Berlin- Joseph Paul Shupe, 49, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. Born in Ramapo, NY on January 3, 1966, he is the son of Marilyn Healy Shupe of Middletown, NY and the late John Morgan Shupe.
Joe was raised in Nanuet and was a 1984 graduate of Nanuet High School. He attended Rockland Co. Community College where he played baseball and graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science.
He was employed for over 26 years by the New York State Dept. of Labor starting as an auditor in Orange and Dutchess counties. After moving upstate in 1995, Joe continued to rise with the Dept. of Labor and currently was serving as the Regional Director of Unemployment Insurance Employer Services in Albany.
Joe was active in Boy Scout Troop 222 in Petersburgh serving as Scoutmaster, as well as being a member of the Order of the Arrow. He coached baseball in the Shatford Little League in New Lebanon and was a member of the Berlin Parade Committee. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Berlin, where he was instrumental in keeping the church active and making the 100th celebration a success. He was a member of the Parish Council. He was a true NY Yankee baseball fan, and enjoyed golf and skiing. Joe was an avid photographer who loved camping and traveling cross-country with his family.
He is the beloved husband of Monica Moore Shupe who he married on September 12, 1993 in Nanuet, devoted father of Timothy M. Shupe, Christina L. Shupe, Jordan R. Shupe and the late Megan Ann Shupe, brother of Barbara (Rocco) Zappille of Pennsylvania, John (Jeannette) Shupe of Rock Tavern, James (Linda) Shupe of Nanuet, William Shupe of Wurtsboro and the late Curtis Shupe (wife Terri survives of Middletown), son-in-law of Larry (Brooke) Moore of New Windsor and Jean (Alan) Ward of Rhinebeck, brother-in-law of Randy (Linda) Moore of Rhinebeck. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
His funeral mass was held Wednesday, April 8 at 11 am at the Sacred Heart Church, 27 Main Street, Berlin, NY. Relatives and friends called at the Sacred Heart Church on Tuesday from 4 to7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions would be appreciated to the Shupe Children’s Fund, c/o Pioneer Savings Bank, 78 Main Avenue, Wynantskill, NY 12198.
Arrangements are by the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home in Stephentown. Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.