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Le prime famiglie italiane di Kelowna 

The first Italian families of Kelowna

Peter and Giuseppina Mattioda

6/13/2020

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Peter and Giuseppina Mattioda
Giovanni Battista (Roberto) Mattioda and Giulietta (Giulia) Moddio farmed in Castellamonte, Piemonte, Italy.  They had three children: James (Jim), Battista and Pietro (Peter) Domenico.

Jim Mattioda  arrived in the Grand Forks area in 1910 and married Orselina (Lina) Antonietto in 1925. After farming for a few years, Jim and Lina came to Kelowna in 1946 where they farmed.  They had one son, Ed, who married Marg Heinrich.  Jim passed away in 1979 and Lina in 1976.

Battista Mattioda came to Canada in 1905 at the age of 18.  His destination was Lead City, South Dakota, a city formed after the finding of gold.

Peter Mattioda was born September 12, 1888.  His manifest shows he arrived in New York in 1903, with a destination of Willisville, Illinois, a mining town of mostly Italian immigrants.  By 1916, Peter was in Phoenix, BC, where he married Giuseppina (Josephine) Antonietta, also from Castellamonte, Italy.  They came to Kelowna in 1946  where they also farmed.

Peter and Josephine had three children: Battista, Alvin and Andrew Peter (Andy). Battista died at a very young age.  Alvin passed in 1994.  Andy married Helen Walker   in 1950.  Andy worked for the city and Helen worked for Okanagan Telephone.  Peter passed away in Kelowna in 1962 and Josephine in 1975.  Both are laid to rest in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
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linda lea anderson
2/16/2023 12:37:06 am

Mom and dad, Helen and Andrew were married in 1956. Not 1950.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • About KCIC and Our History
    • President's Message
    • Vice President's Message
    • Executive and Directors
    • Membership
    • Volunteers
  • NEWS & ARTICLES
    • The Grapevine Newsletter
    • THE ITALIAN GARDENER
    • Kelowna's First Families
  • WHAT'S HAPPENING AT KCIC
    • 2023 Calendar
    • Club Happenings >
      • La Scuola Italiana - Italian Language
      • Christmas Party
      • NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA
      • Giuseppe's Cafe
      • Museum Exhibit
      • KCIC Dinners & Special Events
      • La Nostra Famiglia Italiana >
        • Our Celebration of Italian Heritage >
          • Museum Exhibit
          • Il Nostro Lascito Legacy Project
        • Upcoming NFI Events
        • Past NFI Events >
          • NFI - Spaghetti
          • NFI - Bisnonno
          • NFI - L'Acqua
          • NFI - Terrazzo
          • NFI - Guerra
          • NFI - Lilia
          • Coming to Pier 21
          • Dalla Terra
          • Dialetti!
          • Sveva Caetani
          • Emilio Picariello
        • Family Tree Workshops
        • Between Neighbours
      • La Bella Tavola - Cooking Classes
      • Bocce
      • KCIC Library
    • Our 55th Birthday!
  • More From Us
    • CONTACT US
    • Clubhouse Rentals
    • 50th ANNIVERSARY >
      • 50th Anniversary
      • Mercato
      • Dinner & Dance Gala
    • Miss Kelowna Cdn. Italian Club
    • Calendar Page
  • Take Out Dinners