Published January 04. 2022 10:20AM
Joseph L. Gallucci, 81, of Whitehall and formerly of Bethlehem, died Dec. 25, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Louis L. and Anna (Kmetz) Galluccia. He was the husband of the late Megan (Roberts) Gallucci.
He was in the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps for 10 years during the Cuban Conflict and the Vietnam War, and was honorably discharged as a Lt. Commander.
He earned a BA in sociology from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster.
He was a credit manager for 30 years for the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation until he retired in 1996.
He was a member of Jordan United Church of Christ, Allentown.
He was a volunteer for Restore Habitat for Humanity.
He is survived by two daughters, Lyn C. Williams and her husband Bill of Bethlehem and Sharon M. Place and her husband Jim of York; and four grandsons, Billy, Michael, Tommy and David.
He was predeceased by a sister, Susan Clayton.
Contributions may be made to Jordan U.C.C. Church Memorial Fund and / or Restore Habitat for Humanity, both c/o Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., P. O. Box 196, Schnecksville, 18078-0196.
Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville.