Joseph Ciminillo

LIMA -- Joseph Victor Ciminillo passes at 81.

Joe Ciminillo, 81, was born in Lima, Ohio, and graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School before getting a Bachelor of Science from Ohio Northern University.

Joe spent more than 40 years working in the pharmaceutical industry - first for The Upjohn Company, which was bought by Pharmacia, which was eventually purchased by Pfizer. He started in sales and finished his career as a clinical research associate for phase one studies.

Diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in 2022, Joe struggled with an increasing lack of memory, but he never lost his family connection or sense of humor. Even when he was non-verbal, he expressed his love with a pat on the knee or showed his humor by making faces at the cat.

He passed peacefully at home on New Year's Day surrounded by family.

Joe is survived by his wife of 58 years, Judith Eikenbary Ciminillo; daughters, Julie Ciminillo, Jennifer Ciminillo and Jill Ciminillo; sons-in-law, Rick Fausett and Jon Erlich; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Ciminillo; mother, Nicoline Ciminillo; brothers, Lewis Ciminillo, Thomas Ciminillo and Paul Eugene Ciminillo; and sisters, Mary Ciminillo and Jo Ann Ciminillo.

A visitation with the family will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2024, at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, 11441 Hague Road, Fishers IN, 46038. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., following the visitation.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to either the Women's Sports Foundation (https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/support-us/) - honoring all the women he has coached and mentored throughout the years, beginning with girls' baseball in Ft. Wayne, IN - or the Lewy Body Dementia Association (https://www.lbda.org/donate/) - with the hope that scientific advances can be made so others might not have to suffer with this horrible disease.

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