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Obituary for José Antonio Vasco
José Antonio Vasco, 68, of Springfield, passed away on December 23, 2024. Born in Porto de Mós, Portugal on August 20, 1956, he was the son of the late Manuel Francisco Vasco and Ermelinda Rosa De Oliveira. Joe immigrated to the United States settling in Springfield and was employed for many years at USA Hauling and Recycling. He was an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills and Benfica soccer, and also loved playing cornhole, especially with 413 Cornhole in Chicopee; but his greatest joy in life was spending time with his family and friends. Joe was the beloved husband of 17 years to Cynthia (Placanico) Vasco with whom he was together for the past 30 years; a loving father to daughter Dora-Milena Mortell and partner Justin Carvalho, of Indian Orchard, and late son Luis-Filipe Vasco; and stepchildren Julie Ingalls and fiance John Reilly, of Ludlow, and Jonathon Lucia, of Los Angeles, CA; a devoted grandfather to Adriana, Dante, Daniel, Courtney, Madison, Ryan, and Savannah; a dear brother of Maria Manuela de Oliveira Vasco Cardosa and Fernanda Maria de Oliveira Vasco Mureira, both of Portugal; and also leaves his faithful canine companion Bella; many loving extended family members and dear friends including Lewis and Raquel Riopello, Phil Gosselin and Nancy Pereira, Junior and Ronette Garcia, and John and Denise Reilly among many others that he loved dearly. Visiting hours for Joe will be held on Sunday, December 29th from 4:00-7:00pm at Ludlow Funeral Home. Funeral services are on Monday, December 30th at 9:15am from the funeral home with Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00am in St. Elizabeth Parish followed by burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joe’s memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Sunday
29
Dec
4:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Ludlow Funeral Home
432 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Service
Monday
30
Dec
9:00 AM
Ludlow Funeral Home
432 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Funeral Liturgy
Monday
30
Dec
10:00 AM
St. Elizabeth Parish (St. John the Baptist)
181 Hubbard Street
Ludlow, Ma 01056
Cemetery Details
Location
Hillcrest Park Cemetery
895 Parker Street
Springfield, Ma 01129
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