Joseph "Joe" Kendel, Sr.

Joseph "Joe" Kendel, Sr. 79, of Clarington, Ohio, formerly of Manchester, Ohio died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at his home. He was born June 16, 1932 near Barberton, Ohio, a son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Bartok Kendel. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War, and a member of American Legion Post 768 where he served as Adjutant under two commanders. Joe was a Catholic by faith, a retired auto body repairman, a former Summit County deputy sheriff, and an avid hunter and fisherman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Kendel, Jr. and a brother, Tom Kendel. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Dolores Anderson Kendel; a daughter, Sherry (Steve) Kemp of Beallsville, two sons, Mark (Debbie) Kendel, and Daniel (Danielle) Kendel, both of Akron; two brothers, Paul and Jim Kendel, both of Barberton; two sisters, Barbara (Don) Hope of Canal Fulton and Mary Miga of Norton; eleven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Sunday at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville from noon until the time of the funeral service at 2 PM with Msgr. Mark J. Froehlich officiating. Interment will follow in Beallsville Cemetery.

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