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World War I
Brooklyn Eagle Thursday January 21, 1954
G. W. CASAZZA, 54,
FORMER ATHLETE
George W. Casazza, 54, who in his youth starred in baseball, football, basketball, and in track events at St. John's Preparatory School died Tuesday night of a heart attack in his home, 1504 Avenue U.
After leaving school he became a professional baseball player and for a while was with the Philidelphia National League. Later he played with the minor leagues.
Mr. Casazza was born in Hoboken and bought to Brooklyn as an infant.
Years ago he wrote sports stories for the Brooklyn Times-Union and had also written for the Brooklyn Eagle. At the time of his death he was in the produce business.
He was a World War I veteran.
The funeral will be held Saturday from the John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Ave. A solemn reqiem mass will be offered at 9 a.m. in St. Edmund's R. C. Church, Ocean Ave. and Avenue T. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn.
Surviving are a daughter, Grace Joyce; his parents, Lawrence and Argentine Casazza; three sisters, Mrs. Elena Butze, Mrs. Beatrice Burns and Mrs. Eva Bolte, the latter of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and a brother, Lawrence S.
World War I
Brooklyn Eagle Thursday January 21, 1954
G. W. CASAZZA, 54,
FORMER ATHLETE
George W. Casazza, 54, who in his youth starred in baseball, football, basketball, and in track events at St. John's Preparatory School died Tuesday night of a heart attack in his home, 1504 Avenue U.
After leaving school he became a professional baseball player and for a while was with the Philidelphia National League. Later he played with the minor leagues.
Mr. Casazza was born in Hoboken and bought to Brooklyn as an infant.
Years ago he wrote sports stories for the Brooklyn Times-Union and had also written for the Brooklyn Eagle. At the time of his death he was in the produce business.
He was a World War I veteran.
The funeral will be held Saturday from the John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Ave. A solemn reqiem mass will be offered at 9 a.m. in St. Edmund's R. C. Church, Ocean Ave. and Avenue T. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn.
Surviving are a daughter, Grace Joyce; his parents, Lawrence and Argentine Casazza; three sisters, Mrs. Elena Butze, Mrs. Beatrice Burns and Mrs. Eva Bolte, the latter of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and a brother, Lawrence S.
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World War I
Brooklyn Eagle Thursday January 21, 1954
G. W. CASAZZA, 54,
FORMER ATHLETE
George W. Casazza, 54, who in his youth starred in baseball, football, basketball, and in track events at St. John's Preparatory School died Tuesday night of a heart attack in his home, 1504 Avenue U.
After leaving school he became a professional baseball player and for a while was with the Philidelphia National League. Later he played with the minor leagues.
Mr. Casazza was born in Hoboken and bought to Brooklyn as an infant.
Years ago he wrote sports stories for the Brooklyn Times-Union and had also written for the Brooklyn Eagle. At the time of his death he was in the produce business.
He was a World War I veteran.
The funeral will be held Saturday from the John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Ave. A solemn reqiem mass will be offered at 9 a.m. in St. Edmund's R. C. Church, Ocean Ave. and Avenue T. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn.
Surviving are a daughter, Grace Joyce; his parents, Lawrence and Argentine Casazza; three sisters, Mrs. Elena Butze, Mrs. Beatrice Burns and Mrs. Eva Bolte, the latter of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and a brother, Lawrence S.
World War I
Brooklyn Eagle Thursday January 21, 1954
G. W. CASAZZA, 54,
FORMER ATHLETE
George W. Casazza, 54, who in his youth starred in baseball, football, basketball, and in track events at St. John's Preparatory School died Tuesday night of a heart attack in his home, 1504 Avenue U.
After leaving school he became a professional baseball player and for a while was with the Philidelphia National League. Later he played with the minor leagues.
Mr. Casazza was born in Hoboken and bought to Brooklyn as an infant.
Years ago he wrote sports stories for the Brooklyn Times-Union and had also written for the Brooklyn Eagle. At the time of his death he was in the produce business.
He was a World War I veteran.
The funeral will be held Saturday from the John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Ave. A solemn reqiem mass will be offered at 9 a.m. in St. Edmund's R. C. Church, Ocean Ave. and Avenue T. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn.
Surviving are a daughter, Grace Joyce; his parents, Lawrence and Argentine Casazza; three sisters, Mrs. Elena Butze, Mrs. Beatrice Burns and Mrs. Eva Bolte, the latter of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and a brother, Lawrence S.
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Records on Ancestry
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New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937
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U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
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New York, U.S., Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
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New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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