Joe was in the US Navy during World War II and worked at the ship yard in Manitowoc as chief crane operator. In later years he was an owner-operator and retired from Packerland Trucking in 1976. He served in World War II in the Navy and is a member of the US Submarine Veterans of WWII.He also was a member of the Mountain VFW and Suring American Legion Posts. He was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church, Suring.
Survivors include his wife, Stella; two daughters, Bonnie-Jeau Philippi-Larsen and Deborah Philippi, both of Manitowoc; as son, Boyd; three brothers, Roland and Mary, Suring; Martin and Mary, New Holstein; and Marion and Patricia, San Jacinto, CA; two sister, Anna Belle Colson, Marinette; and Mary Januchowski, Sun City, AZ; six grandchildren, including K.J. Godwin Larson; and several great grandchildren.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Orpha Lorraine Hintz.
The funeral was held Monday, Sept. 19, at the church (note:St. Michael in Suring)with the Rev. Frank Melchior officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Gruetzmacher Funeral Home, Suring, assisted the family.