Joseph Sacco, 82, dies
February 24, 2012,from the USTA Communications Department
Columbus, OH — Joseph O. Sacco, 82, the owner of Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek, Mich., died Feb. 23, 2012.
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Joseph O. Sacco died Feb. 23, 2012.
Mr. Sacco was born in Chicago, Ill., on June 2, 1928. He was a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, for 13 years, and was formerly of West Bloomfield for 20 years.
He was a veteran of the Merchant Marines and loved to play golf.
Mr. Sacco is survived by his wife, Catherine; children, Joanne (Martin) Gawronski, Michael (Michelle), Susie Bokshan and Rosemarie Irwin; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cathy Knack.
A funeral service will be held on Monday (Feb. 27) at 10 a.m. at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 32515 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak. The family will receive friends on Sunday (Feb. 26) from 2-8 p.m. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.