Joseph Mariano, 87, of Brookfield, Passed Away Peacefully

BROOKFIELD, CT — Joseph Mariano, 87, of Brookfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday morning, July 14, 2016. He was born in Freeland, Pa. on Sept. 30, 1928 to the late Frank and Carina (Gualano) Mariano.

Joseph was predeceased by his loving wife Frances of 64 years. Joseph was a lifelong member of The First Assembly of God church and was an active member of the Prime Timers and sang in the choir.

A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Joseph was predeceased by his son Daniel F. Mariano and his grandson, Chief Petty Officer First Class, Jason D. Lewis and will be sadly missed by his four children, Jean (Doug) Mariano, Janet Mariano, Joyce (Robert) Pichette, and Joseph David Mariano; his nine grandchildren, Jennie(Kenny) Schell, Donna Lewis, Joseph(Sara)Mariano, Jessica (Travis) Thompson, John Mariano, Lindsey Guisto, Laura (Jack) Ormiston, Rob Ingram, Vincent Guisto; and by his 13 precious great-grandchildren that could put a smile on his face during his toughest days, Luke, Madison, Connor, Sawyer, Jack, Max, Grace, Stella, Dominick, Eleanor, Jovie, Brooklyn, and Martin; Also by his only living sibling, his sister Rose (Mariano) Re, Sister in Law Patti Mariano and daughter in law Laura Nicoletti, along with many nieces and nephews.

Joseph was the President of Mariano Brothers. Mariano Brothers was founded in 1948. Joseph created and ran the fine arts division of Mariano Brothers. With over thirty years of experience moving and installing all types of sculptures and monuments. Galleries, museums, artists, and conservators all loved and appreciated Joseph and his ability to creatively and promptly respond with professional service and attention to detail. We proudly display many of the Artists works that were given to our Dad.

Our Dad, with Mom at his side, walked many a red carpet event. There are literally hundreds of jobs that our Dad supervised and installed. From Secretariat at the Saratoga race track, to the military sculpture in the waters off of Battery Park. He has worked with and called Frank Stella, Julian Schnabel, John Portman, Rhonda Roland Shearer and Bernar Venet his friends. He was well known and loved in the Art community from NY to CA and abroad.

Our dad loved to work and loved his job, he and our Mom have been around the world and back a few times, spending time with my Mom was one of his favorite things. When getting their home ready to sell, we discovered that our Dad had written many love letters to our mother that she had saved, we have since preserved those memories in a permanent book. He was a kind loving gentle man who would do anything for you at a moment's notice. The best dad, grandfather and great-grandfather you could ever ask for, you will be missed. Our loss, but heavens gain.

Funeral Services will be held at the First Assembly of God, 133 Junction Road, Brookfield, on Tuesday, July 19th at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Center Cemetery, New Milford. The family will receive friends at the First Assembly of God on Monday between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Josephs' name to: Remembering Our Veterans, Webster Bank, 53 Main St., New Milford, CT 06776.