DRISCOLL (Christina Wofford)
Yank Born at 6 Ellen Street!
Wedding group at St Pauls 4 November Mary Driscoll's Wedding 1944
My mother,Mary Elizabeth riscoll Centola was also born at 6 Ellen Street and met my Yankee father, Ralph Quinn Centola, during WW II, when he was stationed at Peterborough. He was an enlisted soldier in the Army Air Corps who used to load the bombs on the planes at the airfield. Mom (Mam!) was a clerk-typist in the WAAF stationed in London and met him at a museum, while strolling with a friend. They dated for about a year, and went through all kinds of paperwork in triplicate to get permission to marry. How ironic that my 1st generation father, who spoke Italian at home until he went to school, would find a Catholic wife in Wales! They were married at St. Paul’s on Nov. 4,1944. Mom was released from the service after she became pregnant with me. Dad was sent back to the States before I was born on Dec. 7,1945. I was christened at St. Paul’s and have the original baptismal certificate. My mother’s family: Cornelius and Mary Jane Bailey Driscoll, Flurence, Helen (Nell), Mary, Cornelius (Con) and Catherine Patricia (Kitty). Granddad died before my 2nd birthday. Nana, Uncle Flur, Uncle Con and Mom (1983) have also passed away, as well as my father (1997). Dad sent our whole family to visit in 1954 and 1960 and also arranged for Nana Driscoll to come to Boston, Massachusetts and Meriden, Connecticut for visits. Nana, Aunty Kitty and son Les came to my wedding on June 8, 1968 in Meriden. My license plate here in the state of Ohio reads: CYMRIC (my first choice, CYMRU, was already taken - in fact, one day I was driving behind the car with that license plate!). I’m very proud of my heritage and am thrilled to learn of your website, which I shall pass on to the rest of my siblings: Ralph Philip Centola, Glenn Stephen Centola and Philip John Centola. Ralph lives in Farmington, Connecticut, Glann lives in Meriden, Connecticut, and Philip lives in Long Beach, California. I shall send them your website address.