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Joseph Sciortino Obituary

Sciortino, Joseph
Joseph (Giuseppe) Sciortino, 78, of Brewster, NY passed away peacefully at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL on Friday, May 6, 2016. Joseph was born in Sicily to Antonio and Giuseppa Sciortino on October 27, 1937. Joseph was the owner and operator of Sciortino's Restaurant in Brewster, NY.
Joseph is survived by his wife Mary Sciortino, 4 children, Susan O'Keefe and husband David of Salem, NY, Joseph Sciortino and wife Shannon of Danbury, CT, Joanna Giordano and husband Joseph of Granger, IN and Anthony Sciortino and fiancé Maureen Sheridan of Valley Cottage, NY, and 8 Grand-children and 2 Great-Grand-children.
Memorial Services will be held at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Brewster, NY on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11am. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hope Hospice, Development Office, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908 or at www.hopehospice.org/donate.

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Published by Danbury News Times from Jun. 23 to Jun. 26, 2016.

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July 5, 2016

So sorry to hear about your loss.. Our family had so many great memories at the restaurant.. Joe was a wonderful man!! God Bless!!

~The Novella Family (Sandy & Joe Jr.)

July 1, 2016

So sorry for your loss Mary and family. Joe will be greatly missed. We have so many wonderful memories of all of you.

Lois & Bobby Taylor

Leslie Davidson

June 26, 2016

Mary, Joey, Anthony and family I was so sad to hear of the loss of this wonderful man. I've known you all for many years and I want you to know that I was honored to have known him and worked for him. May God give you comfort at this time.

June 25, 2016

Mary and family, so sorry for your loss. I have so many years of happy memories with Joe and the family to last a life time. He will be missed. Jeannette DiBella

Audrey Gertsch

June 24, 2016

Im very sorry for the loss of your father joe, my thoughts are with you and your family at this,time. He is at rest now and is in gods arms. He was a great man .

Marita Mulvihill Ferguson

June 23, 2016

To the family of Joe: so so sorry for his loss. I used to go to dinner quite often and loved his restaurant, My husband and I had our Beautuful wedding there in April 1988,. Joe made it extra special. May he rest in peace, and your memories stay close in your heart.

Charlene Cable-Fako

June 23, 2016

Dear Mary and family, I am so sorry for ur loss, I always had a great time sitting and talking and drinking at the bar with him and Tommy a lot of good memories, RIP my dear friend Charlene Cable- Fako

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