Naugatuck- Joseph P. Vige, loving husband of Sandra (Rapisarda) Vige, passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Thursday December 8th, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Born in Bridgeport CT on May 1 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph Frank and Mary (Herman) Vige.

In addition to his wife Sandra, he leaves his son Joseph George Vige and his wife Beth of North Caroline; his daughter Joy Morrison and her husband Keith of Trumbull;  his sons Robert DiZinno of Wallingford and Steven DiZinno of Watertown; his daughter Dianna DiZinno of Waterbury; his eight grandchildren, Anthony DiZinno, Nicholas DiZinno, Amanda Famiglietti, Dominic DiZinno, Brandon DiZinno, Mick Morrison, Lucy Morrison, and Jodi Zygmont; and his three great-grandchildren, Skylar DiZinno, Anthony James Francisco Jr., and Dante Joseph Francisco.

Joseph spent most of his life wrapped up in sports and being a hard worker to provide for his family. During his four years at Fairfield College he participated in baseball and football. Once out of college he became a truck driver for Sunbeam delivering bread. Joe worked for Sunbeam for 35 years and worked his way up as a sales manager in Waterbury and then a Supervisor in Bridgeport, the last 5 years he worked at Sunbeam. After retiring from Sunbeam he worked at The Waterbury Country Club for about 10 years.

He was a resident of Naugatuck for over 55 years, where he took care of his family and made great friends. Joe continued with many different sports during his time in Naugatuck. He played softball in Fairfield for some years, and also played on a bowling league at Lakewood Lanes in Waterbury. With the close friends he made living on Millville Avenue, he played racketball every week and even earned himself the Millville Champion title. Throughout his time at Sunbeam his boss and some co-workers played cards every Wednesday night, even far into retirement. Besides sports his favorite thing to do was travel and go on cruises with his wife, family, and friends. For the last few years of Joe’s life, his focus was playing and enjoying the time with his great-grandson Dante.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, from 3-5 p.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck. A service to celebrate Joe’s life will be at 4:30 p.m. To send any online condolences, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com