Joseph C. Fobert Jr (Piano Joe), 72, of Newton, NJ passed away on December 30, 2018. Joseph was born in East Orange, NJ and was a US Air Force Veteran serving during Vietnam. He was a music teacher, self-employed musician - vocalist having played for the Miss America Pageant, Night of One Hundred Stars and the pleasure of accompanying Liza Minelli and Ben Vereen. Joseph is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Diane (nee Cook) Fobert; devoted father of Joseph C. Fobert lll and his wife Nadia, Lori Wohltman and her husband Louis, Kelly Tracy and her husband Robert and Andrea Santucci; devoted grandfather of Brianna, Louis, Gabrielle, Zachary, Annabel, Mikayla, Ian, Jake, Kadence, Calista, Delaina and Evali and great grandson Craig. Visitation will be Thursday, 2-4, 7-9pm, at the Goble Funeral Home, 22 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871. A funeral mass will be held at 11am Friday at Our Lady of the Lake Church, 294 Sparta Ave, Sparta, NJ. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ.