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Joseph S. Farrugia

1938 - 2025

Joseph S. Farrugia obituary, 1938-2025, Bluffton, SC

BORN

1938

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

The Island Funeral Home & Crematory

4 Cardinal Road

Hilton Head, South Carolina

Joseph Farrugia Obituary

Joseph S. Farrugia of Bluffton, SC passed away. Born in Qormi, Malta in the late 1930s he later immigrated to New York City, where he married and started a family in the mid-1960s.

In the early 1970s, Joseph worked in the textile industry, relocating to Greenwood, South Carolina in the mid-1970s. He eventually retired to Bluffton, South Carolina.

Joseph enjoyed watching and playing soccer, dancing, fishing, and spending time at the Maltese Social Club in New York. He enjoyed taking his sons to see the New York Cosmos play on Randall's Island and fishing in Long Island and South Carolina.

In retirement, Joe enjoyed caring for pets, good food, and finding peace in the Lowcountry. He remained connected to his grandchildren over the years.

Though he never remarried, he shared a meaningful companionship with Marilyn Jaffe, whom he met in South Carolina.

Joseph was predeceased by an older brother who passed before his birth, and by his sisters Rose and Irene. He is survived by his sons Joseph (Catherine) and Charles (Debra) Farrugia; grandchildren Harrison, Eric, and Anna Rose Farrugia; sisters Kathleen, Antoinette, and Bessie; and his brother Charlie.

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Published by The Island Packet from Aug. 29 to Sep. 1, 2025.

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