Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free;

I took His hand when I heard him call;

I turned my back and left it all.

If parting has left a void;

Then fill it with remembered joy.

My life’s been full, I savored much;

Good friends, good times,

a loved one’s touch.

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;

Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;

Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.

Lift up your hearts and share with me;

God wanted me now, He set me free.

Devoted father of Patricia MacDonald and her husband Frank of Winthrop.

Dear brother of the late Albert, George and Marie Benea, and Eva Rutsky.

Cherished grandfather of Kevin and Keith MacDonald of Winthrop.

Also survived by many cherished nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services in the Chapel of the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, Orient Heights, East Boston on Wednesday August 15th at 1:30pm officiated by Father Richard. Visiting hours are prior to the service from 11:30am to 1:30pm.  Relative and friends are respectfully invited to attend. 

Joseph was born in Lynn in 1919. He served his country in the US Army and was a decorated veteran of WWII. Joseph was the proprietor of the Purity Oil Co of Lynn for over 50 years. He passed away after a brief illness at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem. Joseph was 87 years of age.

Services will conclude with Joseph being laid to rest in the Winthrop Cemetery in Winthrop.