OBITUARY
Emilio L Ervolino
September 29, 1926 – January 9, 2021
Emilio L Ervolino, age 94, of West Babylon, New York passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Emilio was born September 29, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY.
Emilio is survived by his sons Bill and Donald Ervolino, daughter-in-law Joyce; and granddaughter Talia Ervolino.
Emilio was preceded in death by his wife Louise Ervolino.
A graveside service for Emilio will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St Charles Cemetery, 2010 Wellwood Ave, Farmingdale, New York 11735. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Boyd-Spencer.com for the Ervolino family.
FAMILY
- Donald Ervolino, Son
- William Ervolino, Son
- Talia Ervolino, Granddaughter
- Louise Ervolino, Wife (deceased)
Services
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Graveside Service
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Memories
Emilio L Ervolino
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ADD A MEMORYWendy Del Piano
January 15, 2021
Dear Uncle,
I will never forget the opportunity I had to transcribe your beautiful story, "Farm of the Beautiful Seven Angels" which took place in Rome, Italy. I was so excited to give a bound copy of it to you on Christmas Eve 2011.
I know you are with more than Seven Angels, one being Aunt Louis.
Love and miss you
Your niece by marriage, Wendy
XOXOXO
Kathy Banfield
January 14, 2021
I never met Mr Ervolino in person. But thanks to Bill Ervolins writings in the Bergen Record, I felt as if the entire Ervolino family were related to my own clan. May both Emilio and Louise rest in the Lord's peace and love.
Irene Fortuna
January 14, 2021
Although I never personally met Emilio, I saw him with Louise and family at Barnes & Noble in Paramus in 1997. Through Bill's column and book, Emilio and Louise became personal friends to so many readers. Thank you, Bill, for sharing your family with us. You and they will always live in our hearts.
Nancy Evans
January 14, 2021
I met Mr. Ervolino when he visited the library and was immediately captivated by his engaging personality and delightful sense of humor. He returned with his son a short time later with handmade bouquets of silk flowers for the staff and my heart was truly touched. Meeting him was a bright spot in a dark year and we were so looking forward to future visits. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Diane Chervony
January 13, 2021
Sending my sincerest sympathy to the Ervolino family on the loss of Emilio. Although I never met either of your parents Bill, through your columns, I feel as though I knew them. Your stories told your readers about a very loving and funny family, a good life that they made for you and Don. May he Rest In God’s Eternal Peace.
Trish Frisbie
January 13, 2021
I have followed the Ervolino family from Bill's column's and enjoyed, laughed and reminisced about Italian family life through them. Louise's "Easter pie," recipe is still in my recipe box. The escapades, the traditions, and the love that this family has was one to revere. I felt so bad when Louise died, like a relative of mine did.. Always wondered how Emilio would fare afterward, but was relieved to see Bill n Don n Talia taking such good care of him. Thank you Bill for sharing your parent's love and may their love forever remain alive in you.
Fran Laskey
January 13, 2021
Condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the entire Ervolino family. Emilio and Louise became "extended family" through their son Bill's columns in the Bergen Record. The family exemplified what every family yearns to be. Emilio will be missed, but through Bill's continuing narration so of family events from the past, his memory will live on.
Pat Maxwell
January 13, 2021
My deepest condolences to you and your family. Thank you for posting these wonderful photographs. You were so fortunate to have had him in your lives for all these years. He looked like a fun guy.
Gerry McConkey
January 13, 2021
My sincerest condolences to Bill, Don Joyce and Talia. Reading stories written by Bill were my favorite sections of The Record. Particularly descriptions of your family holidays. The memories you all made with Emilio and Louise will always be with you. May he rest in peace with his Louise.
Nancy Bielen
January 13, 2021
I was a devoted reader of Bill’s columns when he was at The Record, and I got to know Emilio and Louise in that manner. We laughed and cried reading those columns. My deepest condolences to Don, Bill and Talia. May Emilio Rest In Peace.
Fran Loiacono
January 13, 2021
Deepest condolences to the Ervolino family on the loss of Emilio. I never met him, but still know him through Bill’s stories about him and Louise. I laughed , especially because they sounded, and felt, like my own family. May Emilio Rest In Peace with his beloved Louise.
