Obituary of Joseph A. D'Orazio

Joseph Anthony D'Orazio, age 74, of Saddle River, NJ passed away into the arms of our Lord on May 25, 2015 with his family by his side. Born on March 21, 1941 in Casano, Italy he immigrated to Toronto, Canada at 14 years of age. He moved to Brooklyn, NY in 1961 where he worked as a salesman for L. Fatato Inc. Joe then started his own business in 1972, L.A. Piccirillo and J.D. Beverage in Newark, NJ before retiring in 2012. Joe and his brother in law Phillip Striano, constructed a prayer chapel for the Trinitarian nuns in Luco dei Marsi, Italy. He enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, fast cars and was an avid Ferrari enthusiast. Joe is survived by his wife of 51 years JoAnn (Fatato), and five children: Sandra Blomquist, her husband Robert, James D'Orazio, Sr., his wife Gina, JoAnn M. D'Orazio, Diane Dorgan, her husband Matthew, Danielle Terrazzino, her husband Michael; five grandchildren: Anthony, Cassandra, Zachary, James, Jr., and Carmen; three sisters: Fulvia DiFiore, Fiora DiGiannantonio and Vilma Tarulli and a brother in law Silvano Feltrin and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Giacomo and Alessandrina D'Orazio and his sister Josephine Feltrin. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 28th, 7-9 PM and Friday May 29th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, at 9:30 AM at St. Gabriel's Church, 88 E. Saddle River Rd., Saddle River. The entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum in Hawthorne, NY. Contributions in Joseph's memory may be made to LUNGevity Foundation, 228 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60604 (www.lungevity.org) Please make checks payable to LUNGevity Foundation.