Joseph F Tranchina 90, of Hollywood, FL passed away on May 9 2011. Born on December 9, 1920 to parents Nicholas and Itria Tranchina in Waterbury, CT. He is survived by his children Itria Johnson, Teresa & her husband Albert Valentine, Vincent Tranchina and Nicholas Tranchina and his wife Eliane. his grandchildren Maria Lieitra, Traci and her husband Wayne Klinkbeil Rosalie Maurizio, Velvet Tranchina and great grand children Tayler and Jordan Klinkbeil and Donte' Horton. He enlisted in the Navy the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor serving to the end of the WWII.