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10:00 am - 11:00 am
Monday, January 17, 2022
Redeemer Fellowship Church
1644 N. Bay Ave.
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
Monday
17
January
Funeral Service
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monday, January 17, 2022
Redeemer Fellowship Church
1644 N. Bay Ave.
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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Tina DeSantis posted a condolence
Friday, December 9, 2022
Dr Joe and I always made each other laugh he had a great sense of humor, I’d call him on the phone and say “hi Joe, it’s Cugina Tina and he would laugh hEartily. Oh yes, cugina Tina, and we would both laugh, I miss you Joe, God bless you Joe!
Joe Discenza posted a condolence
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Rocky I am so sorry to hear of your dad's passing. You and your family are in my prayers
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Candi Craparotta Elliott posted a condolence
Monday, January 17, 2022
I have had the Absolute Honor & Privilege to have known Dear Dr. Joe & Colette Raimondi for at least 40 years. Not only was He my very caring & dedicated OBGYN Doctor, but He was also a fellow Christian brother in Christ. We have so many wonderful memories of the church picnics Joe & Colette hosted in their beautiful backyard. The love & hospitality they extended to everyone were a testament to two such loving human beings who loved the Lord. God has truly blessed all of us with their friendship. For all believers in Jesus as Our Lord & Savior, this human death just means our work here on earth is done. We will see each other again. The Best is Yet to come!! Our Love & Sympathy to the Entire Raimondi Family. Sincerely Candi & Jim Elliott & Family
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Joe Fuselli posted a condolence
Monday, January 17, 2022
My condolences to Colette and family. Like many others, I had the privilege of traveling on medical missions with Dr. Joe. It was plain to see that his care and compassion for others was an overflow of his faith in Christ. Even though I had spent limited time with Joe it was clear that his love for family and others was only eclipsed by his love for Jesus whom he know sees face to face. As others have mentioned on social media tributes, you can almost hear Joe saying, "What else could you want?!"
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Becky Thompson lit a candle
Monday, January 17, 2022
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Dr Joe was one of a kind! He was warm and friendly and so very generous. He offered his medical expertise whenever he could (he was able to prescribe me medicine from the US, while I was traveling -once in Israel and once in St Lucia.) A medical rescuer for me and for so many others in the US and overseas. He was someone you could count on to help you with your needs, whenever he was able. He and Colette were extremely hospitable-I can remember so many events at their house on the river and their cabin in Vermont! He made the world a better place and was a great example of a true Christian who loves Jesus. He will be greatly missed!
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Kathe Sadler-Wright posted a condolence
Sunday, January 16, 2022
I had the pleasure of working with Dr Raimondi for many years. His kindness and good humor were legendary. He had a friendly word for everyone and would often stop in the halls of the hospital and ask how you were doing, or share a story about his family--it was so apparent how much he loved them. I was also fortunate to have been his patient-- when he delivered my son. A few months before my daughter was born, I lost my mother to breast cancer. Somehow he found out, and for months he would ask me how I was doing and encourage me to stay strong and honor her memory. His concern was touching and meant so much.
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Russ and Susan DeSantis planted a tree in memory of Joseph Raimondi
Saturday, January 15, 2022
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With heartfelt condolences, Rest in Peace, Dr Joe, cousin.
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Suzanne Landolfi posted a condolence
Friday, January 14, 2022
I will miss his face slaps, smile and his sound biblical wisdom
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Barbara Wilkes Delnero posted a symbolic gesture
Friday, January 14, 2022
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My deepest condolences and heartfelt prayers for you all at this time. Find comfort in knowing that he is home at last with his Lord.( I reminded him of delivering my son, JR, who is now 48 years old, when Doctor Joe spoke at Calvary Baptist Church in Parkertown. He and his wife were dining in Cherry Hill the early morning I delivered, and had to cut their dinner short. Sorry!) The blue carnation he gave is a pressed memory in my son’s baby book.
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Derek posted a condolence
Thursday, January 13, 2022
I'll be forever grateful for how Dr. Joe invited me into his home when I first arrived in this country. He was a gracious man, always with a kind word and a smile for those around him. We were blessed to be around him and he truly lived a life in full. He will be sorely missed.
