Joseph Michael Scerbo was born and raised in Mechanicville New York. A strong and influential figure his entire life, never forgetting his love and service to his home community. In an interview Fr. Scerbo gave he discussed how he was called to God as a youngster. He recalled the positive influence on his life and the path he chose to follow. That influence, when he was only eight years old, came from Sister Alexis Joseph, a young Franciscan Sister of the Atonement serving Church of the Assumption in Mechanicville. He had often been quoted saying, "My father wanted me to be a Doctor. I told him I did, too: a Doctor of souls."

Fr. Joe entered into eternal life March 19, 2015.