Joseph S. Nunzio, 83, of Emmaus, died March 23, 2015. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rosa (Rizzo) Nunzio.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He worked as a purchasing agent for Lehigh University's Chemistry Department for over 35 years.

He loved to cook gourmet food, go antiquing, sailing, hunting, do archery, to garden and was an avid fisherman.

He is survived by children, Mark and his wife Vicky, of Fox Island, Wash., Lisa and her husband Greg Werner, of Bethlehem shared with his former wife Catherine Deegan; granddaughter, Kelsey and companion, Jake; longtime companion, Dale Honig and her daughters, Adena Dacy and Shari Honig and their families; brother, Francis "Frank", of Carver, Mass.; sister, Mary Burkholder, of Bernardsville, N.J.; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, Thomas, Rocco, Nicholas and Joseph Kutzera and sister, Rosanne Campbell.

Contributions may be made to St. Luke's Hospital Medical Critical Care Unit, in care of the funeral home.

Arrangements were made by the Downing Funeral Home, Inc., Bethlehem.