Eighth Generation

159. Della Marie (Del) DEJACO Cassini¹⁷³ was born on August 13, 1909 in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky. In 1927, she graduated from St. Stephen High School in Newport, Kentucky. In 1931, she graduated from the Nursing Program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.

She lived in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio at 3372 Hanna Avenue between 1941 and 2002. She died on May 23, 2003 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. From her obituary: Della Marie (nee DeJaco) Cassini, beloved wife of the late Ray J. Cassini. Loving mother of Carol Cassini of Oak Park, IL, De Anne Barnhorn (Barry), and Virginia Witt (Woody) of Fairfax, VA. Grandmother of Michael and Katie Witt, Sheree Barnhorn Gravely, J. Bradley Barnhorn, and Leslie Barnhorn McAllister, great grandmother of Jordan, Trevor, and Mitchell Gravely and Nathan McAllister. Della Marie died on April 23, 2003 at age 93 at home in Oak Park. Mass of Christian Burial in Cincinnati on Saturday, May 24, 10AM at Our Lady of Lourdes Church where she was a parishioner for over 60 years. Burial at St. Mary Cemetery.

Della Marie (Del) DEJACO Cassini and Raymond James CASSINI were married on February 15, 1936 in Newport, Kentucky at St. Stephen Catholic Church.
Raymond James CASSINI (son of Remigio (Ray) CASSINI and Virginia RAMAZOTTI) was born on February 28, 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. In 1924, he graduated from Hughes High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University.

He died in 1978 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

He is a manager of the family business, Cassini Mosaic & Tile Company, until retirement.

Della Marie (Del) DEJACO Cassini and Raymond James CASSINI had the following children:

219	i.	Carol Lynne CASSINI was born on March 11, 1938. In 1956, she graduated from Mother of Mercy High School. She received her B.S.N. from Mercy College, Detroit, MI. in 1962; M.S. Ohio State University, 1971; Rush University, Nurse Practitioner Program, 1998. Member of Sisters of Mercy, 1964-1980. Volunteer: Catholic Relief Services, 1984, Lebanon and Ethopia. She held various positions in nursing: clinical, administration, and education. She retired in 2001. Residence: 431 South Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL.
+220	ii.	DeAnne Ray CASSINI Barnhorn.
+221	iii.	Virginia Elaine CASSINI Witt.