Joseph Edward Walsh III

Joseph E. Walsh, age 90, of Palo Alto, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 at Providence Place in Pottsville.

Born in Port Carbon, PA on July 28, 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph Miles and Helen (Yakabonis) Walsh.

Joe served in the U.S. Air Force as a Cpl from 1947 till 1949 and was stationed in Guam and Okinawa. He worked as a mechanic in maintenance at ALCOA in Cressona and Lebanon. Joe was a member of the Knights of Columbus in St. Clair and the East End Fire Company in Palo Alto. Joe had a strong love for his family, his faith and his garden.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Helen Bitterlich and Marie Goss and three brothers: John Walsh, Vincent Walsh, and William Walsh.

Joe is survived by his wife of 67 years Anne Marie (Harvilla) Walsh, Palo Alto; daughter Eileen Morgan, Glenolden; daughter Anne Marie Weller and her husband Thomas, Schoentown, PA; daughter Kathleen Wigoda and her husband Richard, St. Clair; son Joseph E. Walsh III and his wife Grace, Kingsland, GA; daughter Colleen Sullivan and her husband Timothy, Palo Alto; sister Kathleen Dowling and her husband Joseph, Port Carbon; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville on Tuesday May 18th at 11AM, with Rev. Edward Connolly officiating.

Relatives and Friends are invited to visit with the family on Tuesday morning from 10-11AM at the church.

Interment with Military Honors provided by the St. Clair Veterans Honor Guard will be held in the St. Stephen Cemetery in Port Carbon.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lessie’s Garden and Greenhouse (Avenues), The Ronald McDonald House, or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The Robert A Evans Jr Funeral Home in Port Carbon is in charge of arrangements. Please send condolences to www.robertaevansjrfh.com

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