The Masci family lived and worked in the area of Newark and the Oranges during the turn of the century. The father, Oreste, emigrated from Fottea, Italy in 1883. He became a United States citizen on September 12, 1918, only two months before he died of pneumonia. Maria, his wife, was born in Newark and was of Italian ancestry. She worked for Hahne & Company on Baldwin Street in East Orange while Oreste was a tailor. He and his wife, Maria, had four children from 1911 to 1921, of which only three, Maria, Joseph, and Otto, survived into adulthood. Maria graduated from St. Vincent's Academy in Newark. Joseph attended Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Clinton Street in East Orange and then won a four-year scholarship to St. Peter's College in Jersey City. Their youngest son Otto fought in World War II as a member of the 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion. Before the war, he worked for Vogue Garments in Newark and in 1952 he worked for the Automatic Switch Company in Florham Park. Both Joe and Otto loved sports, especially golf. Joe worked as a caddy at the Essex Fells Country Club and the Essex County Country Club, where he won championships against other caddies.
From the description of Masci family scrapbooks, 1900-1940. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 57217179
