Joseph C. Gaeta

MUSCATINE - Joseph C. Gaeta, 89, of 1807 Cedar St., died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the St. Mathias Church, 215 W. Eighth St. The Rev. John P. Gallagher will officate. Pallbearers will be Sal LoBianco, Vince J. Gaeta, Joe Gaeta, Charles J. Gaeta, Nick Gaeta, Vince A. Gaeta Jr., Mike G. Gaeta, Luis E. Gaeta, Anthony P. Gaeta, John L. Gaeta, Phillip L. Gaeta Jr., and Louis C. Gaeta. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery with a Military Service provided by the combined squads of the American Legion and the V.F.W. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home with a Rosary Prayer Service at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Hayes Elementary School or the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gaeta was born on Nov. 24, 1910, in Muscatine, the son of Louis and Phillipa Cirivello Gaeta. He was a lifetime resident in Muscatine. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Air Core. He owned and operated Gaeta Distributing in Muscatine for over 40 years. He was a member of the Moose Lodge No. 388, American Legion the V.F.W. and the St. Mathias C...[more]

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ch. Survivors include three brothers, Charles Gaeta and his wife, Betty, Vincent Gaeta Sr. and his wife, Josephine, and Phillip Gaeta, all of Muscatine; two sisters, Mary Gaeta of Muscatine, and Rose LoBianco and her husband, Charles, both of Muscatine; 22 nieces and nephews; 30 great nieces and nephews; and two great great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Carmelo Gaeta; one sister, Providence Gaeta; and one nephew and two great nephews.