James Victor Del Popolo
(1908-1989)
Rose Marie Talese
(1914-2000)
Caroline R. Del Popolo
(1939-2022)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Watson C. Beecher Jr.

Caroline R. Del Popolo 1 2

  • Born: 1 Nov 1939, Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Watson C. Beecher Jr.
  • Died: 2 Dec 2022, Levittown, Bucks, PA at age 83 1 2
  • Buried: Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2

   FamilySearch ID: PWMQ-VC2.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Whitpain Township, Montgomery, PA. 3 The 1940 census recorded renting for $19 a month at 246 Maple Street Anthony Talese, laborer in shingle plant, 25; Anthony's sister Concetta Talese, mender in hosiery mill, 22; his mother, Caroline Talese, widowed, 62; brother-in-law James Del Popolo, laborer in shingle plant, 31, and his wife Rose, 26; and their children Angelina, 2; and Caroline, 5 months old when the census was recorded on 3 Apr 1940. Anthony's monthly earnings were $800 and James' $1000. Anthony and Concetta were born in Pennsylvania, their mother Caroline in Italy, and she was not a U.S. Citizen. James Del Popolo was born in Italy and was a U.S. Citizen. Rose was born in New Jersey and her daughters in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1950 in Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. 4 The 1950 census recorded at 234 Maple Avenue James Del Popolo, occupation asbestos corrugated sheet handler, 41, living with wife Rose, mender in clothing industry, 35; Angeline, 12; Caroline, 11; and son Vito, 6. Also in the home is mother-in-law Caroline Talese, widowed, 70. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Rose in New Jersey and James and mother-in-law Caroline in Italy, and they had become U.S. Citizens.

3. Obituary: on 2 Dec 2022. 1 2 5 Caroline R. Beecher, of Levittown, passed away peacefully on December 2nd. She was 83. Carol was formerly from Ambler, PA. She worked as a waitress for many years and loved serving the public and seeing her regular customers. In her free time, she was an avid collector of antiques and loved to go to antique shows with her late husband, Watson "Buzz" Beecher. Wherever you saw Buzz, Carol was never far behind because they were always doing something together. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, and spending time with her family.

Carol is survived by her children, Shawn Beecher (Anna Marie) and Donna Brown (John). She is also survived by her sister, Angie (Arthur), and she is also the sister of the late Vito Del Popolo. She will be deeply missed by her grandchildren, Dominic, Kaitlyn, Steven (Rachael), Michael, and Lauren (Nick), as well as her great grandchildren, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Services and interment will be held at Washington Crossing National Cemetery on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 11:00 AM.


Caroline married Watson C. Beecher Jr., son of Watson Harold Beecher and Mildred A. Bradley. (Watson C. Beecher Jr. was born on 15 Nov 1934 in Conshohocken, Montgomery, PA,6 7 8 died on 13 May 2017 in Bensalem, Bucks, PA 8 9 and was buried in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA 8.)


Sources


1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246171619.

2 FamilySearch.org, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLM-D8P8 Obituary of Caroline Beecher.

3 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ7H-XKP.

4 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X19-MJTQ.

5 Tomlinson Funeral Home (Bensalem, PA), Obituary of Caroline Beecher.

6 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQF1-43B H Watson Beecher, Ward 4, Conshohocken, Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-47, sheet 17B, family 388.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com), Watson C Beecher Jr. b 15 Nov 1934 residence Lansdale PA.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180618847.

9 Tomlinson Funeral Home (Bensalem, PA), http://www.tomlinsonfh.com/book-of-memories/2930498/Beecher-Watson/obituary.php Watson C. Beecher Jr. d. 13 May 2017.



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