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Gerry Wood posted a condolence
Thursday, January 13, 2022
I will miss you Dr. Joe . Thank you for all you have done for me and for my Family ! See you later !
My sincere condolences to Colette , the family , and to all who will miss you !
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BARBARA FARUGGIO posted a condolence
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Thank you to Dr Joe for raising such a wonderful son , Rocco who was so enjoyable to work with at Community Medical Center many many years ago
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Geri-Lynn Kerr posted a condolence
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Dr Joe was such a great man! I met him years ago when Tommy and Heather married. Thought right away he was just the sweetest. At that time I didn’t know the Lord yet. About a year or so later on the day I accepted Jesus, Sept 24, Jeff brought me over to the Raimondi’s. I felt bad because they were celebrating Dr Joe’s bday and I really didn’t know him. When he found out I had accepted the Lord earlier that day he pulled me aside and said that me saying yes to Jesus was the best gift he received that day. He then toasted to me and celebrated along with heaven. And said I made the best decision of my life. I didn’t fully understand his excitement for me and blown away by his focus on me when it was his day. Over 20 years later I completely understand his excitement. That day is etched in my heart and mind forever! I am happy that one day I will see him again.
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Patrick Perl posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
I met Dr. Joe on my first medical mission trip to Uganda in 2009 and again on a return trip the following year. We were part of a team organized by Covenant Mercies, a child sponsorship organization that works through indigenous churches in sub Saharan Africa. Dr. Joe was a medical mission veteran who had been an a number of such medical trips both to Africa and Pakistan. When I met Dr. Joe he had long since retired from his OB-GYN practice in New Jersey. In fact, when I met Dr. Joe at the airport in Philadelphia awaiting our flight overseas, I was surprised to see such energy and excitement from someone 76 years old!
Dr. Joe had this way of lighting up any room that he entered whether it was an airport terminal or a small alcove in a remote African medical clinic. He had an infectious sense of humor. I remember riding in the bus on the way to the medical clinic when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see Dr. Joe behind me with a set of fake teeth and “coke bottle” like glasses on. He just burst out with the hearty laughter of his and I could not stop laughing. You have to see the attached pictures.
For my first real mission trip. Dr. Joe made me feel so at ease. I was very nervous to go on my first trip to Uganda. But Dr. Joe made everyone feel comfortable. He went out of his way to sit and talk to me on the bus. He was genuinely interested in me, in my life, in my faith, in my family. He listened and asked questions in a way that made you feel loved and respected. I enjoyed sitting next to him and hearing stories of his life and experiences that he was happy to share.
Dr. Joe worked long hours in the clinic seeing whole families that came for care with animation and energy of a man half his age. I enjoyed watching him work. He had a way of making his patients feel loved and respected. And they always seem to leave his makeshift exam room laughing and smiling. Dr. Joe went out of his way to talk to the locals on these trips and find out about them in the same way he did with people on the mission trips. He would grab people's hands and look them in the eye when he talked to them waiting patiently for the translators to explain what he wanted to say. He had a way of expressing love to those he would talk to by lovingly patting them on the cheek. I have never seen anyone else do that and I am pretty sure no one else could get away with it. But from Dr. Joe? It not only seemed natural but very normal. When he patted you on the cheek, you knew it was a sign of affection that only Dr. Joe could give.
Dr. Joe had an endless energy on the mission field that belied his age. I marveled at how he could work all day in the heat seeing patients and continue a level of energy that I abandoned somewhere along midday. I envied that. Along with this endless energy was an endless generosity. Dr. Joe would always take any opportunity to buy your meal or to buy the team drinks at meal times. Dr. Joe would always surprise the team at dinner about midway through the trip. This would be the time that you were starting to crave a little of the food luxuries from home. Here would come Dr. Joe with crackers, sausage, Vermont cheddar, spices and dark chocolate that he somehow stashed in his suitcase and saved for just the right moment. Whenever there was a need that the team had or a patient that specialized care more than what the team could offer, Dr. Joe would be the first to donate to the cause. On every trip I have been on since, I have thought of this and make sure that I bring extra funds. I want to be this generous …. always.
