Joseph Zannino Jr.

Joseph N. Zannino, Jr. On March 6, 2017 Joseph passed away embraced by his children. Joseph was the loving son of the late Giuseppe and Rosa DeVono Zannino; beloved husband of the late Maria Santa (nee Glorioso); Proud father of Joseph N. Zannino III and wife Barbara, Rosemarie Zannino Law and husband Thomas, Charles S. Zannino, Felicia Zannino Baker and husband Robert, Salvatrice Z. Marziale and husband Lee, Kathleen Zannino Mangione and husband Louis, Salvatore "Vincent De Paul" Zannino, Domenico Zannino and wife Kerri. He is the cherished grandfather of Anthony V. Carmen, Valentine and Lee Paul Marziale, Jr., MariaSanta and Lucia Mangione, Jerry Baker, Nina Marie Zannino, Eva Marie and Sophia Marie Baker, Joseph N. Zannino IV, Isabella Zannino, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, Sergio Pasquale Zannino, Luciana Bella and Grace Maria Zannino; great grandfather of Stella and Ava Carmen; Dear brother of the late Kathleen DeVono Corasaniti, Margaret Rose Mastellone, Salvatore Zannino. Joseph was born September 1928 in Clarksburg, West Virginia and moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland in 1941. He attended Our Lady of Pompei Elementary School then graduated from Calvert Hall College and The American Academy of Embalming and Mortuary Research, New York. He served in the US Army from 1950-1952 during the Korean Conflict where he processed thousands of deceased soldiers for identification for return to their homeland. He became a licensed Mortician in 1954 and founder and proprietor of the Joseph N. Zannino, Jr. Funeral Home since 1958. He was a charter member of the Lord Baltimore Lodge, The Order Sons of Italy in America-OSIA, and served as president from 1965-1976. He was a member of the steering committee for the first celebration of "Columbus Day" as a national holiday. For several years he portrayed Christopher Columbus on the float in the Columbus Parade in Baltimore, Maryland and was recipient of the prestigious Columbus Award in 2010. He was a member of Our Lady of Pompei Church and community, member of Catholic War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Fraternal Order of Foresters. He was the past president of the M.G.B.A. and U.G.B.A. A visitation will be held at the family owned JOSEPH N. ZANNINO, JR. FUNERAL HOME, 263 S. Conkling St. (at Gough) on Thursday and Friday from 3-8 pm. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Our Lady of Pompei Church. Entombment at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made payable to The Grand Lodge of Maryland, Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA). Please specify that the donation is for The Grand Lodge of Maryland Scholarship Fund in honor of Joseph N. Zannino, Jr. Mailing address: Grand Lodge of MD, P.O. Box 85, Perry Hall, MD 21128.