On May 9, 2010, Joseph J. Vancavage joined his parents Domecela and John and his sister Mary McFadden in heaven. Joe left behind his loving wife Deborah Steplock and his children Bryan and Katherine and their mother Dorothea. Also survived by his two sisters, Irene McGillicuddy and Agnes Bolton and his brother Gerald.
A Funeral Mass and celebration of his life was held at St. Mary Star of the Sea in South Baltimore. Arrangements by the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME P.A. 130 E. Fort Avenue (South Baltimore)