Joseph Lee Lanza Sr. WWI
Born in Compofelice, Sicily in January 25, 1892 as Giuseppi Lanza. He came to America through Ellis Island at the age of 12 in 1905 by himself and joined some family in Pittsburgh, PA. He joined the Army and served at Fort Dix, New Jersey changing his name to Joseph and adding a middle name, Lee, that the Army said he had to have. He married a Swedish girl from the Pittsburgh area in 1917, Edith Caroline Gustafson. They had 5 children; Joseph Jr., (died in infancy), Louis, Charles, Lena and Salvatore, (Samuel). They divorced before 1930 and he married again to a widow, Minnie Manna.
He died on Memorial Day, 1961 in Crile Veteran's Hospital, near Cleveland, OH. He is buried in the veterans section of Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
He died on Memorial Day, 1961 in Crile Veteran's Hospital, near Cleveland, OH. He is buried in the veterans section of Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
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in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania USA
