HUDSON FALLS – Joseph “Joe” F. Marino, Sr., 96, formerly of Poplar Street, Earl Towers and more recently of Milan, NH, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 5, 2014.
Born on May 8, 1917 in Hudson Falls, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (Battiste) Marino.
Joe served in the U.S. Army, attached to Company L of the 65th Infantry Division, serving in Germany, under General Patton, during World War II.
On June 1, 1943, he was married to Beverly Wright by Father Adrien Bechard at St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls. She passed away on December 25, 2005, after 70 wonderful years of marriage.
Joe was active in paper manufacturing all his life, having worked in Fort Edward, Hudson Falls, Pennington, Alabama and Crosset, Arkansas. He also worked at Brown Paper Company in Berlin, NH, where he was known as a top tissue maker in the paper industry. In 1982, he retired from Diamond International, a paper manufacturer in Groveton, N.H.
Joe was a communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls. He also belonged to the Hudson Falls American Legion Post #574.
He enjoyed gardening, taking care of his lawn and spending time with his sons and their families.
Besides his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by his daughter, Anna Marie Marino, who passed away in 1970. Also, two brothers, Thomas Marino and Philip Marino and his sister, Anna Cervone, died before him.
Survivors include his three sons, Michael J. Marino and his wife, Judi of Melvin, Illinois, Joseph F. Marino, Jr. and his wife, Susan and Philip J. Marino and his wife, Claudette, all of Milan, N.H.; his sister, Colette Duggan of Glens Falls; eight grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call on Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Hudson Falls American Legion Post #574 will meet at the funeral home for a Legion Service at 4 p.m. on Thursday evening.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls on Friday at 11 a.m.
The Rite of Committal will be in the spring at St. Mary’s Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward, with military honors provided by the Hudson Falls American Legion Post #574.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Fort Edward Rescue Squad, Inc., P.O. Box 226, Fort Edward, NY 12828.