Obituary of Joseph McConville
South Plainfield – Joseph McConville, 76, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at his home in South Plainfield.
Born in Newark to Joseph and Mary McConville, Joe resided in Plainfield NJ where he met his beloved wife, Rosemary Kubitsky. After marriage they moved to Manville then settled to South Plainfield and raised their children.
An honorable discharged veteran of the United States Navy, Joseph was an air controlman based in Brooklyn, New York. He went onto work for United Airlines, Newark, NJ for 35 years until his retirement in the early 2000s. Joe held the position of Finance Officer with the American Legion, Chaumont Post 243 and was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.
Big Joe loved fishing, shuffleboard, H.O. & Lionel trains and models. He also loved spending time with his grandchildren, family and friends.
Surviving are his wife, Rosemary McConville; four children, John & June McConville of South Plainfield, Tim & Gina McConville of South Plainfield, Jim & Lauren McConville of South Plainfield, KellyAnn & Kevin Bulla of South Plainfield, NJ.
He will also be missed by his nine grandchildren: Sean, Caitlin, Jillian, Mark, Mason, Gavin, Megan McConville & Logan & Lily Bulla; sister, Patricia O’Brien and husband Richard of Bloomfield, Michigan; brother James P. McConville, Columbia, TN as well as nephews, many cousins and friends
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 10:30am in the McCriskin – Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Avenue South Plainfield NJ 07080 followed by a funeral mass in Sacred Heart RC Church, South Plainfield at 11:30am.
Entombment will follow in Holy Redeemer Cemetery.
Family and friends may gather in the funeral home on Thursday from 5-8PM.