Joseph P. Chiarella

Joseph P. Chi ar ella 1926-2020 Coral Springs, Florida~ Formerly of Monmouth

County-Joseph P. Chiarella, age 94, died Monday, May 11, 2020 in Coral Springs, Fl a. Born in Jersey City on March

2,1926, Joseph was the fourth and last child and the only son of Joseph & Mary Chi ar ella of Cal a br ia, Italy. He was the only person in his family to be born in the USA. The Chi ar ella’ s arrived in the US with no assets but they all quickly adopted the American work ethic and began to restart a life for themselves. Joseph was raised in Jersey City and in his younger days he worked with his father and acquired the hands-on skills of many different trades, all of which he later learned to master. After he married Antoinette Am a bi le in 1947 they moved to the beautiful Jersey

Shore living in Long Branch, West Long Branch and Red Bank. As he became more established he and Antoinette bought a small house in Long Branch, re modeled it, and began to raise a family. He later built a new house for his wife and family in West Long Branch where he and Net ta saw to it that their four children we ree ducated, supported, and given the opportunities to start careers and healthy lives of their own. He also became a member of the Knights of Columbus and performed much volunteer work for them and the community, and eventually became their Grand Knight for several terms. And as he refined his carpentry skills and construction knowledge Joseph became a specialist in kitchen design and remodeling. In 1966 he started what was a very unique business for the times, Creative Kitchens, and opened his own shop in Red Bank. He welcomed his son into the business who helped him successfully expand its offering sand gather more clients. That very same business continues today under the direction of his grand son, all thanks to Joseph’ s original foresight, his perseverance and his many talents. Throughout his life Joseph put his personals tampon every project in which he was involved, and his advice and assistance with those endeavors will no doubt be remembered by his friends and loving family forever. After the passing of his wife Antoinette in 2002,

Joseph retired to Coral Springs, Fl a. He is survived by his sister Claire Jeffers; his children and their spouses David& Peggy Jo Chi ar ella, Maria& Eliot

We is man, Bernadette& Kevin Calv er, and Joseph&

Camille Chi ar ella; and his 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.