Joseph Lijoi's Obituary
Joseph Lijoi, 79 of Concord passed away surrounded by his family on April, 21, 2021. He was born in Calabria, Italy to the late Silvestro and Pierina (Sama) Lijoi.
Joseph was a Husband, Father, Nonno, Brother & beloved by many. He was loving, generous, resilient and dedicated to his family and friends. He always made everyone feel welcome in his home and did what ever it took to take care of his family. He loved spending time cooking, eating, serving his homemade Charcuterie plates, tending to his organic garden & fig trees, watching Italian movies, and listening to Classical Music. We will cherish all of the memories we shared with him forever.
Joseph is survived by his wife Carmela, son and daughter-in-law Silvestro and Naomi and son and daughter-in-law Salvatore and Meredith, grandchildren, Gianna and Christopher and siblings, Mario and wife Gioconda, Teresa and husband Chris and Grace and husband Tony.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to St Judes Children's Research Hospital at stjude.org.
A viewing will be held at James Funeral Home on Monday, April 26 from 10-11 AM with a funeral following at 11 AM. Rev. John Hill will officiate.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is serving the family.
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