Joseph Anthony "Sonny" Diorio

Joseph Anthony ``Sonny'' Diorio of Salem, a retired accountant, died Thursday at his home. He was 75.
Born in Boston, he was raised in Lewiston, Maine. He later moved to Salem.
He graduated from Bentley College in 1964.
Mr. Diorio served in the Air Force and was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Korean War.
He worked as an accountant for 23 years. United Shoe Machine Corp. was one of his clients.
He was very active in his children's sporting activities. He coached the Dolphins baseball team in the Recreation League in Salem and the Cardinals Little League team, and was an assistant coach to the Packers football team.
He assisted in the start-up of a computer program at St. Mary's in Beverly.
Mr. Diorio enjoyed computers and CB radios. He spent 15 years researching his family tree, establishing its roots back to the 1800s. In 2004, he visited family in Italy he found through his research.
Mr. Diorio is survived by a daughter, Terri Tirabassi of Salem; three sons, Joseph of San Diego, Calif., Thomas of Wrentham and John of Stoneham; two sisters, Theresa Brown of Nashua, N.H., and Pauline Fee of Tampa, Fla.; a brother, John of Groveland; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blake Memorial Chapel, Salem.
Burial is private.
Arrangements by Murphy Funeral Home, Salem.