Joseph G. Giaminelli

ROTTERDAM –Joseph G. Giaminelli, 58, died on Monday, January 27th at St. Peter's Hospital after a courageous fight with lung cancer. Joe was born in Schenectady, a son of the late Joseph and Viola LaDue Giaminelli. He was a 1973 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. Joe worked for the General Electric Company for 14 years, before his current position of 25 years with Adams Heating & Cooling, as a HVAC installer. Joe's devotion to his family, friends and animals was evident in how he lived his life, with strength, determination and contentment. He was always encouraging supportive and a friend to all. He never met a stranger in his life. Joe was an avid sportsman and loved the outdoors, he was a member of the Eastern Lake Ontario Salmon & Trout Association, Oswego County ATV Club, Woodlawn Sportsmen's Club, NYS Rifle & Pistol Association and the National Rifle Association (NRA) He is survived by his beloved wife Gale Johnson, whom he married on June 5, 1976; loving son, Kyle Giaminelli, of Atlanta, GA; devoted brother, Pat Giaminelli, of Schenectady; a niece, Brianna M. Giaminelli; sisters-in-law, Kathleen M. Johnson and Jeanne Lajeunesse. Many cousins also survive. Services will be held on Saturday at 10am from the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, Union at N. Jay Streets and then to St. Anthony's Church, Seward Place, where a Mass will be celebrated at 11am. Interment will be held in St. John the Baptist Cemetery on Monday at 11am. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made in Joe's memory to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online to the National Rifle Association at www.nra.org/donate