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Rosario Porrello

Birth Name:

Rosario Porrello

Birth Date:

October 14, 1881

Birth Place:

Licata, Sicily, Italy

Death Date:

February 25, 1932

Place of Death:

Cigar Store, 11103 Woodstock Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

Age:

Cause of Death:

Mob hit - gunshot wounds

Cemetery Name:

Calvary Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Crime and their Victims

Associates:

Rosario Porrello was an Italian-born American mobster who became involved in Cleveland's organized-crime underworld during the Prohibition era. Originally from Licata, Sicily, he immigrated to the United States in 1904 and eventually became part of the notorious Porrello family, one of Cleveland's prominent Mafia factions. Alongside his six brothers, Rosario was involved in the corn-sugar business, supplying bootleggers who used the sugar to manufacture illegal alcohol during Prohibition. The Porrellos became embroiled in a violent power struggle with the rival Lonardo family and later the Mayfield Road gang, led by Frank Milano. As the feud intensified, several of Rosario's brothers were murdered, weakening the family's influence in Cleveland. On February 25, 1932, Rosario and his brother Raymond were playing cards at a cigar and smoke shop on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland when gunmen stormed the establishment and shot them to death, also killing their bodyguard, Dominic Gueli. Their murders marked another devastating chapter in the bloody Cleveland Mafia conflict and effectively ended the Porrello family's dominance in the city's underworld.

Not-So-Fun Fact

On October 13, 1927, mobsters Joseph “Big Joe” Lonardo (boss of the Cleveland crime family) and his brother John Lonardo were murdered inside Rosario Porrello’s barber shop at 10902 Woodland Avenue in Cleveland.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Calvary Cemetery

10000 Miles Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio, 44105

USA

North America

Map:

Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio

Grave Location:

Section 85, Lot 3630, Grave 3

Grave Location Description

As you drive through the main entrance, make your way to the back of the cemetery towards the maintenance yard. Look to your left and drive under the bridge through the short tunnel. After the tunnel make an immediate right turn and drive towards the edge of the cemetery. Find Section 85 and drive to the far eastern most corner (furthest from the office) on the uphill side. The grave of Porrello crime family member can be found approximately 8 rows down the hill and 30 feet from the road on bother sides.

Grave Location GPS

41.438850, -81.598140

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FAQ's

Rosario Porrello was born on October 14, 1881.

Rosario Porrello was born in Licata, Sicily, Italy.

Rosario Porrello died on February 25, 1932.

Rosario Porrello died in Cigar Store, 11103 Woodstock Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

Rosario Porrello was 50.

The cause of death was Mob hit - gunshot wounds.

Rosario Porrello's grave is in Calvary Cemetery

Videos Featuring Rosario Porrello:

Former Police Chief Rick Porrello On His Family Being In The Mafia | Joe Porrello |

Sugar Wars - The Rise of the Cleveland Mafia

Cleveland Stories: Rick Porrello

Watch YouTube video titled The Mafia's Presence in Cleveland | Sitdown with Michael Franzese

Rosario Porrello