My Nuclear Family


Brenda Faith Bell



Note: this page is currently under construction. I hope to have something a little spiffier by the time I'm through. . .

Myself:

Name: Brenda Faith Bell
Jewish Name: Blumah Freidah
Date of Birth: 13 June 1960
Place of Birth: Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, NY
Father: Lanny Bell
Mother: Rhoda Bell
Siblings:
Wendy Claire Bell


My Parents


My Father:

Name: Lanny Yehuda Bell
Jewish Name: Yehidah Leit
Date of Birth: 04 November 1934
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Father: William Clarence Bell
Mother: Marion Amkraut
Siblings:
Gloria Susan Bell
Marriages:
Rhoda Capsuto (21 July 1956 - 1987?)
Diane Mary Mazza (13 April 1990 - present)
Children:
Brenda Faith Bell (13 June 1960 - )
Wendy Claire Bell (29 October 1962 - )

My Mother:

Name: Rhoda Bell
Jewish Name: Rakhel
Date of Birth: 17 October 1934
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Father: Alvin Capsuto
Mother: Bessie Rockoff
Siblings:
Leon Marvin Capsuto
Marriages:
Lanny Bell (21 July 1956 - 1987?)
Children:
Brenda Faith Bell (13 June 1960 - )
Wendy Claire Bell (29 October 1962 - )


My Sibling


My Sister:

Name: Wendy Claire Bell
Jewish Name: Arielle Chaia
Date of Birth: 29 October 1962
Place of Birth: Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, NY
Father: Lanny Bell
Mother: Rhoda Bell
Siblings:
Brenda Faith Bell


My Father's Parents


My Father's Father:

Name: William Clarence Bell
Jewish Name: Volf Koleman
Date of Birth: 29 July 1896
Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA
Date of Death: 06 December 1948
Place of Death: New York, NY
Father: Lani Bell
Mother: Ruth Kaloa?
Siblings:
(many, names unknown)
Marriages:
Marion Amkraut (? - 1987?)
Children:
Lanny Yehuda Bell (04 November 1934 - )
Gloria Susan Bell (14 February 1930? - )

My Father's Mother:

Name: Marion Amkraut
Jewish Name: Mirl
Date of Birth: 22 April 1908?
Place of Birth: ??
Date of Death: 16 May 1994
Place of Death: New York, NY
Father: Morris Amkraut
Mother: Freida Cohn
Siblings:
Harry Amkraut
Helen Amkraut
Mildred Amkraut
Marriages:
William Bell (? - 1948)
Joseph Candrea ( - 1978?)
Children:
Lanny Yehuda Bell (04 November 1934 - )
Gloria Susan Bell (14 February 1930? - )


My Mother's Parents


My Mother's Father:

Name: Alvin Capsuto
Jewish Name: Avraham
Date of Birth: 17 July 1912
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL
Date of Death: 04 January 1995
Place of Death: Pembroke Pines, FL
Father: Morris Capsuto
Mother: Rachel Hazan
Siblings:
Eddie Capsuto
Regina Capsuto
Samuel ("Cappy") Capsuto
Rebecca Capsuto
Jacob Capsuto
Herman Capsuto
Sara ("Syke") Capsuto
Marriages:
Bessie Rockoff (22 July 1931 - 14 May 1992)
Children:
Leon Marvin Capsuto (22 March 1932 - )
Rhoda Capsuto (17 October 1934 - )

My Mother's Mother:

Name: Bessie Rockoff
Jewish Name: Batsheva
Date of Birth: 27 May 1913
Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO
Date of Death: 14 May 1992
Place of Death: New York, NY
Father: Elias Rockoff
Mother: Becky Feingold
Siblings:
Belle Rockoff
Bernard Rockoff
Louis Rockoff
Samuel Rockoff
Rose Rockoff
Caroline Rockoff
Marvin Rockoff
Marriages:
Alvin Capsuto (22 July 1931 - 14 May 1992)
Children:
Leon Marvin Capsuto (22 March 1932 - )
Rhoda Capsuto (17 October 1934 - )


My Father's Sibling


Name: Gloria Susan Bell
Jewish Name: Soreh Gitl
Date of Birth: 14 February 1930?
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Father: William Clarence Bell
Mother: Marion Amkraut
Siblings:
Lanny Bell
Marriages:
Leo Hirsch (?? - ??)
Children:
Barbara Frieda Hirsch (12 June 1953 - )
William Charles Hirsch (25 April 1960 - )


My Mother's Sibling


Name: Leon Marvin Capsuto
Jewish Name: Lazar Moshe
Date of Birth: 22 March 1932
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL?
Father: Alvin Capsuto
Mother: Bessie Rockoff
Siblings:
Rhoda Capsuto
Marriages:
Rona Selsky (12 December 1959 - )
Children:
Steven Mark Capsuto (27 April 1964 - )
Allen Wayne Capsuto (28 June 1966 - )


Last updated 09 April 1996. Please direct questions and comments to:
Brenda Faith Bell