CASEY John Casey was born to Irish immigrant parents, June 6, 1923 in the Bronx, N.Y. and died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at his home in Vineyard Haven, Mass. He was predeceased by his wife Marge, who died in 2005 and by his brothers, Joe and Ed and his sister, Anna. He attended Morris High School in the Bronx. After moving to Connecticut, he met Marge Gerathy, the woman who would be his wife for almost 59 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was involved in the invasions of Sicily and southern France. He was very proud of his service in the Navy. He served on the Bridgeport Fire Dept for 33 years, retiring as acting Captain in 1979. He operated KC Painting Company throughout his years on the Fire Dept and many years thereafter. John and Marge moved to Martha's Vineyard in 1994 to join three of their children who had already moved to the Island. He became a born-again Christian at the age of 78 and was baptized at Lake Tashmoo. John was a famous maker of spaghetti sauce. He made his spaghetti sauce every Sunday morning and invited everyone to stop by in the afternoon for spaghetti and to join him in watching the football game. He loved to say that people came from far and wide to eat his sauce (actually they did). It always contained different ingredients and was the "best he ever made." He loved and was loved by many people including his six children and their spouses, Janice Casey and her life-partner, Rita Brown of Edgartown, John and MaryEllen Casey of Oak Bluffs, Nancy and Tom Barlosky of Vineyard Haven, Patty and Howie Horvath of W. Haven, Margie and Val Pires of W. Tisbury, and Jerry and Melissa Casey of Huntington; his 16 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; his caregivers; and friends from all walks of life. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Hospice of Martha's Vineyard, PO Box 2549, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or Vineyard Nursing Assoc., PO Box 399 Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. A celebration of his life and a reception will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 27, 2009 at New Life Assembly Church, 28 Hedgehog Rd, Trumbull. Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 56 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, P.O. Box 228,1 Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. www.ccgfuneralhome.com.