be able to get away. Sincerely,Pat and Susan Kellerman

Pictures

OK, many of you have asked for the pictures that I have put on the blog. Again, I have to thank Joseph Oliver (Patty's son) for putting them all together.

I have made an easy link for anyone interested in copying these wonderful photos. On the blog, there is now a slideshow on the right hand side. Double click on the slideshow, and it will bring you to my public Picasa web album of all the photos. You can download them in original format or order prints directly from Google.

Let me know if you run into any problems!

An error - It was Joseph Conrad who died

I was mistaken when I said that Joseph Gordon Coletti had died. Joseph Gordon died when he was born. Joseph Conrad Coletti just died on February 14, 2008. I have made the appropriate change below.

Safeguarding Coletti Family Records

All,

My Uncle Richard has offered to scan, photograph and archive all family records, photos, etc. that any of you can send to him and put it on a DVD. He will make copies of it available to everyone who comes to the reunion. He does this for a business, but he has offered to do this for our family for free.

Richard says he can do it in one of two ways:

1. If everyone sends their documents by FedEx, Certified Mail, or email, he'll get everything scanned, photographed, etc. and put on a CD that he will have available for distribution at the reunion. All items sent to him will be returned promptly by certified mail.

2. Or, he can arrange to bring his camera, scanner and laptop to the reunion and do the scanning there. Those who might want a copy of the DVD mailed to them later would probably need to pay a small amount to cover the cost.

He has stated that the work he does is very high quality … no Xerox copies, etc. Everything is scanned at very high res … 600 to 1200 dpi and archived on high quality DVD’s.

Anyone who is interested, here is Richard's contact information:

Richard Coletti
Post Office Box 566
Centerville, UT 84014
801-864-9773
rgcoletti@xmission.com

Joseph Conrad Coletti - Died February 14, 2008

'Little Joe' passed away on Valentine's Day of complications incident to old age. He was 72. He was the 2nd son of Joseph and Violet Coletti, and is survived by 4-brothers; Richard, Robert, Jeffrey, and Danny Coletti, and 2-sisters; Patricia Oliver & Debra Dunning.

Thank you Richard for bringing this to our attention. I met Little Joe one time when I was younger; I can barely remember it. I know he didn't get enough attention from family. I hope I get to know him someday.