Barbara Morici
January 13, 2021
Dear Bill and Family, Condolences on the passing of Emilio. 🙏 💙 May your memories be sweet and evidence of a life well lived by Dad. I enjoyed your family stories in your column Bill, and always knew I would like your family. Love and Best Wishes to All of you.❤️
Lauren LaPorta
January 13, 2021
Bill, Don, Joyce and Talia, thank you for sharing Emilio and your family with all of us. Emilio was known and loved by more people than you can imagine. He brought joy to us all. As we laughed and smiled with you, we grieve and mourn with you. He lived a full life made more special by his “fame”. May he find peace with his beloved Louise and may all of you find peace and comfort in your memories of both of them. From Dr Lauren, Mrs Joy and Natalija LaPorta
Donna Lynch
January 13, 2021
RIP Emilio. Through your son, Bill, we have felt a part of your family for years. We looked forward to his stories about you and Louise. We laughed and cried with you all, and now we mourn with your family, but we too have wonderful memories. Thank you, Bill, for making us feel like a part of the family.
Deborah Yankow
January 13, 2021
Dear Ervolino Family,
I feel, thru Bill's writings, that I know your family even though we have never met. They were special people to all of us.
Your parents are reunited in heaven and smiling down upon your family.
My prayers are with you all.
Debbie OBrien
January 13, 2021
While I never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Ervolino or his family, I have enjoyed many mornings reading about them in my local newspaper. What I have learned from the Ervolino's is that most families are quirky, yet lovable. Typical yet unique. And awesome to those who are blessed to be part of one. Thank you Mr. Ervolino for making this world a wonderful one for your wife, sons, daughter in law, granddaughter and to the many who have learned, laughed and loved along with you.
Veronica York
January 13, 2021
As an avid reader of Bill’s columns, I feel as if I know the family. May your Dad’s memory continue to live on in the hearts and minds of all those who knew and loved him. Sending prayers and condolences to you and your family.
Lisa Stassi
January 13, 2021
While I never met any of the Ervolino family, my heart is so heavy with the loss of your dad. Bill, through all the Record columns, books, Facebook posts, I... like so many others... feel we somehow know all of you. May your dad Rest In Peace, reunited with his love.
Thank you for sharing your family with everyone. We all feel the loss, too. XO
Thomas Picone
January 13, 2021
Just a quick note of condolence to the family. I never had the pleasure of meeting Emilio, or Bill for that matter. I entered military service in 1978. When I settled in Kentucky, my father would send me clippings of Bill's column (this was pre-internet). I feel like I know your whole family through the column. I have followed Bill on Facebook for a number of years now and always looked forward reading updates on the family. May God grant the family peace and comfort at this time and cherish the memories that you have.
Maureen Hart
January 13, 2021
While I didn’t personally know your dad I feel like through your column I knew him . My deepest condolences to your family
Kathleen Neurohr
January 13, 2021
I moved to Wood-Ridge in 1986 and met the Ervolino Family through Bill’s Record Column. I enjoyed visiting Bill and his family twice a week. Then my husband gave me “ Some Kind of Wiseguy” for Christmas. I started working at the Record in the 1990s and met Bill in person. It was a joy and pleasure to know his Mom and Dad and all the family through his stories. The love shines on.
Albert Christensen
January 13, 2021
I was a devoted reader of Bill's column and features published in The Record. Through your words, Bill, your readers came to know and love your family. I lost my dad in 2019 and my Mom in 2020, and when l read of Emilio's passing l felt as if I'd lost another family member. Thank you for letting us all know your family. We join in your loss. Condolences to you all.
Caroline Delpiano
January 13, 2021
I cannot imagine what my life would’ve been like growing up without you and Aunt Louise. From helping you in your garden, going on road trips, coloring together to having my own fake pipe just to be like you. You never missed a dance recital of mine. I will forever treasure our memories together. Please don’t drive Aunt Louise crazy up in heaven. I love you. Xoxo
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Time flies. Talia turned Sweet 16 and Grandpa and Grandma were thrilled. The party was huge and everyone had a wonderful time.
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On vacation in Phoenix in the '90s with unnamed friends.
