Obituary of Joseph M Crotty

Joseph M. Crotty, son of the late Maurice F. Crotty and Mary Dolores (Burke), born in Philadelphia, PA on October 23, 1943, passed away on August 18th.  He was a resident of Whitehouse Station since 1982 after previously moving from Williamsport, PA, East Norriton, PA and Wilmington, DE. Joe worked for Bell Telephone of PA, Diamond State Telephone, DE, AT& T in Basking Ridge NJ, Telecordia Technologies in Piscataway, NJ, and CDI Telecommunications in Arizona. After retiring from the communications industry, he started his own marketing company, Xpert Solutions. He was a graduate of LaSalle High School in Philadelphia, PA and Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

He was a Member of Raritan Valley Country Club since 1982 serving on its Board of Directors and as President in 1994 and again in 2011 and 2013. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed attending many Thoroughbred Horse Racing events throughout the country.

He was an avid fan (and critic) of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothea (LiVolsi) Crotty, his children Joseph M. Crotty III (Margaret Whelan) of Amagansett, NY & Boca Raton, FL, Brian P. Crotty (Cara) of Columbia, South Carolina, and Joanna C. Robison (Jason) of Hillsborough, NJ.  He is survived by six grandchildren, Julianna Robison, Joseph M. Crotty, IV, Kaitlyn Robison, Maeve Crotty, Ciara Crotty and Conor Crotty.  Joe is also survived by his brother James F. Crotty (Christine) of Blue Bell, PA and many loving extended family members. 

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at 390 County Route 523, Whitehouse Station, NJ, 08889 with a viewing from 9:30 to 11 AM, followed by a funeral mass at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org in Joe’s memory.