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Pagnello 2024 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
Joseph (Joe) Pagnello passed away on January 5, 2024 at the age of 94 in the Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg.
Joe was born on March 2, 1929, to Guiseppe Pagnello and Lorenza (nee Guiggio) in Markham, Ontario. He was the tenth of eleven children growing up in a small two-bedroom house on a small market garden farm in Box Grove. He was predeceased by his parents and all of his siblings.
He is survived by the love of his life, Elaine Margaret (nee Rae) Pagnello whom he married on May 12, 1950. This year would have made it their 74th wedding anniversary. They started out with all of their belongings in the back seat and trunk of their car and lived in several places until they built on Andrew Avenue. They stayed there for close to 30 years and then moved to ‘The Land’ in Castleton where they stayed another 29 years. Together, they raised five children, Gayle, Rocci (Mary), Jamie, Jane, and Peter (Rose) who all survive and were able to be with him over his last days in hospital. Joe and Elaine had eleven grandchildren: Laura (Dale), Bradley (deceased), Paul (deceased), Natalie (Ron), Aimee (Taso), Brock, Katie (Ryan), Connie (Dylan), Adam, Meghan (Stephanie), and Bobbi Jo (Ken). They also have ten great-grandchildren: Ciara, Phoenix, William, Elianna, Joseph, Ashlyn, Emily, Matthew, Ella and Mia. His family was his pride and joy.
As a young teen, Joe worked for CPR on the laying and repairing of rail lines around the Port Hope area. After a brief stint at farming, he later went on to become an accomplished welder, working for Coulter Copper. He worked on the Molson vats in Montreal as one of his projects. He then went on to work at Johns Manville as a welder and then as a supervisor of all internal trades. He worked there for 19 years before the company was forced to close due to the exposure of several hundred employees to deadly asbestos dust. He then re-created himself to become successful in real estate before he and Elaine retired to Castleton.
Their dogs, (Toto, Minnie, Sasha & and Toto again) were either with him or on his mind all of the time, keeping him good company with their loyalty and playfulness. He loved being outdoors in a natural setting and enjoyed fishing, hunting and his veggie gardens. He oversaw the construction of the cedar log cabin at ‘The Land’ and it is still upright and stable some 45 years + later. His real hobby or passion was undoubtedly hockey. Like all Leaf fans, he was optimistic in the fall and disheartened in the spring. He first heard about hockey from the Leaf announcer on the radio at a neighbour’s home in Box Grove. While his family and siblings could not afford a radio or to play the game in a rink, his siblings spent a lot of time playing on the Rouge River with sticks made from bent branches and flattened horse balls for pucks.
While living at the end of Andrew Avenue, he requested (demanded) that the township construct an outdoor skating rink in the field beside our house. Gayle called this the first community outdoor skating park in Scarborough. He spent many frozen nights flooding the rink from the fire hydrant located on our front yard just so we, and dozens of kids in the area would have a chance to learn to skate and play hockey. He studied the game as a parent and ultimately managed hockey teams that Peter, Jamie and Rocci played on. He put together some very successful rag-tag teams that went on to win things like the THL/Metro championships against the best in the city as well as the International Richmond Hill, and Drummondville tournaments and the SHA.
Due to his age, most of his long-time friends and family are no longer with us. He remembered them all right to the end, including a teacher, Miss Miller who inspired him and supported him while he was at the one-room Box Grove school and even later as an adult.
Growing up in an immigrant family with 11 children during the Depression, he became very careful, maybe obsessed with finances, hoping to leave his family something when he left. One thing his family of origin gave him, however, was an incredible wit and sense of humour, often playing practical jokes on friends, family and foes alike. To the end, he was a fighter for the little guy, arguing for equality and fairness. His work on the railroad and later his work in the woods and the small farm in Castleton enabled him to stay physically strong into his 90s.
We all miss you, Dad. Several generations will always have some wonderful memories of you.
A celebration of life will take place Saturday, March 2, 2024 at MacCoubrey Funeral Home – Reception Lounge 30 King Street East, Cobourg, ON from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, In the Spring, some of his ashes will be scattered in Castleton, the season and place he most enjoyed.
Donations in memory would be appreciated to any charity of your choice related to the preservation of nature, the care of animals or equality.
Rest in Peace, Dad.
Love, Your family.
2024
Décès pour la Ville:Cobourg, Province: Ontario
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