Joseph John Trivisonno Sr.

JOSEPH JOHN TRIVISONNO, age 84 of Mentor, formerly of Willoughby, Ohio, passed away suddenly on December 7, 2017. Joe was born on April 8, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to John and Mary (DiCicco) Trivisonno. Joe “Jo-Jo” and his wife Sally (Riley) celebrated 61 years of a wonderful marriage in July. He is survived by Sally. He was the loving father of Lori (George) Chay, Marcia (Scott) Goodhue, Joe Jr. (Susan) Trivisonno and Steve (Pam) Trivisonno. He was the devoted grandfather to Tiffany and Brittany Chay, Jennifer Allen (Goodhue), Katie and Melissa Goodhue, Joe and Andy Trivisonno and Tori and Kari Trivisonno. He was also Great-grandfather to Nora Allen. He is also survived by brothers-in-law Ted (Burnie) Riley and Fred (Verna) Riley and sister-in-law Betty Trivisonno, many nieces and nephews. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Anthony, Mike and Louis and sisters Ann (Dolsak) and Mary (Hrusch), his sister-in-law and brother-in-law Judy and Bob Fisher and sister-in-law Evelyn (Mike) Pipoly. Joe taught for 30 years at Collinwood High School in Cleveland and Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst. He was also the Head Football coach, first at Collinwood and then at Brush. Joe was a 3 sport athlete at Collinwood and excelled at football. He received a scholarship and played football for Woody Hayes at The Ohio State University. He was a member of the 1957 National Championship team and also received 2 pairs of “Gold Pants” for wins against Michigan. Mass of Christian Burial 10 am Tuesday December 19 at St. John Vianney Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd, Mentor, OH 44060. PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH. Interment Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, Chesterland. The family will receive friends at THE DiCICCO AND SONS FUNERAL HOME 5975 MAYFIELD RD. MAYFIELD HTS., (at Lander Rd.) MONDAY 2 TO 8 PM. Online condolences and guest registry www.diciccoandsonsfh.com