\t\t\tJoseph Paul Vitris \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Joseph Paul Vitris, 63, of Scranton, died unexpectedly Monday at Regional Hospital of Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nBorn in Scranton, he was the son of the late Samuel Frank Vitris Sr. and Jacqueline Terruso Vitris. He was a 1980 graduate of West Scranton High School. Joseph was an avid volunteer at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center and an active participant at the West Side Senior Center. His legacy lives on through the lives he touched as a Gift of Life donor.<\/p>\n
\nHe was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Vitris Jr.<\/p>\n
\nSurviving are his sister-in-law, Judith Vitris, Scranton; nieces, Sabrina Santucci and husband, Chris; and Shalane Vitris and her fianc, Shawn Dente; and a nephew, Samuel Vitris III, and his wife, Taryn; his great nephew, Brennan Snyder; and great niece, Brynlee Santucci.<\/p>\n
\nA Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick\u2019s Catholic Church, 1403 Jackson St., Scranton. Friends may call Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church.<\/p>\n
\nArrangements are by Savino Traditional Funerals and Cremation Care, 157 S. Main Ave., Scranton.<\/p>\n