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Mrs. De Lena (née Miss Clericuzio) was the sister of Domenico Clericuzio and mother of Joseph De Lena.
Biography[]
The daughter of Croccifixio Clericuzio, she went with her brother to start a new life in the United States. At some point, she married a Mr. De Lena and gave birth to a son, Joseph, who was nicknamed "Pippi". She died very young, and her brother became a protector to Joseph, the eventual hero of the infamous Santadio war.