His obituary and the California death index, lists his surname as being spelled: BALESTRERI (albeit the death index misspells his mother's maiden name when it was transcribed).
The headstone photos from his parents' FAG Memorials (where Frank is interred), clearly show a family spelling of BALESTRIERI engraved in three different locations on the Lot. It was very common during this time to see minor modifications in the spelling of this common name. No 'legal' change in spelling has been found to date.
His second wife (married in Los Angeles, CA on 22 June 1940) was Marie W. Johnston. This was the second marriage for both of them. He spelled his surname as BALESTRERI on the document.
The headstone photos from his parents' FAG Memorials (where Frank is interred), clearly show a family spelling of BALESTRIERI engraved in three different locations on the Lot. It was very common during this time to see minor modifications in the spelling of this common name. No 'legal' change in spelling has been found to date.
His second wife (married in Los Angeles, CA on 22 June 1940) was Marie W. Johnston. This was the second marriage for both of them. He spelled his surname as BALESTRERI on the document.
His obituary and the California death index, lists his surname as being spelled: BALESTRERI (albeit the death index misspells his mother's maiden name when it was transcribed).
The headstone photos from his parents' FAG Memorials (where Frank is interred), clearly show a family spelling of BALESTRIERI engraved in three different locations on the Lot. It was very common during this time to see minor modifications in the spelling of this common name. No 'legal' change in spelling has been found to date.
His second wife (married in Los Angeles, CA on 22 June 1940) was Marie W. Johnston. This was the second marriage for both of them. He spelled his surname as BALESTRERI on the document.
The headstone photos from his parents' FAG Memorials (where Frank is interred), clearly show a family spelling of BALESTRIERI engraved in three different locations on the Lot. It was very common during this time to see minor modifications in the spelling of this common name. No 'legal' change in spelling has been found to date.
His second wife (married in Los Angeles, CA on 22 June 1940) was Marie W. Johnston. This was the second marriage for both of them. He spelled his surname as BALESTRERI on the document.
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