Thanks! That makes sense now, and will help me with other records where I've seen that word.

I really appreciate your taking the time to help.

Katherine

I am working with some Sicilian death records and am confused by the word "fu" which I see between two names. The translation I found is "was" or "had been" or "late," but those do not make sense in the context. Here is the statement I cannot fully translate:

"...sono comparsi Saletta Pietro fu ...