Joseph T. Bisciglia, Jr, 78 years old of Kenosha, WI passed away on Friday August 2, 2024, following a long illness. He was the son of the late Joseph T. Sr. and Marie (Bruno) Bisciglia.
Joe was educated in Kenosha and Milwaukee Public Schools. He attended the Kenosha-Racine Teacher’s College and finished his teaching degree at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Joe worked at the UW Oshkosh radio station and joined the college radio announcers’ fraternity. After graduation, Joe worked full time as a K-12 teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools for 34 years. Joe worked in elementary education for most of his career, assigned to Curtain, Garland, Riley, Emerson and Joyce Kilmer Elementary Schools. In the last few years of his teaching career, Joe taught English at Milwaukee Education Center (MEC) at the middle school level. Joe worked part-time for WKZN Zion news and for WRJN Racine news covering Kenosha’s City Council, County Board, and KUSD Board meetings. Joe also provided the news for the Voice of Italy Italian Hour on WRJN Racine for many years with his friends, Luigi Aiello and Mario Ruffolo. Joe also produced several historical films about the North Shore Train, the East Troy Trolley and the Keno theater 400 train with his good friend, Lou Rugani.
After retirement, Joe worked part time for over 15 years for ADE and Manheim auto auctions. He is best remembered as being the best fix-it man ever, never refusing a call for help from any of his friends or family. He played Santa every year at his children’s nursery school and for any other event when asked. His children remember him as always teaching, always supporting and always amazing.
Joseph is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sandie; children, Joseph A. (Kara) Bisciglia, Rosemarie (Nick) Berveiler, Paul (Cinthya) Bisciglia, and Peter (Erica) Bisciglia; brother, Anthony (Rita) J. Bisciglia; sister-in-law, Gloria Peterson; and brother-in-law, Anthony DeAngelis. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Jordan, Aidan, Adaline, Evan, Natalie, Conner, and Cale, as well as many loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Domineck (Angeline Ciotti) DeAngelis; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Donald DeAngelis, Max Peterson, Catherine and George Ruhle, Judy DeAngelis, and Madeline and Ronald Haubrich, Dick Hall; nieces, Lisa DeAngelis and Karen Peterson; and nephews, Mark and Robert DeAngelis.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Christopher Wills, Dr. Anna Silenzi, Dr. Mary Campagna-Gibson, and their staff for the wonderful care Joe received. Special thanks to Harvest Home Senior Living Center in Mt. Pleasant and all his caregivers there, and to the entire St. Croix Hospice team.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Proko Funeral Home. Prayers will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2024, at Proko Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at St. George Cemetery.
