Joseph Daniel Morello of Natick, formerly of Reading, died suddenly on August 8, 2015. He was 40 years of age. Joseph was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on December 11, 1974.

He graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1992. He taught brass instruments for the East Coast Jazz Ensemble.

He was the husband of Christina (L' Abbe) Morello. Devoted father of Mariana Rene' and Adeline Daniele Morello both of Natick. Cherished son of Joan Lillian McCourt; Sebastiano James Morello and his wife Nimfa. Brother of James G. Morello and his wife Kristin of Tewksbury; Gina Boznak of TX; Diana McKee and Andrea Duffy both of Reading and Patricia Strohman and her husband Bryan of N. Reading.

His funeral mass and burial will be private. Friends may visit at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Thursday, August 13, from 4-8PM. In lieu of flowers gifts in Joseph's memory can be made to the Mariana Rene' and Adeline Daniele Morello Scholarship Fund C/O the Reading Cooperative Bank 159 Haven St. Reading, MA 01867. For on line guest book and directions visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com