SECOND GENERATION

2. Martin Thomas Spaltro ⁽¹⁾ was born on 4 Oct 1911 in Viesta, Prov of Foggia, Italy. He died on 13 May 1992 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. He was buried on 16 May 1992 in So. Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Martin Spaltro grew up on Deer Street in Portland's Little Italy, and started in the restaurant business as a young man. He cleared tables and washed dishes before eventually gathering the experience necessary to be a chef. He specialized in Italian dishes. Some of his recipes he learned from his mother. From 1932 until 1954 he was a chef at the Roma Cafe, where the specialties were mixed grill, lobster thermidor, filet mignon and Italian dishes. For 12 years around the 1950's he owned and operated the Napoli, a seasonal restaurant, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Martin worked five years at Boone's Restaurant on Custom House Wharf, and then at the Pilots Grill in Bangor, Maine, before moving to California. He lived a short time in Lompoc, California and worked as a chef at the Officers Club at Vandenberg, AFB. He moved to Santa Barbara and became a chef at the exclusive El Encanto Restaurant, where he prepared meals for Dorothy Malone, Pat O'Brien, Agnes Morehead, Raymond Massey, Joseph Cotton and other film stars. He moved to Santa Ana, California where he retired from working the Officers Club at El Torro Marine Base. While working at El Toro he had occasions to prepare meals for Air Force One. He returned to Portland, Maine 12 years ago. Martin's hobbies were fishing, coin collecting and Civil War history.

Martin Spaltro is buried at Calvary Cemetery, So. Portland, Maine. He was married to Cecile Marie Leclerc on 24 Nov 1935 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.

3. Cecile Marie Leclerc ⁽¹⁾ was born on 20 Sep 1911 in Berlin, New Hampshire. Children were:

i. Carole Ann Spaltro⁽¹⁾ was baptized in 1937 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. She was born on 1 Jan 1937 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Carole was baptized at Cathedral Catholic Church.
ii. Claire Alice Marie Spaltro⁽¹⁾ was born on 31 Mar 1938 in Berlin, New Hampshire.
iii. Julius Victor Paul Spaltro⁽¹⁾ was born on 22 Aug 1941 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. He died on 1 Jun 1966 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. He was buried on 4 Jun 1966 in Calvary Cemetery - So. Portland, Maine. He Profession in Musician.
1 iv. George Martin Spaltro.
v. Mary Louise Spaltro⁽¹⁾ was born on 21 Dec 1946 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.