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JOSEPH CIVELLO Obituary

Joseph A. Civello passed away on 23 September, 2022 at the age of 84. Joe was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Pauline and Anthony Civello. He attended Parks Air College in St. Louis where he met and married his soul mate Mary Jo Heinemann after graduating and being commissioned as an officer in the US Air Force in 1960. He served six years and two Viet Nam combat tours flying fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Upon separation he moved the family to Libertyville for a job flying for American Airlines. He retired as a Captain flying Boeing 757's in 1998. He discovered a love of sailing, first mastering Butler Lake in a wooden dingy and ultimately Lake Michigan with a 37 foot Tartan sloop he named "High Flight" which he sailed up to the week of his passing. He was an artist, a connoisseur of classical music and a quietly funny man who made efforts to improve the day of all he met. After the three children graduated St. Joseph's grade school and Carmel High School, Mary and Joe traveled, sailed, volunteered, and had a regular "snowbird" route to Marco Island, FL. Joseph was widowed in 2018 after 57 years of marriage and spent the remaining years in a modest house on a lake. Aviator and mariner with a magnetic charm and generous heart, he will be missed and fondly remembered by all who knew him. Sail on Captain! Joseph is survived by his children, Katherine Tudor, Lori Civello and Michael Civello; and his grandchildren, Julia and Sarah Tudor. Visitation for Joseph will be Monday, October 3, 2022, from 4pm to 7pm at McMurrough Funeral Chapel, 101 Park Place, Libertyville, IL, 60048. Funeral Mass will be 10:30a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 121 E. Maple Ave., Libertyville. Interment will be in Ascension Catholic Cemetery. Memorial donations made to the St. Joseph School Endowment Fund, 121 E. Maple Ave., Libertyville, IL, 60048, would be greatly appreciated. Funeral arrangements by McMurrough Funeral Chapel. For more information, call 847-362-2626 or visit www.libertyvillefuneralhome.com.

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Published by Daily Herald on Sep. 30, 2022.

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Mike Hudson

November 11, 2022

Joe was always a great sailor and a great Captain at AA, he always had a kind word for everyone. I am sure his family will miss his good nature a lot. My deepest regrets for his passing.

Mike Hudson

Joseph Lienau

October 12, 2022

I remember flying many enjoyable AA sequences with Joe as his co-Pilot and helping him an his family enjoy his retirement dinner.
Peace and prayers for his Family
CA Joe & Mary Lou Lienau

Karen LaManna

October 4, 2022

Remembering and praying for the entire Civello family.
Karen LaManna
Member of your Carmel family

Dan

September 30, 2022

Uncle Joe lived a full and admirable life. Thinking of all of you and praying for comfort and peace.

Chris

September 29, 2022

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Chris, Gail Bauer and family

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4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

McMurrough Funeral Chapel

101 Park Place, Libertyville, IL

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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Saint Joseph Catholic Church

121 E. Maple Ave, Libertyville, IL

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Ascension Catholic Cemetery

1920 Buckley Rd., Libertyville, IL

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