Joseph Anthony Speck
1921 - 2006
  





 
Nickname
 
Uncle Joe
Maiden Name
 
Age
84y
Male




 
Birth 
 
19 December 1921 - Cussewago Twp., Crawford Co., PA




 
Death
 
16 March 2006 - 24696 Elm Road




 
Cussewago Twp., Crawford Co., PA
Cause




Burial
 
20 March 2006
St. James Cemetery




 
Funeral Home
 
Van Matre Family Funeral Home




 
Service
 
Rev. Thadduis Kondzielski, St. Philip Church




 
Child Of
 
Stanley L. & Mary (Hanick) Speck




 
Siblings
 
Helen; Charles; Andy; Sally(D); Eleanor(D); Margaret(D); Stanley(D); Walter(D); 




 
Benny(D)




 
Marriage
 
Audrey Lewis   4 August 1945        




 
Married
 
           






 
Parent Of
 
Joseph; Karen; Christi




 
Residence
 
24696 Elm Road




 
Cussewago Twp., Crawford Co., PA




 
Military
 
World War II
4th Div., 12th Inf.; Utah Beach, Battle of the 
Army




 
Bulge, Battle of St.-Lo




 
Occupation
 
Bucyrus Inc.




 
Education




Newspaper
 
Meadville Tribune
Friday, March 17, 2006





Joseph Anthony (Uncle Joe) Speck

03/17/06 — 

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS — Joseph Anthony (Uncle Joe) Speck, 84, died unexpectedly at his 
residence, 24696 Elm Road., Cambridge Springs, Thursday, March 16, 2006. 

He was born in Cussewago Township, Crawford County, Dec. 19, 1921, and other than 
his military service he lived there all of his life. He was a son of the late 
Stanley L. Speck Sr. and Mary Hanick Speck. On Aug. 4, 1945, he married the former 
Audrey Lewis and she survives. 

A veteran of the World War II, he served with the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant in 
the 4th Division, 12th Infantry, receiving the Bronze Star and other medals. He saw 
action on Utah Beach on D-Day and participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the 
Battle of St.-Lo. His division was the first to arrive in Paris. He belonged to 
Venango Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 169, where he was a lifetime member, and to 
American Legion Post 381 in Cambridge Springs. Following the war, he began employment 
with Bucyrus Inc. in Erie as a welder, retiring in 1980 after 33 years. He also grew 
potatoes and raised beef on the family farm in Cussewago Township. He was president 
of Crossingville Sportsman's Club for 10 years and loved to play euchre with his 
friends. 

Family members surviving him include his wife, Audrey, of 60 years; a son, Joseph 
Speck and his wife, Terry, of Boalsburg; and two daughters, Karen Hager and her 
husband, David, of Meadville, and Christi Atkinson and her friend, Brian, of Guys 
Mills. In addition, there are seven grandchildren surviving, Tawnia Price, Eric 
Hager, Jennifer Rogan, Jill Siegworth, Holly Atkinson, Mikey Bennett and Tori 
Bennett; and 10 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Helen Sertic of 
Nevada; two brothers, Charles Speck of Pontiac, Mich., and Andy Speck and his wife, 
Georgia, of Franklin; and many nieces and nephews. 

Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, are three sisters, Sally 
Christianson, Eleanor Dederick and Margaret Durasa-Dunn; and three brothers, Stanley 
Speck, Walter Speck and Benny Speck. 

Friends may call at Van Matre Family Funeral Home, 335 Venango Ave., Cambridge 
Springs, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Vigil prayer services will be conducted 
there Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 
St. Phillip’s Catholic Church, Crossingville, Monday morning at 10, with the Rev. 
Thad Kondzielski, pastor of the church, as celebrant. 

Interment, with full military honors, will be in St. James Cemetery, Crossingville. 

Memorials may be made to St. Phillip’s Catholic Church, 25797 State Highway 98, 
Edinboro, Pa. 16412.