Joe was the son of Fred and Verda (Dixon) Grady and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On June 28, 1952, he married the love of his life, Joyce Higley, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church where he was a longtime member. He worked at Sun Oil Refinery for 36 years, retiring in 1989.
Joe was an avid golfer, bowler, and he took great pride in his flower and vegetable gardens.
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Joe made his home in Northwest Ohio for over 70 years. He was survived by his daughters, Janet (Fred) Roberts, Karen Shingledecker, and Kathy (Ron) Facer; grandchildren, Kristina (Christopher) Newman, Kelly (Jack) Braden, Billie Jo Roberts, Michael (Sarah) Shingledecker, Rebecca (Matthew) Philpott, Kimberly Facer, Jill (Dustin) Kirk, and Danny Facer; great-grandchildren, Jaelyn, Kendall, and Mason Braden, Laney and Connor Newman, Raelynn Shingledecker, and Tenley Philpott. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce; son-in-law, Steve Shingledecker; two brothers and a sister.
Visitation was held at the Eggleston-Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 12:00 pm – 6:00pm. Funeral services were conducted the following morning at 11:00 am in the funeral home. Interment: Lake Township Cemetery. Memorials were directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
Published in The Blade on October 4, 2019
Joe was an avid golfer, bowler, and he took great pride in his flower and vegetable gardens.
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Joe made his home in Northwest Ohio for over 70 years. He was survived by his daughters, Janet (Fred) Roberts, Karen Shingledecker, and Kathy (Ron) Facer; grandchildren, Kristina (Christopher) Newman, Kelly (Jack) Braden, Billie Jo Roberts, Michael (Sarah) Shingledecker, Rebecca (Matthew) Philpott, Kimberly Facer, Jill (Dustin) Kirk, and Danny Facer; great-grandchildren, Jaelyn, Kendall, and Mason Braden, Laney and Connor Newman, Raelynn Shingledecker, and Tenley Philpott. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce; son-in-law, Steve Shingledecker; two brothers and a sister.
Visitation was held at the Eggleston-Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 12:00 pm – 6:00pm. Funeral services were conducted the following morning at 11:00 am in the funeral home. Interment: Lake Township Cemetery. Memorials were directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
Published in The Blade on October 4, 2019
Joe was the son of Fred and Verda (Dixon) Grady and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On June 28, 1952, he married the love of his life, Joyce Higley, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church where he was a longtime member. He worked at Sun Oil Refinery for 36 years, retiring in 1989.
Joe was an avid golfer, bowler, and he took great pride in his flower and vegetable gardens.
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Joe made his home in Northwest Ohio for over 70 years. He was survived by his daughters, Janet (Fred) Roberts, Karen Shingledecker, and Kathy (Ron) Facer; grandchildren, Kristina (Christopher) Newman, Kelly (Jack) Braden, Billie Jo Roberts, Michael (Sarah) Shingledecker, Rebecca (Matthew) Philpott, Kimberly Facer, Jill (Dustin) Kirk, and Danny Facer; great-grandchildren, Jaelyn, Kendall, and Mason Braden, Laney and Connor Newman, Raelynn Shingledecker, and Tenley Philpott. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce; son-in-law, Steve Shingledecker; two brothers and a sister.
Visitation was held at the Eggleston-Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 12:00 pm – 6:00pm. Funeral services were conducted the following morning at 11:00 am in the funeral home. Interment: Lake Township Cemetery. Memorials were directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
Published in The Blade on October 4, 2019
Joe was an avid golfer, bowler, and he took great pride in his flower and vegetable gardens.
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Joe made his home in Northwest Ohio for over 70 years. He was survived by his daughters, Janet (Fred) Roberts, Karen Shingledecker, and Kathy (Ron) Facer; grandchildren, Kristina (Christopher) Newman, Kelly (Jack) Braden, Billie Jo Roberts, Michael (Sarah) Shingledecker, Rebecca (Matthew) Philpott, Kimberly Facer, Jill (Dustin) Kirk, and Danny Facer; great-grandchildren, Jaelyn, Kendall, and Mason Braden, Laney and Connor Newman, Raelynn Shingledecker, and Tenley Philpott. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce; son-in-law, Steve Shingledecker; two brothers and a sister.
Visitation was held at the Eggleston-Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 12:00 pm – 6:00pm. Funeral services were conducted the following morning at 11:00 am in the funeral home. Interment: Lake Township Cemetery. Memorials were directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
Published in The Blade on October 4, 2019
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