Joseph James Capparelli, 77, of Tryon died Friday evening, June 17, 2011, at the Hospice of the Carolinas in Landrum.
He was born in Canastota, N.Y., the son of the late Michael and Mae åCapparelli. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Dixon Capparelli. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a graduate of Utica College. He moved to Raleigh, N.C., in 1970 and retired as an executive from IBM in Research Triangle Park. He was a lifelong sportsman with a passion for hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Crounse Capparelli; five children, Cecilia Adams and her husband, Brandt, of Roxbury, N.J., Carolyn Bentley and her husband, Charles, of Raleigh, James and his wife, Rose Ann, of Mattawan, Mich., Mark and his wife, Judy, of Garner, N.C., and Maria Sturm and her husband, Scott, of Raleigh; two stepsons, Richard Crounse of Atlanta, Ga., and Don Crounse of Raleigh; as well as five grandchildren, Alex Adams of Roxbury, N.J., and Giovanna, Nicholas, Leo and Antonio Capparelli of Mattawan, Mich.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011, at the Thos. Shepherd’s Church Street Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to Lennie’s Kids Animal Rescue, 245 Ioka Hills Rd., Columbus, N.C. 28722.
An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com. Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements.