EAST PALESTINE - Joseph H. Figley Jr., 79, of East Park Avenue, East Palestine, Ohio, died Sept. 15, 2008, in Largo, Fla.

He was a retired restaurant owner.

He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in East Palestine.

A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he served from March 1946-June 1947. He also held memberships in the Eagles Lodge,VFW and Moose Lodge.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Haslett, whom he married Dec. 16, 1950; his parents, Joseph and Florence Figley, and a sister, Mary Jane.

Surviving are his sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph III and Liz, Timothy and Cindy, Fred and Jeannette, Michael and Dena, James and Marlene; his brothers and sisters, Robert and Tammy, Francis and Pam, Jean and Gabe; 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is to be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 200 E. Main St., East Palestine, Ohio. A celebration of life at the Shamrock Inn, 100 N.Market St., East Palestine, is to follow.

Donations may be made to The Hospice of the Florida Sun Coast, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd. ,Clearwater, FL 33760.

9/22/08


I first met Joe when he worked at Neil's Restaurant. He made the best pina colada I ever had. He was a good singer and would get up with the band and sing once in awhile.
When he owned the Shamrock Inn, it was the place to go to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. He had entertainment all day and really good Irish stew. My friend Delores and I would get to the Shamrock by 2:oo in the afternoon on St. Patricks Day and save a big table for all our friends for when they got off work and we would party for hours. If you didn't get there early you couldn't get a table, it was standing room only by evening. I would request a song and he would sing it for me. It was "My Wild Irish Rose". It has been quite a few years since those good times, but I'll always remember Joe Figley.