Joseph A. Vitaterna, age 79 of Northbrook, beloved husband of Carole (nee Marturano); loving father of Joseph F. (Martha) Vitaterna, Julie Vitaterna (Ike) Strasser and Amy Vitaterna (Joel) Krisolofsky; dear grandfather of Melanie, Olivia and Angela Vitaterna and Sophia and Sabrina Strasser; loving brother of Jacqueline (Mike) Pietrucha and the late Marilyn Vitaterna; uncle of Dean (Christy) Mento, Christine (John) Wilkinson and Cheryl (Ed) Flett; fond brother- in- law of Sandra (Leonard) Lisowski and Doris Marturano; dear son of the late Joseph and Rachel Vitaterna. 50 year member of American Federation of Musicians Local, 10-208.

Visitation
Thursday, July 1, 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL

Funeral Friday, July 2, 10:15 a.m. from Donnellan Family Funeral Home 10045 Skokie Blvd., at Old Orchard Rd., Skokie to St. Norbert Church 1809 Walters Ave., Northbrook, Mass 11:00 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 800 Davis St., Suite 400, Evanston, IL 60201 or DePaul University, School of Music, 804 W. Belden Ave., Chicago, IL 60614.