Yogi Berra
Birth Name: Lawrence Peter Berra
Date of Birth: May 12, 1925
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Death: September 22, 2015
Place of Death: West Caldwell, New Jersey
Ethnicity: Italian
Yogi Berra was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–63, 1965), with all but the last being with the New York Yankees.
Yogi was the son of Italian parents, Paolina/Pauline (Longoni) and Pietro “Pete” Berra. His father was from Malvaglio, near Milan, northern Italy. Yogi was married to Carmen Short, until her death, with whom he had three children.
Yogi’s paternal grandmother’s surname was Torno. His paternal grandparents married in 1874.
Yogi’s maternal grandfather was named Giovanni Longoni.
Sources: http://www.ticinonotizie.it
Yogi Berra on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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maternal grandfather: Giovanni Longoni
His paternal grandparents’s surnames were “Berra” and “Torno”. They married in 1874.
http://www.ticinonotizie.it/yogi-berra-da-malvaglio-il-mandamento-di-cugggiono-fucina-di-campioni/
RIP Yogi