Joseph was born in Bronx, NY, the son of the late Anthony and Josephine (nee Contigulia) Benedetto. Joseph was the husband of the late Audrey (Pedro); father of Victoria (William) Gibbons, Bonni (Sam) Elias and Toni (Richard) Rusnak; grandfather of Alexandria Elias (Christopher Russo) and Rachel Elias.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 9AM-11AM at Corrigan Craciun Funeral Home, 23040 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake, OH 44145. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1130AM at St. Bernadette Church, 2256 Clague Rd., Westlake. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park, Ohio.