A. Joseph DeGrazio

Rock Springs - A. Joseph DeGrazio, 92, died April 11, 2007 at Memorial Hospital of Sweet water County Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 25, 1914, in Atchee, Colorado, the son of the late Frank and Josephina DeGrazio. Joseph attended schools in Salida, Colorado and graduated from Salida High School with the class of 1933. He obtained his bachelors degree from Western State College in 1937 and in 1939 a Masters of Arts degree at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. He was a veteran of the WW II, having served in the US Army stationed at the Asiatic Pacific Theaters in the Phillippines as a gun unit commander. He married Mary "Vicki" Hartsfield on March 7, 1980 in Pinedale, Wyoming. Joseph was a member of the Holy Spirit Community in Rock Springs. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge in Salida, Colorado for 62 years. His interests were fishing, hunting, gardening and his many friends. Survivors include wife Vicki DeGrazio of Rock Springs; one sister, Ruth Giordino of Denver, Colorado; 2 nieces and 3 nephews and many cousins, great nieces and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Ida Blagg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2007 at the SS. Cryil & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. A parish rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007 at the church. Cremation will follow and inurnment will take place in the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Los Angeles, California at a later date. In lieu of Flowers, the Family request donations be made to a charity of your choice. Fox Funeral Home, Funeral Directors Rock Springs, Wyoming