Adeline Vitolo, 21, born in Italy, was residing at the St. Francis Nurses' Home at the time of the 1940 Federal Census. The record indicates that in 1935, she was a resident of Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Jeannette High School in the Class of 1936.

In the 1930 census, "Adelina" is found in Jeannette with her parents, Alfredo and Emilia, both born in Italy. Adeline's two older siblings, Lazzaro (d December 1987) and Luisa, and her two younger siblings, Anna and Paolo, were all born in Pennsylvania. Adelina was the only child born in Italy.

Adeline was a Lieutenant in the US Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She married Vincent H. Santoro. He served in the army from October 28, 1936 until January 31, 1957.

Vincent Santoro, born December 10, 1918, died in Alexandria, Virginia on April 11, 1993.

HUSBAND'S OBITUARY (Purchased from the NYT) --- VINCENT H. SANTORO - Army Officer and Lawyer-- Vincent H. Santoro, 74, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who had a law practice in Alexandria from the early 1960s to 1984, died of pulmonary arrest April 11 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington. A resident of the Washington area for 37 years, he lived in Alexandria. - Col. Santoro retired from the Army in 1957 after 21 years as a Signal Corps and intelligence officer. He served in the South Pacific during World War II. His last post was as senior signal adviser to the South Korean army. - He was a senior intelligence analyst for HRB Singer Inc. in Washington before opening his general law practice. - Col. Santoro was a native of Norristown, Pa., and a graduate of the University of Maryland. He received a law degree from American University. - He was an ordained Catholic deacon and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Alexandria and the Knights of Columbus. - Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Adeline V. Santoro of Alexandria; four children, Alfred P. Santoro of Honolulu, Adeline P. Diulus-Myers of Pittsburgh, Jacqueline R. Santoro of Arlington and Vincent H. Santoro Jr. of Nashville; and four grandchildren.

OBITUARY: November 19, 1918 - September 17, 2018 - Adeline Vitolo Santoro ("Vicki"), just shy of her 100th birthday, died peacefully on September 17, 2018, after a short incapacitation. Born in Salerno, Italy, Vicki grew up in Jeannette PA, was a graduate of Jeannette High School in 1936 and earned her RN certification from St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh PA in 1939. She joined the Army Nurse Corps as a Second Lieutenant, stationed at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco, and Quarry Heights in the Panama Canal Zone where she met and married her husband Vincent. After raising her four children, she practiced nursing in Alexandria VA, until her retirement at the age of 70. Always active and interested in helping the less fortunate, Vicki engaged in many charitable endeavors, including volunteering her nursing skills at the 1968 Resurrection City in Washington D.C., and in the Emergency Room of Inova Alexandria Hospital, also working at the Carpenter’s Shelter for the Homeless and as an active volunteer for ALIVE (Alexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) for many years. She was always involved with her children’s activities as a den mother and girl scout leader, even taking all four children to Summer camp while her husband studied for the Bar exam! Never having a drivers' license, Vicki walked everywhere, including to and from Mass and work daily. Vicki loved to dance and so she organized and taught a line-dancing class through Blessed Sacrament Church, which she continued to teach through the age of 94. Vicki's story is highlighted in the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C. Vicki was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent H. Santoro, and is survived by: her four children Alfred P. Santoro of Redmond OR, Patricia Diulus-Myers of Pittsburgh PA, Jacqueline R. Santoro of San Luis Obispo CA, and Vincent H. Santoro, Jr. of Nashville TN; five adoring grandchildren (Gina Santoro McKenna, Kristen Diulus Campbell, Vincent Santoro, Lauren Diulus Scheuring, Joseph Santoro), twelve loving great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She also is survived by her brother Paul Vitolo of Jeannette PA, and was predeceased by her sisters Louise Petrini and Annie Vitolo and brother Lazarus Vitolo, all of Jeannette PA. A funeral Mass will be held at Ascension Church in Jeannette PA at 10:00 am on September 29, 2018, followed by services at Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria VA with military honors and burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Family may be reached at 415 Parker Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15216. Donations may be made in Vicki’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at support.brightfocus.org/alzheimers/donate.