On August 25, 1947 John Maleno proposed to Marcella Fisher!! In the next month they planned a small wedding and reception. They painted and cleaned their newly rented apartment on…
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Proposal & Wedding
How They Met
Marcella spoke about living post World War II. Things had not returned to normal yet and there were shortages of many food items, especially meat. John was assigned…
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Newspaper Life
John got a job at the Erie Dispatch Herald (Warren Office) when he returned from the military. John wrote in his journal, “My future has been decided, to…
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Marcella’s Early Days
Marcella lived In Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her young son, Tom Sanders. She felt the need for a change in her life! Marcella tells us she went to the…
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The Army Days
John Maleno served in the US Army during WWII as a guard at an Italian Internment Camp. In talking about this time, he recalls this as a pleasant…
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