Vanessa Breese

Scotto Family, Italy

My maternal Grandparents, Guglielmo Scotto Ivaldi and Elda Scotto Busetto, on their wedding day in Genoa, Italy, surrounded by family.
My maternal Grandparents, Guglielmo Scotto Ivaldi and Elda Busetto Scotto, on their wedding day in Genoa, Italy, surrounded by friends and family. In attendance: Franco and Elda Brivio with their children, Marco and Maura, and first cousin Lorenzo and his wife Tere.

Guglielmo Scotto and Elda Busetto were married in April 1947.

My maternal Grandparents, Guglielmo Scotto Ivaldi and Elda Busetto Scotto, were born in Genoa, Italy. They were married in April 1947. That year, they followed my great uncle and aunt, Luigi Varese and Rita Scotto Varese, to Lima, Peru, to start a new life following the devastations of World War II.

Giovanni Busetto and Rosa Caviglia with their daughter, my grandmother, Elda Scotto Busetto
Giovanni Busetto and Rosa Caviglia with their daughter, my grandmother,
Elda Busetto Scotto
My grandmother, Elda Busetto, and her father, Giovanni Busetto, walking in Italy
My grandmother, Elda Busetto, and her father walking in Italy.
Virginia Ivaldi and Francesco Scotto, parents of my grandfather, Guglielmo Scotto
Virginia Ivaldi and Francesco Scotto, parents of my grandfather, Guglielmo Scotto
My grandmother, Elda Busetto, and her father walking in Italy
My grandmother, Elda Busetto, and her father walking in Italy.
My maternal Grandparents, Guglielmo Scotto Ivaldi and Elda Scotto Busetto, on their wedding day in Genoa, Italy.
My maternal Grandparents, Guglielmo Scotto Ivaldi and Elda Busetto Scotto, on their wedding day in Genoa, Italy, April 1947.
My great grandfather in Italy.
My maternal great grandfather in Italy.
My Nonna Elda with her father on her wedding day.
My Nonna Elda with her father on her wedding day.
Guglielmo and Elda Scotto
A love story: Guglielmo and Elda Scotto. I need a date on this, maybe late 70’s?