The Dallas Morning News
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PLANO - Joseph Michael Chicoskie, 78, of 3500 Hearst Castle Way, died at 11:20 p.m. Friday, October 23rd at Medical City Plano with his wife and three sons.
Joseph was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 1st, 1942, the son of Henry Frank Chicoskie and Helen (Klema) Chicoskie.
Joseph graduated from Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland and St. Gregory's University, located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. On May 31st, 1969, in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Parma, Ohio, Joseph was married to the love of his life Sandra (Stamatis) Chicoskie, with whom he enjoyed 51 years of marriage. He worked for JCPenney, and in 1971 Joseph and Sandra moved to Pittsburgh and raised their three sons in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. In 1985 Joseph was promoted to the JCPenney Corporate office in New York City and moved his family to Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Then, in 1988, JCPenney moved their corporate office to Plano, Texas. Joseph retired a JCPenney executive in 1998 after 30 years of service.
Joseph is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sandra, nee Stamatis, sons Joseph Jude Chicoiskie of Frisco, Texas, Christopher John Chicoskie of Dallas, Texas and Mark Henry Chicoskie (Julia) of Collierville, Tennessee, grandchildren Michael Augustine Chicoskie, Alexander Joseph Chicoskie, and Madeleine Heather Chicoskie. Joseph is also survived by his four sisters, Cathleen Campbell of Cleveland, Ohio, Gerry Lombardo (Tom) of Anthem, Arizona, Alexis Wallace (Dan) of Cleveland, Ohio, and Penny Heiman (Bill) of Cleveland, Ohio, and numerous nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his daughter Heather Marie Chicoskie and sister Joanne Jones.
Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas, will be making arrangements for the family. A funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of Angels, Allen, Texas, on Saturday, October 31st, at 11:00 a.m. His cremated remains will be interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
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