Dr. Joseph J. Grassi

Grassi, Dr. Joseph J.Dr. Joseph J. Grassi, 71, long-time area physician of Lower Nazareth Township, passed away on October 1, 2015. He was the husband of Mary E. (Kosar) Grassi. Born in Newburgh, NY, he was the son of the late Julius and Rose (Bellino) Grassi. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from the University; di Bologna. He completed his general surgery internship through the Yale University Hospital System at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut and obtained his orthopedic residency through the Brown University Hospital System at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed a second residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Grassi was a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps. He served as a General Medical Officer with the 547th Medical Dispensary in Grafenwohr, Germany and as a Division Surgeon with the 1st Armored Division Artillery HQ Unit in Zirndorf, Germany. Dr. Grassi held medical staff privileges at St. Luke's Hospital, Easton Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital, where he previously served as Associate Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and was elected President of the Northampton County Medical Society in 2010-2011. He was recently retired from Orthopedic Associates of the Greater Lehigh Valley. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. Jeff Jahre, Dr. Om Sharma and Dr. Subhash Proothi for their infinite kindness and compassionate care. Survivors: his loving wife, Mary; son, Christopher Grassi. Dr. Grassi was preceded in death by a brother Michael and a sister Angela Grassi. Services: A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 6-8 PM in the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Street, Bethlehem. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 10 AM in Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 210 E. Northampton Street, Bath. There will be a private interment with military honors in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township of Wilkes-Barre, PA. A memory tribute may be placed at www.longfuneralhome.com. Contributions: in lieu of flowers, may be made to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.