Background
Francesco "Frank" Todaro was born in the area of San Cipirello, Province of Palermo, Sicily in about 1889. Son of Giuseppe Todaro and Giuseppa DiMaggio.
Francesco "Frank" Todaro was born in the area of San Cipirello, Province of Palermo, Sicily in about 1889. Son of Giuseppe Todaro and Giuseppa DiMaggio.
Frank Todaro along with brothers Calogero "Charlie", Giuseppe "Joe", and Salvatore "Sam" immigrated to the United States in 1907 and settled in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another brother, Angelo Todaro, remained in Sicily. Frank Todaro was alleged to be underboss of the New Orleans Mafia and to have briefly served as head of the New Orleans family before his death.
However beyond his association with Carollo there is no evidence to support this.
Further it has been erroneously reported by John H. Davis that he was the father-in-law of Carlos Marcello. Frank Todaro died at his residence on South. Broad Street in New Orleans at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday November 29, 1944 from complications related to throat cancer.
He was about 55 years of age. His funeral was held on December 1, 1944, the wake was conducted at Lamano-Panno-Fallo Funeral Home, a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass was held at Saint Mary"s Church and he was interred at Metairie Cemetery.