Obituary of Rev. Joseph M. Lanzalaco C.S.B.

Lanzalaco, Rev. Joseph M., C.S.B. Rochester: Unexpectedly on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the age of 65. Predeceased by his parents, John & Rose. Fr. Lanzalaco is survived by his brother, John (Elaine) Lanzalaco; sister, Doria (Frank) Momano; nieces, Christine, Denise, & Heather; nephew Brian; grandnieces & grandnephews; and his Basilian Confreres. A native of Rochester, Fr. Lanzalaco was an alumnus of Bishop Kearney High School, Monroe Community College, and St. John Fisher College. After receiving his Masters of Divinity from the University of Toronto, he was ordained at Rochester's Church of the Annunciation in 1987. Following his ordination, Fr. Lanzalaco worked at Andrean High School in Indiana as a teacher of theology, women's softball coach, and dean of students. During his tenure in Indiana, he also served as Catholic Chaplain at Indiana State Prison, with a special ministry to death row inmates. Upon his return to Rochester in June 2000, he assisted at various parishes in the community and served as Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle in Irondequoit. In 2001, he returned to Fisher, his alma mater, as Director of Campus Ministry and served as a member of the President's Cabinet. Fr. Lanzalaco was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. His family will receive friends TUESDAY 4:00pm - 8:00pm at the funeral home (570 Kings Hwy South). Fr. Lanzalaco will lie in state from 8:00am - 9:15am on Wednesday at St. Kateri at Christ the King Church where his funeral mass will follow at 9:30am. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Aquinas Institute Basilian Scholarship Fund, 1127 Dewey Ave., Rochester, NY 14613. To share a memory or send the family a condolence, please visit www.harrisfuneralhome.com.