Joseph J. Brehony

Joseph J. Brehony, 90 of Pottsville died Sunday at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven.

He was born January 13, 1934 in Palo Alto a son of the late Joseph A. and Laura Barnes Brehony.

He attended the Port Carbon High School.

He was a Navy veteran having served during the Korean War,

Prior to retiring he was a custodian for the Pottsville Area School District.

Joe was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville and the former Mary Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, and the Buck Fever Rod & Run Club, all of Pottsville.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy Parker.

Surviving are his wife, Rose Lukach Brehony; a daughter, Rose Doorly, and her husband Thomas, Pottsville; 1 granddaughter Alison Williams and her husband Shaun; 2 great-grandchildren, Coby and Brody Williams.

Funeral Service will be held Tuesday Oct 8, at 10AM from the James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville. Family and friends are invited to a viewing from 9AM until the time of services. Interment with military honors will follow at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.

Please share your memories and condolences with Joe’s family by signing the guest book at www.jehumphreyfuneralhome.com