JOHN JOSEPH

SIAS

John J. Sias, 87, of Cherokee County, North Carolina, passed away this past week in Stuart, Florida. 

Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Andrew J. and Catherine Sias, John grew up one of six children, alongside brothers Andrew and Ronald and sisters Catherine “Audrey,” Millie and Carol. True to his Brooklyn roots, he never sat still for long. He spent most of his adult life moving up and down the East Coast, making homes in three states. 

In the summer of 1961, John married Judy, and the two shared nearly six decades together until her passing in 2020. After a 30-year career in the telecommunications industry, John retired in 1990, and he and Judy happily began the second chapter of their lives together.

Anyone who knew him would tell you that John was an excellent carpenter. For most of his life he kept a full workshop, and he rarely went long without a project underway: cedar chests, elaborate wooden clocks, jewelry boxes, or yet another part of whatever house he was living in at the time. If something needed fixing, John had the right tool, knew exactly how to use it, and was usually reaching for it before you’d finished asking. When he wasn’t tinkering in the workshop, he was singing the standards. Hand him a microphone and the Frank Sinatra tunes would start. 

Later in life he became a soccer fan. It started with watching his young grandchildren “kick the ball around,” but eventually evolved into an ESPN+ subscription and watching game videos so he could keep watching them play. He was not just a spectator. In 2024 he began to compete in the Cherokee County Senior Games, where he took home first-place medals in target shooting, billiards, bocce and cornhole. 

John is survived by his three children and their spouses, John and Susan Sias, Jay and Debra Sias, and Joy and Jason Leidig; his grandchildren, Samantha and Jack; his brother, Ron Sias (Ursula); his sisters, Millie Gibbons (Joseph) and Carol Sias; and his in-laws, Marion Gorgano, Doris “Merci” Sias, and Carlo and Linda Esposito. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Judy; his parents; his brother, Andrew; and his sister, Audrey. 

John was loved by his family and friends, and he will be greatly missed. 

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, from 2:00PM – 6:00PM at Treasure Coast Seawinds Funeral Home, 950 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34994.