Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMORELLI, Dennis Wayne 
Birth2 Jul 1939, Petaluma, California
EducationAnaly High School, class of 1956; University of California at Berkeley, class of 1960
ReligionCatholic baptism in Occidental, 10/29/1939. Holy Communion at St. Philips in Occidental, California. Godfather: Vic Morelli; Godmother: emma Albini
OccupationEngineer, sales engineer; Worked at Optical Coating Lab (OCLI) in Santa Rosa
OccupationWorked at OCLI from 1960 to 1968 and from 1970 to 1989; Worked at National Controls from 1968 to 1970.
OccupationSemi-retired in 1989. Wrote two books under contract from OCLI and did free-lance computer graphics
FatherMORELLI, John “Bap” (1910-1971)
MotherALBINI, Bridget Rose (1915-1996)
Spouses
Birth22 Dec 1947, Pittsburgh, CA
EducationAnaly High School; Santa Rosa Junior College
FatherORNBAUN, Marshall
MotherSMITH, Winona
Marriage28 Sep 1968, Bodega, California
Marr MemoJohn D. Morelli was best man.
Divorce2 May 1974, Santa Rosa, California
ChildrenMia (1971-)
Birth9 Jan 1948, Hawthorne, CA
OccupationReal estate broker
EducationHawthorne High School
Marriage10 Oct 1975, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Divorce23 Dec 1987, Santa Rosa, California
ChildrenMarty Eugene (1976-)
Birth18 Aug 1948, Cortez, Colorado
OccupationClerk at a grocery store
EducationHigh School, Phoenix, Arizona
ReligionMormon
FatherHOUGH, Norman (1917-2011)
MotherHOUGH, Mary Ann
Marriage17 Feb 1999, Santa Rosa, California
Notes for Dennis Wayne MORELLI
Dennis lived for nearly 30 years at the 40 acre Morelli family home located at 14640 Morelli Lane, about two miles north of Occidental, California. In 1900, there was 28 acres of vineyard and a winery located on the property, but by 1950 all that was left was about 10 acres of vineyard, 8 acres of apples, 2 acres of peaches between the house and the road, 10 acres of hayfield east of the house, and 10 acres of timber and pastureland. The top two floors of the 3-story winery had been converted to a dwelling for chickens. A large two-story house located about 150 feet southwest of the main house was torn down in 1952 by Dennis and his brother, John.
In 2009, Dennis applied for and was granted Swiss citizenship, assigned to the town of Gordevio where his grandfather was born.
In 2009, Dennis applied for and was granted Swiss citizenship, assigned to the town of Gordevio where his grandfather was born.
Notes for Dennis Wayne & Wynette (Family)
Marriage ceremony was at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Bodega. Reception at the Union Hotel in Occidental.
Notes for Mina Eileen (Spouse 2)
Dennis and Eileen met at Optical Coating Laboratory where she worked as a contracts administrator.
Notes for Dennis Wayne & Mina Eileen (Family)
Fred & Connie Crosher rented an airplane and flew to Lake Tahoe to be the witnesses. There were no other attendees.
Notes for Marcia Nell (Spouse 3)
Marcia was born in Cortez, Colorado, but raised in Phoenix. She married at 18 years of age and moved to California where she raised 6 children.
Notes for Dennis Wayne & Marcia Nell (Family)
Ben Akutagawa of Sebastopol was the witness at the wedding. There were no other attendees.