Joseph Diaz of Westmont, formerly of Haddon Hts., and Audubon
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
DIAZ, JOSEPH R.
Age
75 of Westmont formerly of Haddon Heights and Audubon, passed away on
Sunday December 16, 2007 at Virtua Hospital in Marlton.
Mr. Diaz was
born in Wayne, PA and had spent his childhood in Barrington. Joe
graduated from Haddon Heights High School in 1950 and had served 18
years in the National Guard. He had been a congregant of the Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church in Audubon and had served as Deacon there for
30 years.
Mr. Diaz graduated from Glassboro State University in
Glassboro and worked as an Industrial Arts Teacher at the Brainard
School in Cherry Hill for 30 years. He was an avid fisherman and had a
fondness for model airplanes, carving and woodworking. After retiring
he entrepre-neured his own remodeling business that he operated for 5
years.
Mr. Diaz is survived by his loving wife of 54 years Ethel
(Nee Hipson) Diaz of Westmont. He is the father of Joseph & his
wife Carol of Charlotte, N.C., Jerry & his wife Cathy of Audubon
and Thomas of Oaklyn. He is the proud Grandfather of Jerry & his
wife Dorothee, Thomas, Marc, Alex, Juliana and Great-Grandfather of
Armand. Joe is the brother of Betty & her husband Jim Blackson,
Jack & his wife Trish Diaz and the late June & her husband the
late William Bain.
Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday
morning at 11am at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 325 S. White Horse
Pike, Audubon, NJ 08106. Rev. John M. Anderson Celebrating. Interment
and graveside tribute will follow at Berlin Cemetery, Berlin. Relatives
and friends are invited to join the Diaz family to remember and pay
tribute to Joseph on Thursday evening bet-ween 7 and 9 pm at the HENRY
FUNERAL HOME 152 W. Atlantic Ave. Audubon www. henryfuneralhome.com. As
an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers donations should be
made to the church at the above address.