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America, Joseph
Birth: 1920-02-24 in Washington, DC
Residence: Prince Frederick, Maryland
Death: Friday, February 03, 2012
Laid to Rest: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 in the Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland
Joseph America, 91, of Prince Frederick, MD passed
away at his residence on Friday, February 03, 2012. Joe
was born on February 24, 1920 in Washington, DC.
He attended McKinley Tech High School and was stationed in Okinawa
with the 1113th Engineer Construction Group during World War II. After the war
he settled with his family in Prince Georges County, MD and was a Master Tool
and Die Maker at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
He moved with his family to Prince Frederick in 1977. He loved to spend
time fishing, crabbing and boating with his family and friends. He was a devoted
husband and father. When his beloved wife Minnie died in 1974, he retired from
his job and assumed the role of parenting the seven of his fourteen children that
were still living at home.
Survivors include his daughters Trudy Dean (Roy), Eileen Lynch (Robert),
Evelyn English, Peggy Hampton (Robert), Christine Real (Matthew), Catherine
Manley (Chuck), Carol Wheeler (Craig), Miriam Gholl (Robert), Mary Taylor
(Jim) and sons Joseph America (Denise), Martin America, John America and
James America (Ingrid). Joe leaves behind 38 grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Minnie and his daughter, Joanne Pantuso.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 5,
2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John Vianney Church, 105
Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood, MD
on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Arrangements provided by the Rausch Funeral Home of Port Republic, MD.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Calvert Hospice,
P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Birth: 1920-02-24 in Washington, DC
Residence: Prince Frederick, Maryland
Death: Friday, February 03, 2012
Laid to Rest: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 in the Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland
Joseph America, 91, of Prince Frederick, MD passed
away at his residence on Friday, February 03, 2012. Joe
was born on February 24, 1920 in Washington, DC.
He attended McKinley Tech High School and was stationed in Okinawa
with the 1113th Engineer Construction Group during World War II. After the war
he settled with his family in Prince Georges County, MD and was a Master Tool
and Die Maker at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
He moved with his family to Prince Frederick in 1977. He loved to spend
time fishing, crabbing and boating with his family and friends. He was a devoted
husband and father. When his beloved wife Minnie died in 1974, he retired from
his job and assumed the role of parenting the seven of his fourteen children that
were still living at home.
Survivors include his daughters Trudy Dean (Roy), Eileen Lynch (Robert),
Evelyn English, Peggy Hampton (Robert), Christine Real (Matthew), Catherine
Manley (Chuck), Carol Wheeler (Craig), Miriam Gholl (Robert), Mary Taylor
(Jim) and sons Joseph America (Denise), Martin America, John America and
James America (Ingrid). Joe leaves behind 38 grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Minnie and his daughter, Joanne Pantuso.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 5,
2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John Vianney Church, 105
Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood, MD
on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Arrangements provided by the Rausch Funeral Home of Port Republic, MD.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Calvert Hospice,
P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
