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THE ANGELO BOTTENILLI FAMILY Angelo and Maria Bottenilli came from Milan. Italy. in 1903. He was a coal sniper until he retired in 1438. Tealie Bottenilli and Stella Bottenilli (Giorxe11i) are photographed with their parents. Also in the family are Charlie Bottenilli of Longmont and Lindy DiFrancia of Louisville. Stella Bottinelli's parents, Angelo (1875-1952) and Maria (Mary) Corone Bottinelli (1875-1939) came to the US from Milan, Italy in 1903 with their oldest son Atilio (Tealie). They moved to Louisville where Angelo worked in the coal mines and where Stella and her younger brother Charlie were born. Left: Angelo Bottinelli family, with Stella as a small child; 1978 Louisville Times article. Census records and City Directories from 1930 and later show Joseph Giorzelli working as a clerk for the Columbine mine and Crown Mine, as a foreman for street construction in 1940, and with stockroom supply for Esquire magazine in 1950. He was also first elected as Town Treasurer in 1926 and continued in that position in 1928, and again in 1952. Joseph Giorzelli died suddenly after a surgery in 1953. After Joseph's death, Stella Giorzelli went to work at Neodata until 1971, remained active in the St. Louis Church, local Louisville events and card clubs and gained a reputation for being an excellent storyteller. She was featured several times in the Louisville Times over the years. In 1998, she regaled community members with stories about Louisville during a Downtown Business Association event. Her granddaughter Missy Diehl also noted in another article upon June's death in 2006, "I think everyone remembers her being a great storyteller. The kids on the block loved it when granny would baby-sit us." In 1955, Stella Giorzelli signed a joint tenancy deed with her daughter, June Enrietto for 1013 La Farge and began using the property for rental income. A number of tenants are mentioned in the Louisville Times as living as this address throughout the 1950s-1970s. Some of those include: • 1955- Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kerr • 1958 — Margaret Dover Sneddon and Robert Sneddon • 1961— Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Kranker (formerly living at 1013 La Farge) • 1975 — Diane and Ron Buffo • 1989—Ted and Christine Ryan Chavez While the 1013 La Farge remained primarily as a rental property, descendants of the Giorzelli family lived nearby at the original Giorzelli home at 1000 La Farge and still live there today.