Joseph F. Stephany's Obituary
Joseph Frederick Stephany, age 73, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013. He was the son of the late Joseph and Elvina Stephany.
Joe was the beloved husband of Carol Stephany and the loving father of Joseph Stephany, Jr. (Doranel), Dana Stephany, the late Todd Stephany and stepfather of Trent Sitzman, Jay Sitzman (Cindy), Todd Sitzman (Lisa) and Keli Sitzman Sanders (Michael). He was the proud grandfather of Rachel, Heather, Amanda, Brittany, Johnny, Olivia, Christian, Steven and John; great grandfather of Santana. He was the brother of Gerald Stephany (Bonnie) and Frank Stephany (the late Henrietta).
Joe was a past resident of New Orleans, St Bernard, Slidell and presently Mandeville. In Joseph's spare time he enjoyed spending time with family and friends... and let's not forget about the "Old Farts Club" and the "Magnificent Six".
As a long time member of the Deutsches Haus Joseph enjoyed learning about his German heritage and sharing his passion for Stein collecting. For the past twelve years he served as president of the Bayou Stein Verein Organization.
Over the years he made many trips to Germany but especially enjoyed visiting his families' hometown of Berg Pfalz, Germany.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Memorial Celebration of his life at Ridge Memorial Baptist Church in Slidell on Monday, October 28, 2013 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers send donations to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org or Saint Jude Children's Hospital, www.stjude.org.
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