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Dad's childhood home on Warwick Street in East New York, Brooklyn.
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Emilio the sailor man during World War II. Eats his spinach, nothing happens. (Dad LOVED his time in the U.S. Navy. And he loved Popeye cartoons and "Victory at Sea.")
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On leave.
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Emilio's father John.
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Carmela Ervolino Fusco, Dad's sister. A beautiful heart. And she made a mean goulash.
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Emilio's oldest brother Joe. ("The Taskmaster.") Served in the Army during WWII. Lived in Brooklyn and Spring Valley, NY before he retired. He lived to be 91.
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Michael Ervolino, a happy guy who died way too young.
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Louise Del Piano Ervolino. Moved from Williamsburg to East New York during the war and as on her front steps when Emilio returned from the Navy. He asked her on a date and, three weeks later, asked her to marry him. (She waited two years.)
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In the Navy, his nickname was Bird Legs.
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Emilio and Louise married on Oct. 3, 1948.
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Louise on her wedding day.
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The bridal party. Louise loved all of her cousins. Unfortunately, it was hard to come up with a day when they were all talking to one another!
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Emilio had a bright idea to go to a dude ranch for their honeymoon. It was a disaster. Soon after they arrived, they fled the premises and wound up at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC.
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Emilio with "number one son" William (aka Billy.) His sons didn't care to be referred to as "number one" and "number two."
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Billy and Donald meet Santa in North Pole, N.Y. Lake George. Years later, Don took his daughter Talia there.
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Billy and Donald in front of the house in Rosedale. Maybe 1966.
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Bruce Wayne and Catwoman.
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Doxie the dachshund in the house in Rosedale Queens. Louise made the slipcovers and the lampshades. She threw away the lamps, which would be worth a lot today. Over this sofa was a patch in the ceiling. One day, Emilio was putting away the storm windows in the attic, slipped and crashed through the plaster.
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Emilio with Billy, in his Nehru jacket, acting Nehru-like, in 1968. A birthday party in the basement of the Rosedale house.
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Billy and Donald with their mom, 1968.
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The house in West Babylon was huge compared to the one in Rosedale. The family moved here in 1972, when Billy graduated high school and Donald graduated junior high.
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The West Babylon house allowed Emilio to pretend he was Mr. Green Jeans -- in white jeans. His gardens were impressive.
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A toast to Long Island living! The new house had an outdoor deck, a den with a fireplace, a downstairs patio etc, etc. etc. The neighbors were just as friendly as the ones in Rosedale.
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Goofing around on the deck with Chuck Nanney and Aunt Irene.
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Don and Joyce tying the knot.
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Joyce with daughter Talia, a major milestone for her and Don and also for Emilio and Louise, who became grandparents at last.
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A night on the town.
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Grandparents!
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Talia going...somewhere. Already a fashion icon.
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Rub-a-dub with Grandma and Grandpa.
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Our two beauties: Aunt Irene and Caroline.
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All dressed up in West Babylon.
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Emilio and his godchild Caroline.
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Six people posing for a photo, one person drinking a beer at a summer wedding brunch. On the left side, Aunt Irene with her brother John Keels and his wife Judy. On the right Louise and Tom Calandra. Louise and Emilio are seated.
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Billy, bald and gray. Emilio, meanwhile, never lost his hair and NEVER went gray.
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Don, always fixing something.
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Talia with her parents, both sets of grandparents and the Contes, for her First Communion party at Don Conte's LaGrange catering hall.
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Another holiday get-together.
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Billy and Caroline in the early days of The Little Village. Five years later the village was so enormous, Christmas Eve had to move to Don and Joyce's house in Smithtown.
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Another detail of the Village. Ultimately it was about 5 feet by 8 feet. Maybe bigger.
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Cousins Anthony and Sara Del Piano. Most of his relatives called Emilio UNCLE.
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Emilio always loved the water. Once, in the 1960s at Jones Beach, Louise told the kids "Wave to Daddy," who was waving his arms wildly in the surf. Eventually a woman walked over to Louise and said, "Your husband lost his bathing suit. Can you bring him a towel?"
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A New Years Eve party with, from left, Emilio, cousins Sonny and Baby Doll, Aunt Irene, and cousins Mario, Lulu and Frances.
