Joseph Colin Sinsabaugh of New Hampton, N.Y., passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2025. He was 41 years old.
The son of John Anthony Sinsabaugh and Linda Ann VanRiper, he was born on March 8, 1984 in Warwick, N.Y.
Joe graduated from Warwick Valley High School. He studied Criminal Law at John Jay in New York City, became a corrections officer, and earned his way to the rank of sergeant. He worked most recently at the Fishkill Correctional Facility.
Joe was a quiet guy who liked heavy metal music and concerts with mosh pits. He liked going to monster truck shows and even recently took his young son, Noah, to his first monster truck event. He enjoyed being outdoors, swimming, snowboarding, and hunting. As a family, they would go to Pennsylvania to ‘tear up the trails and get muddy’ at the all-terrain parks on ATVs and side-by-side UTVs. They spent hours in their pool. He enjoyed snowboarding with his father on their annual VT ski trips.
Joe was a hard worker, running his own lawncare business after work and on weekends. When the contractor did not finish the addition to their house he had been paid to build, Joe finished it, with the help of family and friends.
A family statement reads, “Joe was well-liked by his co-workers and had many friends who he would do anything for, never asking for anything in return. Joe will be remembered for his smile and his laid-back, friendly personality. Sadly, he was fighting depression and turmoil on the inside.”
Joe is survived by his wife, Ashley (neé Carlucci); sons Noah and Colin Sinsabaugh; step-daughters, Riona and Fay; father, John Sinsabaugh; mother, Linda Clyne and her husband Chris; brother, Jack Sinsabaugh and his wife Momo; maternal grandmother, Angie VanRiper; aunts Nancy Baird and her husband Al Dominguez, Teresa Mercurio and her husband John, and Rhonda VanRiper; as well as many cousins, great aunts and great uncles. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, John and Teresa (Smokowski) Sinsabaugh; maternal grandfather Bill VanRiper, and uncles Ken Sinsabaugh and Lenny VanRiper.
Memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, June 12 from 4-7 p.m. with a memorial service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 22 Glenmere Ave., Florida, N.Y. 10921. Arrangements were entrusted to T.S. Purta Funeral Home which has a family connection: Joe’s paternal great-grandfather Anthony Smokowski was the original owner of the funeral home which used to be called Smokowski Funeral Home and was sold to Ted Purta after Anthony’s passing.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), ATTN: Michael Swyer, 199 Water Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10038, or join an Out of the Darkness Walk in Joe’s memory.
To send a condolence online, please go to www.purtafuneralhome.com.