Joseph F. Anastasio, 70, of Durham, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Theresa Anzel Anastasio for 30 years. Joseph was born in New Haven on December 20, 1945; son of the late Joseph F. and Rosalie Giordano Anastasio; served his country faithfully in the US Air Force during the Vietnam era; was a police officer on the Hamden Police Department for 12 years; had worked as a computer analyst at Getronics at Bayer Campus for many years until his retirement and was a model train enthusiast. Father of Michael and Robert Anastasio, and Gary Abolafia. Grandfather of Talon Anastasio. Brother of Patricia Cipollini. Brother-in-law of John Anzel. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Joe was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend and will never be forgotten.
Funeral services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Saturday morning at 11:00. Family and friends may call from 10 until time of service. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family at a later date in St. Mary Cemetery, Hamden. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway 2nd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.
My sincerest condolences to Joe's family and friends. Joe was my boss at Getronics and was a wonderful man and a great boss. I was saddened to hear the news of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Thank you.
You will always be in my heart and memory
My deepest sympathy to the family,although I did not know Joe for very long, I will always remember how he made me laugh…what a great sense of humor!
My sincerest condolences to Joe's family. I haven't seen Joe in over thirty years but I worked with him at the Hamden Police Dept. He was a fine officer, and we had lots of laughs over the few years I worked with him. A lot of us were sorry that he had to retire so young. Rest in Peace Joe, see you on the other side.
I am deeply saddened by the loss of a dear friend. Joe was an inspiration to me and always lifted my spirits. He was straight forward and had a great sense of humor. Joe always went out of his way to help his employees, family and friends. He was not afraid to voice his opinion and this made him a great loving and caring person.
I will miss the friendship and the conversations we had for the past 10+ years and he will always remain in my heart and he will not be forgotten. I know he had lots of love for his wife, Terry, and his family members by his spoken words.
My deepest sympathy to his wife Terry, his entire family and all his friends. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time. We were all blessed and honored to have known Joe.
Dear Terry and family,
Please accept my sincere sympathy and condolences on the loss of your beloved husband. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace. Love and hugs, Katie
You understood my feelings of loneliness at times and you made sure I always had a place to go for holidays or any time. And anytime the weather was bad, you called me to make sure I was safe and warm. And then there were all the other calls just to chat and share stories when we usually ended up laughing. I will really miss those calls, but I will miss you even more.❤️❤️❤️