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Easter Pies! Almost every year in the Bergen Record, Bill wrote about Louise's Easter pies. On the few years he didn't, readers wrote letters to the editor complaining.
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Food photos rarely look as good as the actual food. (Or the food in food magazines.) Most Ervolino holiday dinners began with antipasto. It was also a big deal on Fridays during Lent.
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Sonny, Mario, Spike, Junior and Emilio. And, yes, they're Italian.
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With friends on the QE2.
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With Louise's cousin Ann and her mom, "Aunt Gertie."
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Another Christmas Eve dinner in Smithtown. The menu included antipasto (with anchovies), spaghetti with crab sauce, shrimps, flounder, scungilli, calamari, cod salad and potato croquettes.
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Cousins Wendy and Joyce with Tom Dikeman who always made a convincing elf.
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Cuzzies: Anthony, Ryan, Talia, Sara and Dom. Emilio adored them all.
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In the summer of 2015 we enjoyed a week visit from AJ Ervolino, one of Emilio's great nephews who we'd never met before. (He 'found" Billy on Facebook.) AJ and his friend Johnny Singleton came up from Florida for their first visit to New York. From left: Billy, Talia, Johnny, AJ, Don, Louise and Emilio.
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Life was never the same after Louise passed, but the three stooges carried on as best they could.
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Joyce, Don and Talia hosted lots of Sunday get-togethers every summer. The older you get, the more you appreciate good food, good company and lots of laughs.
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Jolly Old Elves always found Emilio irresistible.
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The family's most recent Christmas Eve parties had themes. This one was facial hair. Emilio's nephew Anthony and his wife Wendy.
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Aunt Irene's holiday mustache. Emilio nearby.
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Dom and Anthony sporting vintage stashes.
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Another Christmas Eve, our BIG holiday tradition that went back to Louise's grandmother in Italy.
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Dad (here with Sara) wasn't feeling great at our last Christmas Eve party, but he had a wonderful time. The grab theme was DIY and Sara gave Uncle Emilio a Christmas photo of himself in a frame she decorated.
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Ryan declared Christmas Eve 2020, "the best ever." Gifts had to be DYI and Uncle Emilio made him a Rubbermaid container filled with plastic leaves and dinosaurs. Ryan thought it was gorgeous, Keep in mind that Ryan's pajamas have a poop design.
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Two weeks before he died, Emilio paid a visit to his favorite haunt, the West Babylon Public Library, to present some of the staffers with flowers as a Christmas gift. They were thankful and asked to take a photo with him. It was a happy day and everyone was smiling under their COVID masks.
FROM THE FAMILY
When a second parent dies, there is a feeling among the loved ones they leave behind that Mom and Dad are together, forever, in a better place. That works for us.
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Time flies. Talia turned Sweet 16 and Grandpa and Grandma were thrilled. The party was huge and everyone had a wonderful time.
FROM THE FAMILY
On vacation in Phoenix in the '90s with unnamed friends.
FROM THE FAMILY
Dad's childhood home on Warwick Street in East New York, Brooklyn.
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Emilio the sailor man during World War II. Eats his spinach, nothing happens. (Dad LOVED his time in the U.S. Navy. And he loved Popeye cartoons and "Victory at Sea.")
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On leave.
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Emilio's father John.
FROM THE FAMILY
Carmela Ervolino Fusco, Dad's sister. A beautiful heart. And she made a mean goulash.
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio's oldest brother Joe. ("The Taskmaster.") Served in the Army during WWII. Lived in Brooklyn and Spring Valley, NY before he retired. He lived to be 91.
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Michael Ervolino, a happy guy who died way too young.
FROM THE FAMILY
Louise Del Piano Ervolino. Moved from Williamsburg to East New York during the war and as on her front steps when Emilio returned from the Navy. He asked her on a date and, three weeks later, asked her to marry him. (She waited two years.)
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In the Navy, his nickname was Bird Legs.
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Emilio and Louise married on Oct. 3, 1948.
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Louise on her wedding day.
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The bridal party. Louise loved all of her cousins. Unfortunately, it was hard to come up with a day when they were all talking to one another!
