died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Born in Waterbury on April 16, 1949, he was the son of the late Vincent and Johanna (Rossi) Lanteri. He was a member of the first graduating class of John F. Kennedy High School in 1967 and served in the US Army in Vietnam. Just 3 months ago, Joe retired from Pratt & Whitney where he worked for over 3o years. He received several achievement awards including the Eagle Award during his career at Pratt. In his younger years, Joe was a guitarist & vocalist in a local band known as Euphoria. He was a fan of the NY Yankees and an avid golfer. Over the years Joe raised several beagle dogs as his pets, but his greatest passion was his natural ability to create any type of gourmet meal.
Besides his wife of 24 years, he is survived by brother Vincent A. Lanteri Jr. of Beaufort, NC, Michael and his wife Kim Lanteri of Waterbury, John Lanteri and his companion Jenny Thepsombath of Middlebury, James and his wife Laurie Lanteri of Bristol, a sister Lois Lanteri of Gainsville, FL, a sister-in-law Dina Lanteri of Watertown, a brother-in-law Phil Dunn of Palm Bay, FL, and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Joe was predeceased by a brother Frank Lanteri and a sister Suzanne Dunn.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, 10:30 AM, at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home 690 Woodtick Rd in Wolcott followed by burial with military honors in East Morris Cemetery. Calling hours are Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions may be made to ASPCA at www.aspca.org/donations.
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