Joseph T. Barbosa, 86, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 in St. Michael’s University Medical Center, Newark, NJ

The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.  A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Cecilia Church, Kearny at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Barbosa was born and raised in Newark before moving to Kearny in 1973.

He served in The U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict.

Joseph was a Credit Manager for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in East Orange, NJ and also for Kemper Insurance Co. in Summit, NJ before retiring 23 years ago.

He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Joseph is survived by his dear friends, Tom O’Malley, Bruce Myer, Rosemary Sica, Tina Hulsman and many more loving friends.

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