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio had a bright idea to go to a dude ranch for their honeymoon. It was a disaster. Soon after they arrived, they fled the premises and wound up at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC.
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio with "number one son" William (aka Billy.) His sons didn't care to be referred to as "number one" and "number two."
FROM THE FAMILY
Billy and Donald meet Santa in North Pole, N.Y. Lake George. Years later, Don took his daughter Talia there.
FROM THE FAMILY
Billy and Donald in front of the house in Rosedale. Maybe 1966.
FROM THE FAMILY
Bruce Wayne and Catwoman.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doxie the dachshund in the house in Rosedale Queens. Louise made the slipcovers and the lampshades. She threw away the lamps, which would be worth a lot today. Over this sofa was a patch in the ceiling. One day, Emilio was putting away the storm windows in the attic, slipped and crashed through the plaster.
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio with Billy, in his Nehru jacket, acting Nehru-like, in 1968. A birthday party in the basement of the Rosedale house.
FROM THE FAMILY
Billy and Donald with their mom, 1968.
FROM THE FAMILY
The house in West Babylon was huge compared to the one in Rosedale. The family moved here in 1972, when Billy graduated high school and Donald graduated junior high.
FROM THE FAMILY
The West Babylon house allowed Emilio to pretend he was Mr. Green Jeans -- in white jeans. His gardens were impressive.
FROM THE FAMILY
A toast to Long Island living! The new house had an outdoor deck, a den with a fireplace, a downstairs patio etc, etc. etc. The neighbors were just as friendly as the ones in Rosedale.
FROM THE FAMILY
Goofing around on the deck with Chuck Nanney and Aunt Irene.
FROM THE FAMILY
Don and Joyce tying the knot.
FROM THE FAMILY
Joyce with daughter Talia, a major milestone for her and Don and also for Emilio and Louise, who became grandparents at last.
FROM THE FAMILY
A night on the town.
FROM THE FAMILY
Grandparents!
FROM THE FAMILY
Talia going...somewhere. Already a fashion icon.
FROM THE FAMILY
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Rub-a-dub with Grandma and Grandpa.
FROM THE FAMILY
Our two beauties: Aunt Irene and Caroline.
FROM THE FAMILY
All dressed up in West Babylon.
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio and his godchild Caroline.
FROM THE FAMILY
Six people posing for a photo, one person drinking a beer at a summer wedding brunch. On the left side, Aunt Irene with her brother John Keels and his wife Judy. On the right Louise and Tom Calandra. Louise and Emilio are seated.
FROM THE FAMILY
Billy, bald and gray. Emilio, meanwhile, never lost his hair and NEVER went gray.
FROM THE FAMILY
Don, always fixing something.
FROM THE FAMILY
Talia with her parents, both sets of grandparents and the Contes, for her First Communion party at Don Conte's LaGrange catering hall.
FROM THE FAMILY
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Another holiday get-together.
FROM THE FAMILY
Billy and Caroline in the early days of The Little Village. Five years later the village was so enormous, Christmas Eve had to move to Don and Joyce's house in Smithtown.
FROM THE FAMILY
Another detail of the Village. Ultimately it was about 5 feet by 8 feet. Maybe bigger.
FROM THE FAMILY
Cousins Anthony and Sara Del Piano. Most of his relatives called Emilio UNCLE.
FROM THE FAMILY
Emilio always loved the water. Once, in the 1960s at Jones Beach, Louise told the kids "Wave to Daddy," who was waving his arms wildly in the surf. Eventually a woman walked over to Louise and said, "Your husband lost his bathing suit. Can you bring him a towel?"
FROM THE FAMILY
A New Years Eve party with, from left, Emilio, cousins Sonny and Baby Doll, Aunt Irene, and cousins Mario, Lulu and Frances.
FROM THE FAMILY
Easter Pies! Almost every year in the Bergen Record, Bill wrote about Louise's Easter pies. On the few years he didn't, readers wrote letters to the editor complaining.
FROM THE FAMILY
Food photos rarely look as good as the actual food. (Or the food in food magazines.) Most Ervolino holiday dinners began with antipasto. It was also a big deal on Fridays during Lent.
FROM THE FAMILY
Sonny, Mario, Spike, Junior and Emilio. And, yes, they're Italian.
