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IN MEMORIAM Francesco Basile, 99; Opened Mama Nina’s in 1970 Francesco Basile, 99, who opened Mama Nina’s in Oneonta in 1970, passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in Naples, Fla. He was born on Oct. 16, 1921, to Giuseppa Lombardo from Castelvetrano and Antonino Basile from Carini, Sicily. Francesco was the eighth of 14 children and the last sibling to pass away. Francesco was 34 years old when he immigrated from Sicily to the United States with his wife, Maria…