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April 4, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 12-3PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 3 PM on Sunday, following the visitation.
Joseph August Iacobucci, 96, of Wayne, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, just one month shy of his 97th birthday.
Born in Brooklyn to Rose and Costanzo Iacobucci, Joe grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from City College of New York in1952.
His early career as a structural engineer at North American Aviation in California was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953. Stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a construction engineering battalion, Joe took every opportunity to travel throughout Europe before his honorable discharge. Following his service, he used the G.I. Bill to attend night classes at Columbia University, earning a graduate degree in Structural Engineering in 1960.
Joe had a distinguished career as a chief structural engineer and was known for his dedication to mentoring the engineers who worked under him. While he was based in offices at the World Trade Center in Manhattan, Edison, NJ, and Trumbull, CT, his projects took him as far as Paris and Venezuela. His work ranged from the F-86 Sabrejet fuselage to the structural design of oil refineries, fertilizer/metal plants, and LNG facilities.
While in college, Joe met the love of his life, Joan Kedrovic. They married five years later and shared 70 years of marriage. After starting their family in Queens, they moved to Wayne, New Jersey, where they lived for 60 years. Joe’s professional precision extended to the family home and their “great escape” log cabin in the Poconos.
Joe was an active member of the Wayne Elks Lodge and Golden Ages and volunteered at Eva’s Village Community Kitchen in Paterson. He enjoyed bowling, cards, bocce, and dancing. Family holidays were defined by abundant food and friendly competition - most notably dominoes and Pictionary, where Joe was known for his remarkably precise, time-consuming drawings. His family fondly remembers cross-country vacations, watching Star Trek and The Three Stooges, and fishing trips to Canada where he served sandwiches with unbelievably thin layers of peanut butter.
An avid gardener and lifelong learner, Joe followed science, history, and finance closely. He was active throughout his life, from sandlot baseball to tri-county Senior Olympics, and loved watching sports. He was a dedicated Rutgers football and basketball fan - affectionately referring to the teams as “you bums” when they (perpetually) struggled.
Joe’s most repeated advice was: “Remember to be humble.”
Joe is survived by his wife, Joan; his children, Jean (Joe), Joseph (Terry), and James(Jennifer); seven grandchildren, Corinne, Joseph (Gianna), Lauren, Christopher, Jason, Ryan, and Bailey; and his great-granddaughter, Isabella.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Eva’s Village would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 12-3PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 3 PM on Sunday, following the visitation.
April 4, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 12-3PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 3 PM on Sunday, following the visitation.
Joseph August Iacobucci, 96, of Wayne, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, just one month shy of his 97th birthday.
Born in Brooklyn to Rose and Costanzo Iacobucci, Joe grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from City College of New York in1952.
His early career as a structural engineer at North American Aviation in California was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953. Stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a construction engineering battalion, Joe took every opportunity to travel throughout Europe before his honorable discharge. Following his service, he used the G.I. Bill to attend night classes at Columbia University, earning a graduate degree in Structural Engineering in 1960.
Joe had a distinguished career as a chief structural engineer and was known for his dedication to mentoring the engineers who worked under him. While he was based in offices at the World Trade Center in Manhattan, Edison, NJ, and Trumbull, CT, his projects took him as far as Paris and Venezuela. His work ranged from the F-86 Sabrejet fuselage to the structural design of oil refineries, fertilizer/metal plants, and LNG facilities.
While in college, Joe met the love of his life, Joan Kedrovic. They married five years later and shared 70 years of marriage. After starting their family in Queens, they moved to Wayne, New Jersey, where they lived for 60 years. Joe’s professional precision extended to the family home and their “great escape” log cabin in the Poconos.
Joe was an active member of the Wayne Elks Lodge and Golden Ages and volunteered at Eva’s Village Community Kitchen in Paterson. He enjoyed bowling, cards, bocce, and dancing. Family holidays were defined by abundant food and friendly competition - most notably dominoes and Pictionary, where Joe was known for his remarkably precise, time-consuming drawings. His family fondly remembers cross-country vacations, watching Star Trek and The Three Stooges, and fishing trips to Canada where he served sandwiches with unbelievably thin layers of peanut butter.
An avid gardener and lifelong learner, Joe followed science, history, and finance closely. He was active throughout his life, from sandlot baseball to tri-county Senior Olympics, and loved watching sports. He was a dedicated Rutgers football and basketball fan - affectionately referring to the teams as “you bums” when they (perpetually) struggled.
Joe’s most repeated advice was: “Remember to be humble.”
Joe is survived by his wife, Joan; his children, Jean (Joe), Joseph (Terry), and James(Jennifer); seven grandchildren, Corinne, Joseph (Gianna), Lauren, Christopher, Jason, Ryan, and Bailey; and his great-granddaughter, Isabella.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Eva’s Village would be greatly appreciated.
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