JOSEPH C. DE FRANCA

DE FRANCA--Joseph C., of New York, NY on December 1, 2021 at age 91, Joseph passed peacefully at his home on the Upper East Side surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of the late Mary J. de Franca, adored father of Susan, Michele (Thomas DiCeglio), Joanne (Chris Marino) and Jeanine (David Nugent), Cherished grandfather to Dylan, Brittany, Victoria, Michael, Gia, Emily, Reece, Ava, Hudson and Tess. Joseph was born in Madeira Island, Portugal and arrived in the United States in 1948. He became a Bronze Star Medal Recipient of the US Armed forces in Korea. He met the love of his life, Mary Breen, in New York City with whom he shared a beautiful marriage of 59 years until her untimely passing in 2016. Joseph was a man of enormous work ethic, honor, pride and love who depicted the American Dream. A voracious reader, he shared a wealth of knowledge, stories and humor. He was deeply adored by all who knew him and will be greatly missed for his unconditional love for his family and his legacy of treating and respecting everyone as equal. Funeral Mass on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 10:30am at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church 869 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10065. Donations may be made in Joseph's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project.