Rome, New York
Oct 20, 1932 – Mar 13, 2024
Father Joseph N. Sestito March 13, 2024 Father Joseph N. Sestito passed away peacefully on March 13, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on October 20, 1932, to Joseph and Marianne (Amato) Sestito in Rome, New York. His parents predeceased him, along with brothers-in-law John Stoehr and Edwin...
Read MoreI will miss you Fr. Joe at St. Joseph´s. I loved visiting with you, bringing you food and joking with you. You were an incredible and accomplished man and the best priest ever. Much love rest in peace.
Patty Box
March 22, 2024 | Other
Served his country and community.
Stephanie Schell
March 21, 2024
My mother´s younger brother, Joseph N. Sestito passed at age 91 after leading a "storied and adventurous life," as my son so accurately phrased it. A Catholic priest and a decorated Navy veteran, he inspired the priest in my first novel, THE HIDDEN LIGHT OF MEXICO CITY, who tells Luz de Maria that he cannot give her absolution if she wishes to commit the same sin all over again. My grandfather always called him "Sonny," which led to the character of Sonny Zambrano in the Galliano Club...
Carmen Amato and family
March 19, 2024
