Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-08
A LAGOMARCINO OF
BURLINGTON
DEAD
SENIOR MEMBER OF LOCAL
FRUIT COMPANY AND FATHER
OF JOSEPH LAGoMARClNo
PASSED AWAY FRIDAY.

Burlington, Oct s. Andrew Lago-
marcino. father of Joseph Lagomar-
cino of Ottumwa, and senior member
of the Lagomarcino-Grupe Co. of OF
tumwa, passed away yesterday after
noon at his home on South Main street
After lingering for weeks on the verge
the strain on his magnificent constitu
ton proved too great and death end
ed his sufferings For the past five
years he has been in poor health and
at times he journeyed in the hope of
being benefited by the change of eli
mate, but the dread malady, dropsy,
which knows no cure, had firm hold,
and medical science was unable to
successfully combat with it. For the
past six weeks he had been confined
to his bed and death was hourly ex-
pected for the past week. His family
surrounded him during his last hours.
and were with him when he sank into
his last sleep.
Born in Italy In 1s48.
| Andrew Lagomarcino was born in a
small village near Genoa, Italy, which
is named Lagomarclno, on December
l, 1848. He grew to manhood there
and came to America, first locating in
New York and later going to Wheel
ing, w. Va. After a short time he
came to Burlington. 1t was just thirty
two years ago since he arrived here
| He Immediately established retail
fruit store on South Main street in a
building which then stood opposite
the cid depot. where the Chittenden
& Eastman building now stands. Lat
er he moved to 112-114 South Main
street, and few years later located
in the present building, corner Valley
and Front streets.
Z. Growth Of His Firm.
i For a number of years the firm was
known as A. Lagomarcino & Co.. Mr.
Lagomarcino having capable part.
ner in W. H Grippe For the past %
years the business has been wholesale
: fruits. The trade increased and in 1894
a branch house was opened in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. in order to more thor
oughly cover the territory, and In 1903
a house was established at Davenport
1t was in that same year that the
firm became incorporated under the
name of the Lagomarcino- Grippe Co
The expansion had not yet reached its
height. however, as In 1905 house
was opened at Dubuque and last veal
branch was established in Ottumwa
The Burlington house remained head
quarters for this finely organized sys
TEN of stores. Success has crowned
the efforts of Mr.. Lagomarcino from
, the start and followed him in hi
: business ventures. The Lagomarcino
Grippe company is one Of the larges
wholesale fruit companies in tn,
United States and has an incompar
able standing in the business world
Church and Lodge.
Mr.. Lagomarcino was a member o
the Red Mems Lodge and took an &C
tive interest in lodge affairs for man.
years. He was also member of ST
Paurs Catholic church and was
faithful communicate.
The Surviving Family.
, Besides the widow he is survived b,
eleven children, Paul and Charles O
! Davenport. Joseph of Ottumwa Mrs
John Bardenheimer of st. Louis, Mrs
w. H Dempsey. Angelo. Albert, AT
drew, Columbus, Rosanna and Maym
of Burlington.
The funeral services will be he'll
. Monday morning at st. Paul's Catt
Ollie church at 9 o'clock.