FROM THE FAMILY
With friends on the QE2.
FROM THE FAMILY
With Louise's cousin Ann and her mom, "Aunt Gertie."
FROM THE FAMILY
Another Christmas Eve dinner in Smithtown. The menu included antipasto (with anchovies), spaghetti with crab sauce, shrimps, flounder, scungilli, calamari, cod salad and potato croquettes.
FROM THE FAMILY
Cousins Wendy and Joyce with Tom Dikeman who always made a convincing elf.
FROM THE FAMILY
Cuzzies: Anthony, Ryan, Talia, Sara and Dom. Emilio adored them all.
FROM THE FAMILY
In the summer of 2015 we enjoyed a week visit from AJ Ervolino, one of Emilio's great nephews who we'd never met before. (He 'found" Billy on Facebook.) AJ and his friend Johnny Singleton came up from Florida for their first visit to New York. From left: Billy, Talia, Johnny, AJ, Don, Louise and Emilio.
FROM THE FAMILY
Life was never the same after Louise passed, but the three stooges carried on as best they could.
FROM THE FAMILY
FROM THE FAMILY
Joyce, Don and Talia hosted lots of Sunday get-togethers every summer. The older you get, the more you appreciate good food, good company and lots of laughs.
FROM THE FAMILY
Jolly Old Elves always found Emilio irresistible.
FROM THE FAMILY
The family's most recent Christmas Eve parties had themes. This one was facial hair. Emilio's nephew Anthony and his wife Wendy.
FROM THE FAMILY
Aunt Irene's holiday mustache. Emilio nearby.
FROM THE FAMILY
Dom and Anthony sporting vintage stashes.
FROM THE FAMILY
Another Christmas Eve, our BIG holiday tradition that went back to Louise's grandmother in Italy.
FROM THE FAMILY
Dad (here with Sara) wasn't feeling great at our last Christmas Eve party, but he had a wonderful time. The grab theme was DIY and Sara gave Uncle Emilio a Christmas photo of himself in a frame she decorated.
FROM THE FAMILY
Ryan declared Christmas Eve 2020, "the best ever." Gifts had to be DYI and Uncle Emilio made him a Rubbermaid container filled with plastic leaves and dinosaurs. Ryan thought it was gorgeous, Keep in mind that Ryan's pajamas have a poop design.
FROM THE FAMILY
Two weeks before he died, Emilio paid a visit to his favorite haunt, the West Babylon Public Library, to present some of the staffers with flowers as a Christmas gift. They were thankful and asked to take a photo with him. It was a happy day and everyone was smiling under their COVID masks.
FROM THE FAMILY
When a second parent dies, there is a feeling among the loved ones they leave behind that Mom and Dad are together, forever, in a better place. That works for us.
FROM THE FAMILY
Biography
Emilio Louis Ervolino of West Babylon, N.Y. died on January 9, 2021 of natural causes. He was 94.
A child of the Depression, Emilio grew up in the East New York section of Brooklyn. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 18, and spent the major part of his hitch — during the end of World War II — in and around Hawaii at Pearl Harbor and the Johnston Islands.
He met his future wife, Louise DelPiano, when he returned from the service. She was a new neighbor and he immediately asked her out. Three weeks later, he proposed. They married, two years later, in 1948.
Emilio worked as a logistics manager for several major companies including General Electric, Graybar and Shell Oil.
He and his wife moved to Rosedale, Queens in the mid-1950s and had two children, Bill and Donald. Bill became a newspaper reporter and columnist, writing for the New York Times, Daily News, New York Post and The Bergen Record, as well as several national magazines.
Donald, a successful businessman, is the owner-operator of South Bay Collision and Clear FX, both in West Babylon, Long Island, where the family moved in 1972.
Emilio retired from Shell in 1990 and continued to enjoy his favorite pastimes — traveling, dining out, gardening, movies and TV, playing cards and entertaining.
His beloved wife Louise passed in 2016 at the age of 88.
Emilio is survived by his sons, his daughter-in- law Joyce Simeone Ervolino and his grandchild Talia Ervolino as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was buried in a private ceremony on January 13, 2021 at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, his family requested that donations be made to their local food pantry.