Joseph Martucci

July 20, 2017

MARTUCCI. Joseph P., 84, of West Hartford, died Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home in West Hartford. Born in West Hartford the son of the late Joseph and Mary Novella Martucci, he was a life-long resident of West Hartford. Joseph graduated from William H. Hall High School, Class of 1951. His high school yearbook quote states, “Although rather shy, he’s really quite a guy,” a fitting summary of the person he was to all who knew him. He was employed by The Metropolitan District Commission for 32 years until his retirement in 1998. He was a runner participating in many road races in his younger years including the Hartford Mini Marathon in which he competed with his niece one year. He also loved to bike ride and was often seen all over town on his bicycle, most recently in Blue Back Square. He is survived by two sisters and one brother, Camilla M. Winston, Mary Lester and her husband Robert of West Hartford, Domenic M. Martucci and his wife Barbara, of Zephryhills, Florida and his sister-in-law Rhena Martucci of West Hartford, as well as many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. He was predeceased by four brothers Francis M. Martucci of Newington; Anthony P. Martucci, John E. Martucci, Michael P. Martucci all from West Hartford and two sisters Lillian C. Lapac, and Anne Theresa Martucci, both from West Hartford. The funeral will be Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. from the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06119; or the OFFICE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION, Archdiocese of Hartford, 15 Peach Orchard Road, Prospect, CT 06712-1052 to support the daily Catholic Mass. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com