Joseph F. DiGiacomo, of Gloucester City passed away on Saturday April 14 in Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 87 years old.
Joseph was a lifelong resident of Gloucester City. He lived a simple life centered on the premise that family, faith and friends are everything. Joe\’s family was his passion!
Joe was a stellar athlete while attending and graduating from Gloucester City High School. He lettered in three sports showing excellent ability in football, basketball and baseball.
He was a lifelong parishioner of Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City where he served for many years as an usher at Mass.
Loving and devoted husband of 50 years to the late Eppie (nee Boyle). Beloved son of the late Concezio DiGiacomo and Assunta (nee Fierro). Cherished father of Eppie Bottinger (Jack) of West Deptford, Jo-Ann Allison (Bill) of Gloucester City, Helen Duffy (Tom) of Gloucester City, Susan Farley (Tom) of Gloucester City and Joseph DiGiacomo (Christine) of Brooklawn.
Dear Grandfather of John, Michael and Matthew Bottinger, Charlene Horgan, Billy and Jason Allison, Patrice Chambers, Tom Duffy, Susan and Tom Farley, Danielle, Joseph and Gabrielle DiGiacomo.
Beloved great-grandfather of 7. Survived by his loving-in-laws: Mary Ellen Colgan, Patricia Justis, Charlene Savidge and James Boyle. Devoted uncle of Chalie, Ott and Anthony Pacifico.
Survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by beloved sisters Madeline DiSantis, Julia Thomas, and brothers Alfred and Frank DiGiacomo and sister and brother-in-law and lifelong friends Cissie and Ott Pacifico.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday evening from 6:30 pm to 9 pm and Thursday morning from 9 am to 10:15 am at the McCann-Healey Funeral Home, 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church, 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Family requests in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made in Joseph\’s memory to Dominican Sisters of Hope: 820 Hudson Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 or Msgr. Lucitt\’s Needy Children\’s Christmas Fund: P.O. Box 87, Gloucester City, NJ 08030.
Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through the funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Joseph F. DiGiacomo. Funeral arrangements and inquires may be made through: (McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME)
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