If there is a Dr Joe “ism” that I have picked up in the brief time that I knew him, it was something he used to say very regularly. It always made me smile. If we were uncomfortably cramped in a crowded bus on an 8 hour trek to our destination, Dr. Joe would remind us that we had a bus to take us where we were going and say, “what more do you want?”. If we were eating breakfast on a table under a place where large bats were flying in and out or roosting above our heads, he would remind us that we were eating in a wonderfully natural setting and say, “what more do you want?”. If we were yet again having the same food prepared that we have eaten for days, he would remind us that we had something to eat and say, “what more do you want?” At the time, this common refrain by Dr. Joe made me laugh. I thought it a little tongue and cheek … a way to make an uncomfortable situation seem better than it was. But now as I look back, I don't think that was it at all. I think when Dr. Joe said, “What more do you want?”, he was simply reminding us to be content in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in. That there are so many others that have less than we have at that moment. Take comfort that we have been given what we need to meet our needs. I love that saying …. “what more do you want” - that Dr. Joe “ism” …. I remember it often and I will carry it forward.
I have since been on numerous medical mission trips to developing nations. I only knew Dr. Joe for a few short weeks in this life but he has made a tremendous impact on who I am. Much of the way I approach mission work is because of the way Dr. Joe modeled being a missionary. I see it in the sense of humor I try to bring. I see it in the way I try to make new missionaries feel comfortable. I see it in the way I view the importance of reaching out to the locals. I see it in the constant refrain of “what more do you want?” I see it in the importance in being as generous as I can to whoever I can.
I only knew Dr. Joe for a couple weeks in this life, but he left a lasting impact on me in so many ways. The larger the life, the more the impact. And Dr. Joe lived a large life while all the while being an extremely humble person. He never missed a moment or an opportunity to impact someone. He never wasted a moment. I can't imagine what impact he left on those that know him for a lifetime.
Dr. Joe was one of those rare people that come your way. That you are divinely blessed with. One of those people that make you want to ultimately be a better person going forward.
Thanks to all that Dr. Joe was, I would like to believe that I am.
Patrick Perl RN
Corning, NY
pperl@stny.rr.com
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Kathe Sadler-Wright Posted Jan 16, 2022 at 8:42 PM
As a nurse who worked with him daily for many years, you captured his essence perfectly. Working with him every day was just like that. His kindness energy and good humor were infectious.
I used to tease him that he never aged and that his energy was boundless and that somewhere in his attic he had a portrait of himself that was aging---like Dorian Gray. The last time I saw him was 3 years ago. He was fast-walking (as usual) through the hospital lobby. He would always stop and say hello, ask me how my son (who he delivered and is also a physician) was doing and share a laugh. I imagine him now, hugging his son Joe, and sharing a laugh.
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Barbara Fariello posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Rest peacefully in the Lord’s Arms for all eternity, Dr. Joe. My condolences to Coco and family. And to you too Colette, we worked together some years ago at Harrogate. May your very good and fond memories of Dr. Joe keep you all at this very difficult time. God bless you all.
Barbara Fariello
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Christine Massaro posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Dr joe I will miss your laughter and wisdom you always shared about our lord Jesus. I will never forget how much fun we shared as families, and great food and wine together with amazing stories and educational nights under the stars. The happiness you gave my life I thank you forever. Christine Massaro
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Kathy posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Grieving with you in the loss of this dear man. Praying for comfort and peace for all. Kathy Walker
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Suzanne Pilozo lit a candle
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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Dr. Joe was a light to all who crossed his path. I’ll never forget his infectious smile, his hearty laugh, how he was always ready with a joke to brighten your day. He will be deeply, deeply missed at Reedemer Fellowship Church and especially in our community group where he shared his laughter and his wisdom. I know he is basking in the presence of Jesus now and this brings us great comfort. My heartfelt condolences go out to Coco and all Dr. Joe’s family, his love for you all was so very evident. You are all in my prayers.
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Sharon Misiak posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Dr.Joe, You we’re truly one of kind and will be sorely missed. I look forward to seeing you when it’s my turn to go “home” and being greeted with a heavenly face “slap”. Have a glass of wine ready. Salute!
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Rocky Raimondi uploaded photo(s)
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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Dad kept his bright personality even while extremely sick-will miss that smile Dad.. And Mom we will be here for you thanks for being strong through all this.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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