Joseph Miele of Sloatsburg, NY passed away on November 11, 2011. He was born in Sloatsburg to the late Sabatino and Rafaela Miele on October 1, 1927. Joseph later married his devoted wife of 61 years; Lorraine F. Colbath. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII, was a Retired Chief of Police for the Ramapo Police Department and a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. He was also a lifetime member of the Sloatsburg Fire Department, member of the Sloatsburg Ambulance Corp., American Legion Post #293 in Sloatsburg and a lifelong parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church in Sloatsburg.
Joseph is survived by his wife; Lorraine A. Miele, daughters; Carol (Thomas) Donnelly, Lorraine Miele and granddaughters; Lauren (Raymond) Burr and Kristen Donnelly. He will be greatly missed by many.
Visitation will be held at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901 on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9pm. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Joan of Arc Church, Sloatsburg, NY on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10am with the interment to follow at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Joseph Miele’s name to the Sloatsburg Fire Department, 96 Orange Turnpike, Sloatsburg, NY 10974 or the Sloatsburg Ambulance Corp., 62 Washington Avenue, Sloatsburg, NY 10974.
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