Ettore Boiardi

Ettore Boiardi
Ettore Boiardi
Born	October 22, 1897; Piacenza, Italy
Died	June 21, 1985 (aged 87); Parma, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Natural causes
Resting place	All Souls Cemetery,; Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Chef
Known for	Chef Boyardee foods
Spouse	Helen Wroblewski Boiardi (m. 1923-1985, his death)
Children	Mario Boiardi

Ettore "Hector" Boiardi (October 22, 1897 – June 21, 1985) was an Italian-American chef. He was famous for his brand of food products, named "Chef Boyardee". He was a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Boiardi was born in Piacenza, Italy. Boiardi was married to Helen Wroblewski from 1923 until his death in 1985. He had a son, Mario Boiardi. Boiardi died on June 21, 1985 in Parma, Ohio from natural causes, aged 87.^[1]

References

↑ UPI story (June 23, 1985), "Hector Boiardi Is Dead: Began Chef Boy-ar-dee", The New York Times, pp. Late City Final Edition, Section 1, Page 28, Column 4, retrieved 2007-07-11 “Hector Boiardi, founder of Chef Boy-ar-dee Foods, one of the first packaged Italian food businesses in the nation, died Friday night after a short illness. He was 87 years old.” “His company was first called Chef Boiardi, but Mr. Boiardi found that customers and salesmen had difficulty pronouncing his name, so he changed the brand name to the phonetic spelling, ‘Boy-ar-dee.’” “He came to the United States in 1917 and worked at hotels in New York and Greenbrier, W.Va., where he directed the catering at the reception for President Woodrow Wilson's second marriage,”

Other websites

Boiardi, Hector, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
The Man, The Can: Recipes Of The Real Chef Boyardee, NPR.org
Chef Boyardee at Findagrave
1953 television commercial with Ettore Boiardi

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[1] UPI story (June 23, 1985), "Hector Boiardi Is Dead: Began Chef Boy-ar-dee", The New York Times, pp. Late City Final Edition, Section 1, Page 28, Column 4, retrieved 2007-07-11 “Hector Boiardi, founder of Chef Boy-ar-dee Foods, one of the first packaged Italian food businesses in the nation, died Friday night after a short illness. He was 87 years old.” “His company was first called Chef Boiardi, but Mr. Boiardi found that customers and salesmen had difficulty pronouncing his name, so he changed the brand name to the phonetic spelling, ‘Boy-ar-dee.’” “He came to the United States in 1917 and worked at hotels in New York and Greenbrier, W.Va., where he directed the catering at the reception for President Woodrow Wilson's second marriage,”

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