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Thank you so much to everyone visiting this page. We will miss Joe tremendously and would love to have you share your favorite memories or photos of him on this website. Since we can't all get together in-person currently, we hope that this site can be a place for us to come together to remember Joe and support each other.

Obituary

Joseph G. Morano passed away peacefully on March 20, 2021 at the age of 86 while being cared for at St. Barnabas Medical Center.

Joe Morano was born and raised in the Ironbound section of Newark. After graduating from Newark's East Side High School, he attended Seton Hall University, where he majored in elementary education. Joe graduated from Seton Hall in 1956 and began teaching in the Newark School System as well as beginning a …

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Memorial events are private

Due to the Covid pandemic, we are having a private visitation with his immediate family and brother and sister. There will be a brief funeral mass for extended family at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, March 27, at 10am followed by a public internment at Fairview Cemetery. We plan to host a Mass of Celebration and a memorial celebration of his life this summer once we are all vaccinated. If you would like to be updated once plans are finalized, please email Elise (Joe's Granddaughter) at josephmoranomemorial@gmail.com

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Saint Anne's Roman Catholic Church

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Born

December 21st, 1934
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Graduated from Seton Hall and started his career as a teacher!

1956
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Married Agnes at the Cathedral in Newark, Agnes Morano

1958

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Method of disposition

Burial

Final resting place

Fairview Cemetery

1100 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ 07091
Galante Funeral Home
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