Joe was born in New York City on August 9, 1937. He is the eldest child of Catherine and Joseph Cascioli. He grew up on Devoe Terrace near the Fordham section of the Bronx. Joe attended 12 years of Catholic School at St. Nicholas of Tolentine. He attended Villanova University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree, followed by his Master’s Degree in Psychology and Theology at Catholic University in Washington D.C. Later he earned his Doctorate in Psychology. After completing his theological studies, Joe was ordained a priest in the Order of St.Augustine. Joe changed to the Secular Order several years later and was assigned as Pastor of St. Joseph’s in the Mendham Parish in NJ. He taught at Pope Paul VI High School in Clifton, NJ for several years.

 

     In his early thirties, Joe had a mild heart attack. He chose a new path in life after much reflection. Joe received a papal dispensation from the priesthood at that time, and chose a life of service to the Federal Government as Personnel Management Specialist. Joe married in his forties to Diana who after several years succumbed to an illness.

 

Joe was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Catherine Cascioli, and his beloved wife Diana. He is survived by his beloved sister Dorothy Cusack, his nephew Joseph Cusack, his niece Catherine Cusack Wilson, and his great nieces and nephews Ryan, Caleigh, James and Abby.

 

Joseph L. Cascioli visitation will be at Cochran’s Funeral Home on 905 High Street in Hackettstown NJ 07840 on Friday, February 7 ^th 2020 from 4-6 and 7-9 pm. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by Father David Pekola at the Church of the Assumption on 302 High Street this Saturday, February 8 ^th at 11 am. Donations can be made to St. Jude’s Hospital for children, America Cancer Association and the American Heart Association.