Joseph joined the US Navy after high school, and later had a long career with the Kirby Company. More recently, he was the co-publisher and driving force behind a magazine called Dogs and Cats, Colorado Style. His lifelong passions were photography and his family.Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Mariam Heinrich Cefalu and Joseph F. Cefalu, and a sister, Darlene Longo. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Dreeszen, a sister, Gloria Cefalu, of Edgewater, and his children, Julia Cefalu Green of Williamsburg Virginia, Sean Cefalu, and Chelsea Cefalu, both of Denver, and three grandchildren.Graveside Inurnment will be Monday, June 15, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Staging Area B, with Full Military Honors at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the children’s charity of your choice.