Joseph Henry Garagiola (1926 - 2016)

Born 12 Feb 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Audrie Diane (Ross) Garagiola — married 1949 in Caradinal's Ball Park, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died 23 Mar 2016 at age 90 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Joseph Henry "Joe" Garagiola was born circa February 12, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Angeline Garavaglia and Giovanni "John" Garagiola, immigrants from Italy.

In 1930, Joe lived with his parents, his older brother, Mickey, and his uncle, Thomas Garavaglia, on Elizabeth Avenue, in Block 5858 of Ward 24, in St. Louis. His father and uncle supported the family as a laborers in the brick industry.

In 1940, the Garagiolas still lived on Elizabeth Avenue, which was then in Block 20 of Ward 24. Joe's father was still a laborer for a brick yard, while Mickey was a waiter at a restaurant and Thomas was a bartender at a tavern.

On April 24, 1944, at Jefferson Barracks in Lemay, Missouri, Joe enlisted in the United States military. He was assigned to the Army as a private. His civilian occupation was listed as "Athletes, sports instructors, and sports officials." Joe remained in the military until May 13, 1946.

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Joe died on March 23, 2016, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is buried in Resurrection Cemetery, in Affton, Missouri.

Claims to Fame

Joe Garagiola is Notable.

• former Major League Baseball catcher, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and New York Giants from 1946 through 1954. ^[1]

• popular baseball announcer on radio and television. ^[2]

• author (one ghostwritten) of 3 baseball books. ^[2]

• television personality. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baseball-Reference: Joe Garagiola
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wikipedia: Joe Garagiola, Sr.
3. ↑ IMBD: Joe Garagiola

• FamilySearch.org profile: Joe Garagiola:

1. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHJY-716 : accessed 10 July 2017), Joe Garagrola in household of John Garagrola, St Louis (Districts 1-250), St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 162, sheet 16B, line 62, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1241; FHL microfilm 2,340,976.
2. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7HD-PS8 : accessed 26 March 2016), Joseph Garagiola in household of John Garagiola, Ward 24, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96-615, sheet 10B, family 200, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2206.
3. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8L5-KQV : accessed 26 March 2016), Joseph H Garagiola, enlisted 24 Apr 1944, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. "Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2Q4-6HRS : accessed 29 November 2017), Joseph H Garagiola, 13 May 1946; citing Military Service, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159937318/joe-garagiola : accessed 9 May 2022), memorial page for Joe Garagiola (12 Feb 1926–23 Mar 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159937318, citing Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .