95, of Palm City, FL, Prescott, AZ, and Wayne, NJ completed his life's work and was reunited with his beloved wife Ruth in heaven on June 4, 2017.

Joe was the son of Thomas and Rose Marino and was born and raised in Prospect Park, New Jersey. He was a member of the Greatest Generation serving our country as an Army hero in World War II. Due to the injuries he suffered in combat he was awarded the distinguished Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars.

After World War II, Joe left New Jersey to pursue his education at the University of Alabama. It was there that he met his only true love Ruth Walmsley, and they were married in 1948 at the Newman Center Chapel on the University campus.

Joe was a business entrepreneur who managed his family owned clothing and hat business. Joe received his Masters in Education Degree from Seton Hall University in NJ and went on to become a Middle School History Teacher and Acting Principal in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Joe was a deeply respected and well loved role model for his students as well as his colleagues. Joe and Ruth retired to Palm City, FL where they resided for 28 years and enjoyed their hobbies and traveled around the world. Joe moved to Prescott, AZ after Ruth's passing in 2014. He had an active social life with friends and fellow Veterans.

Joe was preceded in death by his beloved wife Ruth and three sisters; Catherine Gaghan, Amy Seidel and Jean Horonzy. He is survived by two children, Joseph T. Marino Jr. (Jeannie Marino) of Prescott AZ and daughter Elizabeth Marino Griffin (William Griffin) of Palm City, FL. He has two granddaughters, Jennifer Marino Mangino and Angela Marino Mitchell and four great granddaughters; Brenna Moody, Riley Mangino, Charlotte and Avery Mitchell as well as a niece Roseanne Eckert and four nephews James, Robert, Thomas and William Walmsley.

Visitation will be held at Forest Hills Funeral Home in Palm City on June 15, 2017 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on June 16, 2017, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City followed by Military Honors and Christian Rite of Committal at Forest Hills Memorial Park.

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