Joseph W. Arata
Obituary
Joseph W. Arata, a lifelong resident of Sayville, on May 10, 2022. Joseph enjoyed the outdoors, as he loved to fish and hunt. He and his buddies would get together on Tuesday and Thursdays for railroad retirement card parties. He loved to eat and cook and was known to everyone as “Tomato Joe” for his gardening skills. Most of all Joseph loved his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife Pamela, his daughters Veronica Lumley, and Regina Hansel, and her husband Jay, and his five grandchildren.
Visitation- Thursday May 12, 2022 from 2-4:30 & 7-9:30 p.m. at our West Sayville Funeral Home
​Chapel Service- Friday May 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at our West Sayville Funeral Home
Interment- St. Lawrence Cemetery
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Services
May 12, 2022
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home, West Sayville
245 Main Street
West Sayville, NY 11796
May 12, 2022
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home, West Sayville
245 Main Street
West Sayville, NY 11796
Donations
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation
1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip NY 11795