Joseph Yannacci

Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Castleton Corners in 1967 and to Sea View two years ago.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany.

In 1965, he graduated from New York University with a degree in engineering.

Mr. Yannacci worked as a mechanical engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, retiring in 1993.

He was a member of various investment clubs in Manhattan and on Staten Island, and volunteered with the Service Corps of Retired Executives on Staten Island.

In his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing, studying the stock market, fixing things around the house, and gardening.

Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Mary; two sons, Vincent and John; one daughter, Janine Bland; two brothers, Jerry and Peter; two sisters, Mary Sarnataro and Lena Yannacci, and eight grandchildren.

The funeral will be Wednesday from the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, with a mass at 10:30 a.m. in St. Teresa’s R.C. Church, Castleton Corners. Burial will be in St. Gertrude’s Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.