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Joseph A. Barlette Sr.

POSTED: November 24, 2009

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Joseph A. Barlette Sr., 96,

of Dunkirk, New York died Sunday evening (Nov. 22,

2009) at home with his lov-ing family beside him.He was born in Dunkirk

on Nov. 10, 1913, the son of the late Carmine and

Maria (Taddio) Barletto.Mr. Barlette was a life-

long resident of Dunkirk. From 1933 to 1935, Joe

was a member of the Civili-an Conservation Corps

(CCC) Company 262 run by the military under FDR

and was stationed in Gla-cier National Park, Monta-

na, where his job was to clear out burned forest

trees and then in Home-

stead, Florida, where his job was to erect telephone

poles. Joe worked for the New

York Central Railroad, Al-legheny Ludlum Steel Plant,

General Electric, cement finisher on the construc-

tion of Niagara Mohawk and finally retired from the

Brocton Central Schools.He was a parishioner of

Holy Trinity Church. The greatest importance to Joe

was spending time with his family and friends. He had

a passion for books and reading. He was an avid

hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed life to the fullest.

At 95, you would still catch him dancing a few steps.

You could find him most days catching up with

friends at the local OTB of-fice. Family and friends re-

call with fond memories his spirited stories of years

past.Joseph is survived by his

sons, Carmen Barlette, Daniel (Sharon) Barlette, Joseph II (Nancy) Barlette and Robert (Wendy) Bar-lette; daughters Joanne (Tony) Giantonio and Pa-

tricia (James) Lemanski; 11 grandchildren; 13 great

grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by

by his beloved wife, F. Rose in 1997; five brothers, An-thony Barletto, Frank Bar-

letto, Thomas Barlette, Joseph Barletto and Victor Barlette; three sisters, Mary

Guido, Amelia Vendette,

Josephine DeCarlo and Celia Delvechio; and his

grandson, Craig Catalano. Funeral services will be

held Wednesday at 9:15 from the McGraw-Kowal

Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 o'clock in Holy Trini-

ty Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Friends are invited to call today from 4-8 p.m. at the

funeral home.

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