Joseph Serafin

April 11, 1929 - November 12, 2011

Mr. Joseph Serafin, 82, died November 12, 2011 at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach, Fla. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and lived in Sebastian, Fla., for 29 years, coming from Alexandria, Va. Mr. Serafin retired from the Alexandria Virginia Police Department and worked as a security guard at Grand Harbor, Windsor, Vero Beach Museum of Art and the Indian River Medical Center, after moving to Sebastian. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Serafin was a member and elder at the First Presbyterian Church, Sebastian, Fla., and the Henry Knox Masonic Lodge 349 in Alexandria, Va. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Andrew, John, Michael, Stephen Serafin and a sister, Anne Stevens. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Mindy Serafin of Sebastian; one brother, Arsane Serafin of Fredericksburg, Va.; two sisters, Betty Garafano of Warwick, R.I. and Elaine Paylor of Arlington, Va., and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Indian River Medical Center Foundation, 1000 56th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960, the First Presbyterian Church of Sebastian, P.O. Box 78169, Sebastian, FL 32978-1689, or to the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.