Joseph J. Anastasi, 87 of Brockton died on December 23, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. He was raised and educated in Boston and had lived in Dorchester before moving to Brockton in 1971.

Joe had been employed as a mechanic for the Massachusetts Department of Public Works for 40 years retiring in 2002. He was a big fan of the Red Sox and enjoyed karaoke singing. He was a member and Past Commander of the Abington American Legion, the Middleboro Elks Club and the Mitchell Memorial Club.

Husband of the late Margaret T. (Mills) Anastasi, he is survived by his children, Jean M. Bunting of Brockton, Judith A. Anastasi and her longtime boyfriend Arthur Sullivan of Stoughton and Michael J. Anastasi and his wife Vivian of Rockland. He was the brother of the late Nicholas and Charles Anastasi, Mary Dias, Ann Rideout, Nancy Anastasi, Jenny Dino and Kay Paturzo. He was the loving grandfather of Joshua D. Silva, Ryan M. Bunting, Michael J. Anastasi and Christie M. Layton. Also surviving are his great grandchildren Theodore and Ashley.

The family welcomes friends and family to celebrate his life on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home, 135 Union Street Rockland, from 5:00-8:00 PM. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Holy Family Church, Rockland, at 9:00am. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Abington. Donations in his memory may be made to, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. www.stjude.org.