Joseph DiMeglio, 83, of West Windsor, died Friday, April 30, 2010 at the University Medical Center at Princeton after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Princeton, Joseph has been a resident of West Windsor for the past 55 years.

He retired in 1991 after working 24 years for the Princeton Township Recreation Department.

An avid hunter and sportsman, Joseph loved gardening and outdoor yard work, birds, his beagles and sports. In his younger years he was scouted by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was a member of the former Princeton Boat and Beagle Club, the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck and was a long time coach in the West Windsor Little League.


Mr. DiMeglio is predeceased by his parents Evangelisto and Antoinette (Zuppardi) DiMeglio and his son Joseph DiMeglio, Jr. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Barbara Tash DiMeglio, two daughters Barbara J. Fowler and her husband Thomas J., of Raleigh, NC and Pamela DiMeglio Schultz and her husband George of West Windsor; seven grandchildren Amy Such, Claudia and Joseph DiMeglio, T.J. Fowler, Kelly Perry and Nicholas and Christopher Schultz and a great grandson Luciano. Also surviving are his brother and sister-in-law Frank and Ilse DiMeglio of West Windsor; two sisters Carmela Luccarelli of Stuart, FL and Caroline Janick and her husband John of Ft. Myers, FL, his aunt Theresa Sodomin of West Trenton, several nieces, nephews, cousins and his devoted pets.

A funeral service will begin at 11:00am, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck,
154 South Mill Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542 on Monday, May 3, 2010 from 4pm to 7pm.

Those wishing to honor Joseph with a contribution may send them to the West Windsor P.B.A., P.O. Box 246, West Windsor, NJ 08550, or First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck.