Joseph F Pierontoni

September 22, 1943 - January 14, 2021

PIERONTONI - Joseph F Pierontoni passed away peacefully at his Jacksonville Fl home surrounded by family on 14 January 2021. Joseph was born 22 September 1943 to Leo and Mary Pierontoni in Nanticoke Pa. He was the President of the graduating class of 1961 from Newport Twp High School where he played basketball and met Jeanette Fisher a cheerleader and fell in love. Joe went to college and graduated from Wilkes College with a Business Degree in Hotel Management, and married his high school sweetheart 01 June 1963. Joe and Jan had two sons, Joseph Darren and Bradley John. As his boys grew up, he was their mentor and coach throughout the years, He was named Coach of the Year of the Knights of Columbus (St. Marys of Mocanaqua) basketball team 3 years in a row. He was a loving, kind and gentle man, but also knew how to extract a person's potential in a nurturing way, (but don't get me wrong he could lay the hammer down too). His wife of 42 years succumb to cancer in 2005 but not before they both enjoyed being Grandparents to Amber, Brittney, Chad and Alyssa. Poppy, as he has become known, also enjoyed being a Great Grandparent and wore that badge with honor.