James "Jim" Joseph Coniglio Sr.

James “Jim” Joseph Coniglio, Sr., a Newbury Park resident, passed away on January 6, 2024 from a lengthy illness. Jim was born February 5, 1934 in Buffalo, New York to Sicilian immigrant parents, Francis and Josephine Coniglio. Jim married Mary Lou Arcuri of Buffalo, New York, in September 1956. They raised four children and were married for 62 years. Jim served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958 and was stationed in Germany.

Jim and Mary Lou moved the family to sunny California in 1964 and settled in Camarillo in 1970. Jim was a retail representative at ARCO. Jim later worked for Simplex Time Recorders/Fire Alarms for seven years in the late eighties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jim and Mary Lou moved back down to Southern California in 1993.

Jim was very devoted to his family and was a master at the barbeque and would always share his knowledge with everyone. With his easy-going personality and dry wit, he was instantly loved by all who met him for the first time. Jim was an avid sports fan and he enjoyed bowling, football, hockey, and golf. Jim loved traveling and seeing the great outdoors. He was also passionate about airplanes and loved old classic movies. He will be missed very much and will always be in our hearts.

Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou, and son, Michael James, and his brothers John, and Jerry. Jim is survived by his children, Lou Ann Lowers of Newbury Park, James, Jr. of Ventura, and Maria Coniglio of San Jose, CA, sister Joyce Coniglio of Colorado, and grandchildren Allison Poe and Michael James Coniglio, II.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his honor to Habitat for Humanity.