Joseph was a native of Louisville and retired after 32 years of dedicated work at Naval Ordnance. He was a member of the Naval Ordnance Retiree's Association and of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He was preceeded in death by his parents, two brothers, and a sister.
Joseph is survived by the love of his life of 65 years, Mary Betty Jean (Kiefer); his children, Ronald (Joan), Daniel (Susie), Patricia, and Stephen (Pam); 10 grandchildren; & 19 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Monday, February 2, 2015 from 1:00 pm-8:00 pm at Evergreen Funeral Home, 4623 Preston Hwy. Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 10:00 am with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial, 4400 Bardstown Rd.
Expression of sympathy may be made to Hosparus-- Hospices of Louisville, Southern Indiana & Central Kentucky, P.O. Box 35425, Louisville, Ky 40232.