Joseph "Joe Poe" Viola

Viola, Joseph "Joe Poe", - 89, of Longport, January 19, 1934 - March 1, 2023 Our Dad… "When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back." On March 1, 2023, at our family home, our father peacefully passed on to meet our Lord to begin his journey to his eternal reward, reunite with his beauty queen bride of 58 years and a host of beloved family and friends. First and foremost, our dad was deeply rooted in his faith and committed to working hard every day to ensure his family had every opportunity possible in life. He wanted his kids to value education, "It's an investment that never goes bad", he'd say. He was a force for us on earth and we are counting on him remaining a force from above. Though he cherished and never forgot where his story began, "It's a "South" Philly thing.", he decided to move us permanently to our summer home here that he built in 1961 with his brother Mike. Though we joined our family in Philly for every holiday, our shore home became our forever home where we made many special childhood memories that we continued with our own families. Dad was predeceased by his beloved wife, Giacinta Viola; paternal grandparents, Michele Viola and Carolina (Caruso) Viola; maternal grandparents, Giuseppe Raspa and Innocenza (Ciluizo) Raspa; parents, Marianna (Raspa) and Nicola Viola; siblings, Carolina Pero, Michael (Della) Viola, as well as a host of beloved and greatly missed family and friends. Dad, Pop is forever in the hearts of his children Maria Viso, Denise and Mike Monahan, Nicholas and Randi (Lempert) Viola, Sylvana and Michael Blee, and his precious grandchildren, Nicole, Ashley, Natalie, Lauren, Joseph, Naomi, and Nicholas. A visitation will be held Friday, March 10, 2023, at Epiphany Church, Longport, from 9 until 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org/donate. Arrangements by the George H. Wimberg Funeral Home, Linwood - Ventnor. Condolences may be extended to the family at ghwimberg.com.