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Joel Cerniglia Obituary
Joel David Cerniglia, 65, of Terryville, husband of Donna (Monahan) Cerniglia, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Hartford Hospital. He was born April 21, 1958, in Southington, son of the late Sylvan Cerniglia and Ruth (Sanders) Holden.
Joel proudly served his country in the US Army for 4 years and then joined the National Guard. Prior to his retirement, Joel was employed by OZ Gedney in Terryville and Smith Medical in Southington. He loved to go fishing and to metal detect. He enjoyed spending summers with his family at Black Rock in Thomaston.
Besides his wife, Joel is survived by his son, Joshua Cerniglia and his partner, Rachel Holman of Bristol; his daughters, Jolene Monahan-Wilding and her husband, Andrew of Bristol and Jessica Hawes and her husband, Andrew of Terryville; his brother, Mark Cerniglia of FL; his sisters, Debra Holliday of NB, Cheri Denmark of MA, and Laura Pacheco of AR; his grandchildren, Andrew, Jr., Gabriel, Ashlyn, Jordan, Caris, and Ronan; his good friend, Brendan Donahue, his special nephew, Patrick Morin, cousin, Harry Paris, and aunt, Judy Tallman and several more aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Joel was predeceased by his parents and his siblings, Caren Morin, Cynthia Thomas and Steven Cerniglia.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2023, 1 p.m. at the Terryville Congregational Church, 233 Main St. Military honors to follow. Scott Funeral Home, 169 Main St, is assisting with arrangements. www.scottfuneralhomeinc.com
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maura donahue
November 15, 2023
Joel..... my family neighbor and friend growing up in Bristol. His family, on High St, yet Joel spent a lot of time at our house.
Joel, never a dull moment!
Sadly, there was a fire at Joel's house one night. One of my brothers went over, and was standing outside with the crowd, as the fireman worked on putting the fire out. A bystander said, poor Joel! He didn't make it out.... my brother thought, uh oh--- he's asleep at my house, better go wake him up!
I loved watching Joel eat Asian food, he had such a command with chop sticks!
Going to The Rolling Stones concert years ago at Foxwoods with Joel.... he stayed for days!
The Donahue family will miss you, one of a kind! And we cherish the pictures of you wearing my Dad's hat that my mom gave you!
Peace and love to your family
Maura Donahue, Yolanda Donahue, and all of my family who truly loved you
Kevin &Tina Cybulski
November 13, 2023
We are both very sorry to hear of Joel´s passing he was always a kind man he sure will be missed by many. We pray for all of you to find comfort. he fought a tough battle, May he rest in peace
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