Photo courtesy of McKneely Funeral Home - Amite
Aug 3, 1932 - Apr 9, 2025
Kathy & Joyce, I am so sad learning that your daddy passed. I only sat with him a short while, but I grew to love him very quickly.
Sending love and prayers to your family.
Donna Doyle
April 29, 2025 | Amite, LA | Friend
Rosalie, Kathy, Joyce and family So sorry about your dad. He is now at peace with your mom. Such a fun loving person. So sorry!!!!!!
Mary Frances Cambre
April 21, 2025 | Family
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Jesse Wall
April 16, 2025 | Kentwood, LA | Coworker
Kathy, Joyce and John so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends. My prayers are with you and your family!
Cassandra Gray
April 14, 2025 | WHITE CASTLE, LA | Friend
Kathy and Joyce, so very sorry to hear Mr Joe has passed away. My prayers are with you during this time.. He was very special.
Rhonda Carreca Hayden
April 12, 2025 | Amite, LA | Friend
So many wonderful memories of Joe and his very special wife and family. Our hearts and prayers are with all of Joe’s loved ones. He will be missed. Joe, tell SJ hello for us. Will always remember the awesome Jazz Kings!
Joan
April 12, 2025 | Hot Springs, AR | Friend
Kathy, Joyce and family I am so saddened to hear of Mr Joe’s passing. He was a loving, kind and great man. He will be missed by all especially his girls. My thoughts and prayers are with you now and in the days to come. God bless.
Gail Callihan
April 12, 2025 | Kentwood, LA | Friend
Joyce...I am saddened to read of your Daddy's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Glenda Sharkey
April 10, 2025 | Amite/Ponchatoula, LA | Friend
Kathy and Family,
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dad. May God bring you comfort and peace.
Anna Carona
April 10, 2025 | Independence, LA | Friend
It is with great sadness that we announce that our very loving, handsome, wonderful, generous, and funny Joe L. Lamonica, 92 years of age, passed away on Wednesday April 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM, surrounded by loved ones. He was quite a fighter, but God had other ideas and called him home to be with his beloved, beautiful wife Rose. Joe and Rose were married for 73 wonderful, loving years and shared a very unique and remarkable love story. His wife always said he was the best husband in the world and his daughters always said that God blessed them for giving them the two most wonderful parents God could have ever blessed anybody with. He is survived by his two adoring daughters, Kathy Lamonica; and Joyce Lamonica Rollins and husband John whom he considered his son. He is also survived by his sister Rosalie Garofalo. He is also survived by so many people he loved - the Lamonica and Garofalo families of Lamonica Road - Rosalie, Larry Sr., Ronald Louis, Larry Garofalo Jr., Todd, Wyatt, Dusty, Megan, Greyson Rose, Caitlynn, Ryan, Fallon and Kanan, as well as Samuel and Sharon Maglioio and family. He was preceded in death by his parents Louis and Tina Pitslata Lamonica and brother Anthony (Bubbie) Lamonica as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins on the Lamonica and Pitslata sides of the family. We also offer our sincerest thanks to Michael and Dusty Garofalo (without whose help we could not have made it), John Rollins, Jr., Ronald Garofalo, Larry M. Garofalo, Sr., Rosalie Garofalo, Angie Domiano, May Stilley, Johnny Viola and Brandi Randall and to his wonderful sitters (Jerrika, Mashana, Kailynn, Claudia, Ashley, Donna, and Cally) who helped us take such good care of him. Visitation will be held at McKneely Funeral Home of Amite on Monday, April 14, 2025, beginning at 8:00 AM for family and beginning at 9:00 AM for friends. Services will then be held at 2:15 PM at McKneely Funeral Home Chapel in Amite, followed by burial at Colonial Cemetery in Independence. Pallbearers will be John Rollins, Jr., Ronald Garofalo, Larry Michael Garofalo, Jr., Todd Garofalo, Wyatt Garofalo, and Samuel Maglioio. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry M. Garofalo, Sr., Morris (Buck) Domiano and Paul (Chimp) Lamonica. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
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