Joseph Ray Woodel, 76, of State College and formerly of Grampian, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle Health Care in Harrisburg.
Born June 20, 1941 in Elder Township, Cambria County, he was the son of William Miles and Ann Elizabeth (Sass) Woodel.
Mr. Woodel had first been employed by the J. K. Schmidt Machine Shop as a machinist and then at Union Carbide Chemical Co. from which he retired.
He was a member of the St. Bonaventure Roman Catholic Church in Grampian.
He had served with the U.S. Navy prior to the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Chemical Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists.
He was wed to the former Patricia Oberdick, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edward and Clair Woodel; a sister, Eulalia Woodel; two nieces, Janette and Eulalia; and two nephews, Edward and John.
Surviving are two sons, Patrick Woodel of State College and Colin Woodel of Middlesex, NJ. Also surviving are two brothers, William L. Woodel and his wife, Darla of Lake Ariel, Pa., and Norman Woodel of Chicago; three sisters, Teresa Morrissey of Oxford, Miss., Margaret “Peggy” Woodel of Cookeville, Tenn., and Cindy Stabile of Augusta, Ga.; as well as several nieces and nephews.
At the request of Mr. Woodel, there will be no pubic visitation.
Graveside services for Mr. Woodel will be held in the chapel of St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Grampian at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Father Stephen Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery.
Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery by members of the Clearfield Honor Guard.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Curwensville is in charge of the arrangements.