A. Joseph Antonelli

January 6, 1965 - November 9, 2020

Anthony Joseph Antonelli III (Joe), 55, passed away peacefully at his Ardmore home on November 9, 2020 with family and friends by his side after a long, hard-fought battle with stage-four pancreatic cancer. His strong faith combined with his will to live kept him alive for 15 months - longer than most with his diagnosis. Joe was born on January 6, 1965 in Bryn Mawr, PA to Anthony Joseph Antonelli, Jr. and Alice Hughes Zygmont, and was married on March 5, 2011 at Narberth Presbyterian Church to his beloved wife Alice Richardson Antonelli. Joe was a 1983 graduate of Hill Top Preparatory School (Bryn Mawr, PA) and attended the Combs College of Music in Radnor, PA. Joe was the owner/operator of Antonelli Window Cleaning, a residential and commercial window cleaning business serving the Main Line for over 30 years. Joe was a gifted singer/songwriter/musician, co-producing two albums with 2x Grammy Award-winning engineer-producer Glenn Barratt of Morningstar Studios. His music is an eclectic blend of country, blues, and good-old-fashioned rock and roll. He had a passion for electric sounds and, as a deep man of faith, his lyrics have a message of hope, grace and redemption and wove in his heart of gratitude for the Lord. During the last five years he focused on playing his original music for folks in Christian coffee houses, churches, shelters, and recovery and inner-city ministries. He also played in the praise band at Narberth Presbyterian Church. See more at http://joeantonelli.com. He and his wife loved to travel; favorite places included Cape May, Los Angeles, Vermont, Italy and Ireland where he enjoyed visiting with his Irish cousins. He loved history and enjoyed his visits to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Gettysburg National Military Park, ghost towns in Oregon, and the National Naval Aviation Museum with his stepson, Grant Fisher. An avid photographer, he also shared his love of photography with his stepdaughter, Maddy Fisher. He loved classic and 3D movies and shared his passion with friends and family. He was also an avid cook, who loved smoking seared pork shoulder in his smoker, baking treats and sweets for the neighbors, and making ice cream for extended family and friends. He will be remembered for his unbridled passion for the Lord, generosity, easy-going nature, and his dry sense of humor. Joe is survived by his wife, Alice, stepchildren, Grant and Maddy, his mother, Alice, father, Tony, sister Amy Antonelli-Nicholls (Carl), stepmother Mary Louise Antonelli, aunts Ann Hughes and Roseann McDowell (Donald), cousins Lisa Brechemin (Lou), Debbie Giovanopoulos (Demetrios), Jack Brady and Kim Phillips. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held at 11 am on December 5, 2020 at Narberth Presbyterian Church and will be live streamed at https://boxcast.tv/view/a-celebration-of-the-life-of-joe-antonelli-373926 The in-person service will be limited to 10 attendees. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the following organizations: • Joe often played for the men who stayed at the Whosoever Gospel Mission https://www.whosoevergospel.org/wp/ • Hill Top Preparatory School provided love, education and support to Joe during his formative years https://www.hilltopprep.org (donate via the website or by check and send to Michele Minicozzi, Director of Advancement, Hill Top Preparatory School, 737 S. Ithan Avenue, Rosemont, PA 19010) • Joe and his band were a part of the Coalition to Save Lives urban, outreach ministry http://www.coalitiontosavelives.org (donate via the website or by check made out to Coalition to Save Lives mailed to Mike Kingsley 126 Mill Rd. Norristown, PA 19401) Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home Inc www.chadwickmckinney.com