Joseph “Joe” Daniel Szatny

October 9, 1936 - March 1, 2024

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Joseph “Joe” Daniel Szatny, 87, devoted husband of Ana Maria Szatny, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Fornalski Szatny.

Joe spent his early years in Philadelphia with his parents and sister, Rita. He stayed in Pennsylvania while attending Villanova University before moving to California for graduate school at UC Berkeley. While at Berkley, he met his future wife, Ana Maria. After college, Ana Maria returned to her native Peru where they corresponded for a couple years. Joe traveled to visit and asked her parents’ permission to marry. They married in Ana Maria’s hometown of Arequipa.

Joe dedicated his career to the field of engineering, specifically as a Chemical Engineer where his expertise and passion left a lasting impact. With a Chemical engineering degree and an MBA, he excelled in his profession, gaining admiration and respect from colleagues and friends alike. Joe traveled the world for his career in Ohio, Canada, Delaware and Saudi Arabia, before returning to the United States. They spent a few years in Anderson, SC before retiring to Bonita Springs , Florida. After 26 years , they left many friends to move to Greenville, SC, to be closer to family.

Joe was a man of unwavering love and an adventurous spirit. He enjoyed golf, tennis,bridge and travel and was a faithful servant of the Catholic Church.

His legacy of love will be forever cherished in the hearts of his loving wife, Ana Maria; their three wonderful children, Michael Szatny and wife, Cindy of Houston, TX, Suzanne McGee and husband, Shannon of Greenville, SC, and Vanessa Zadel and husband, Chris of Greer, SC; seven adoring grandchildren, Avery and Bradley Szatny, Sebastian, Nicolas, and Isabel McGee, and Jack and Collin Zadel; along his sister, Rita Szatny of Morristown, NJ.

A celebration of Joe’s life will be held in Florida this summer.

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Joe's sister, Rita

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Joseph “Joe” Daniel Szatny, 87, devoted husband of Ana Maria Szatny, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Fornalski Szatny. Joe spent his early years in Philadelphia with his parents and sister, Rita. He stayed in Pennsylvania while attending Villanova UniversityContinue Reading

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This is Magda, Comparto tu dolor por la perdida de tu maravilloso esposo Joe. Tengo gratos recuerdos de cuando recien llegaron a Florida y jugamos tennis juntos. Y el dia de tu cumpleanos con la devosion que te miraba. This is Ford I have known of Joe for deades because our wives Anita and Magda are Peruvian cousins. But we didn't meet until our two families separately retired to Florida almost 30 years ago. We lived only 30-40 miles from each-other, and because of the close relationship of the Peruvian cousins we ended up seeing eachother several times a year. Joe and Anita would come occasionally to Punta Gorda for dinner and events at our Yacht Club, and we were frequent guests of their beautiful home and complex in Bonita Springs. Joe and I have been big sports fans, and enjoyed eachother's company; we would frequently meet in Fort Myers for lunch and a movie which we all enjoyed. And then coincidentally we both left Florida for South Carolina a few years ago to be near our daughters. They were based in Greenville and we in Columbia. We frequently would get the families together for special occasions, and our daughters and their spouses got to know each other well. It was a warm and loving "extended Latina family" relationship that we all enjoyed. We will miss Joe mightily; but we hope we can continue to get the remaining family members together for as long as possible to continue the tradition.

My sympathy goes to AnaMaria, who remained a faithful and loving wife to Joe for the last 60 years. I will always thank God for her care and patience. I pray God will help her remember the good times.

Thinking of you all. Joe was a wonderful man and will be missed greatly. I was fortunate enough to have him as my godfather. I know that he will continue to watch over us all.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.