Clarence H JOHNSON {M} = Ethel Ruth WILDESON {F}

Betty Louise JOHNSON¹ {F} = Ignatius Anthony SGARLATA² {M} > Family

Married 18 May 1947, Ft Wayne, IN

Betty Louise JOHNSON:

Born 19 January 1930, Ft Wayne, IN
Betty may be from Ft Wayne, IN.
Birth: Betty began working at the age of 11 for a local grocer. Her father was out of work due to the depression and Betty was able to make $22.50 a week by working after school and Saturdays and Sunday mornings. By the time she finished high school, she was working as a cosmetician for Walgreens - and that is where she met her husband.


Ignatius Anthony SGARLATA:

Alias Iggy SGARLATA
Born 7 April 1919, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
Died 25 January 2002, Chicago, Cook Co, IL at Northwestern Memorial Hospital³
Death: Obituary, Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Ignatius Anthony "Tony" Sgarlata, a son of Italian immigrants and a decorated World War II veteran, worked his way from the stockroom to district manager at Walgreen Co.
Mr. Sgarlata, who retired from the company in 1993 as district manager for Chicago's Southwest Suburban district, died Friday of complications from diabetes at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He was 82.
Walgreen Co. Chairman Dan Jorndt said, "Tony was an exemplary retailer, and he played a major role in developing most of Walgreens' current senior management. We will always remember his wit, knowledge and true affection for his fellow employees.
Mr. Sgarlata spent 48 years with the company.
"Walgreen played an important part in his life. He even met my mother when they were both working for Walgreens," said Mr. Sgarlata's son Frank.
While Mr. Sgarlata worked full-time in the stockroom, he attended night classes at pharmacy school. He was named a Walgreens store manager in 1954 and district manager in 1958.
His strong work ethic started early. "During the Great Depression, he helped support his family by selling homemade bread door-to-door and handpicking onions in the fields outside of Chicago," said his sister Josephine.
He served in the invasion of Normandy and throughout Europe," said his son Mike, a former Marine.
In his personal life, Mr. Sgarlata was a sports fan who closely followed the Chicago Cubs and Bears.
He loved to play catch and touch football with his grandchildren and to golf with his close friends," said his daughter-in-law Sue. "He even learned to use a computer at 80 years old and delighted in exchanging e-mails and jokes with his grandchildren."
Said Mr. Sgarlats's wife, Betty, "He was a loving and caring family man."
Mr. Sgarlata is survived by wife Betty (Johnson); sons Mike, Bob, Tony, Frank and David; daughters-on-law Sue, Diane, Christine and Gail; sister Josephine Ardizzone; two brothers, Sal and Joe; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Visitation was Tuesday at Sheehy & Sons funeral home in Orland Park. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Orland Park.
Contributions to the Disabled Veterans of America are appreciated.
Cremation Date: 30 JAN 2002
Cremation Place: Orland Park, Cook Co, IL
His ashes are with his wife; they will be scattered with his wife's ashes over the Gulf of Mexico when Betty passes.
Misc. event Type: Funeral
Misc. event Date: 30 JAN 2002
Misc. event Place: Orland Park, Cook Co, IL from St. Michael's Catholic Church

1 : "Information received in personal interview"
2 : "Information received in personal interview"
3 : "Personal interview with Helena Scarpace"
3a: "Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper"; Page p. 82