Joseph Hoar

1929 - 2010  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Hoar
  Born	22 Jul 1929	Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 2010
  Person ID	I11689	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Hoar, Sr.,   b. 26 Apr 1902, Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1964, Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary O'Connor,   b. Abt 1902, New York, USA
  Family ID	F4719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Martin,   b. Abt 1931
  Married	Abt 1952
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F21334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Joseph Vincent Hoar Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Age 81, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Elsmere. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Joseph was the son of the late William and Mary (O'Connor) Hoar. He graduated from St. John's University in Brooklyn. Joseph served his country proudly in the US Army for 32 years, retiring in 1975 as a full Colonel. Joseph served in Korea and twice in VietNam and received two bronze stars and a meritorious service medal for his actions. After his military service, he worked as the traffic manager for Scheiflein & Co. in New York before his final retirement in Newark, DE. As an active member and past commander of the McDaniel American Legion Post in Newark, Joseph contributed much of his energy to proclaim and support the Legion's National Oratorical Contest for High School Students. As a parishioner of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Joseph attended Mass daily, served on the board of St. Patrick's Cemetery and was an active volunteer. Joseph's hobbies included bowling and golf. In addition to his parents, Joseph was predeceased by his brothers, Rev. Thomas Hoar and Col. William Hoar. Joseph will be dearly missed by his wife of 58 years, Helen Marie (Martin) Hoar; his daughters and sons-in-law, Mary E. and Edward Seage of Hockessin, Agnes T. and Lawrence Niech of Chatham, NJ, and Catherine Shaw of Washington, DC; and his sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph V. and Judy Shore of Tecumseh, OK and William J. and Mary Hoar of St. Louis, MO. Also surviving are his nine grandchildren, Pete, Sarah, and Rachel Shore, Kristin, Eileen and Eddie Seage, Claire and Catherine Niech, and Samuel Hoar; a great-granddaughter, Alexis Shore; and his sister and brother-in-law, Mary and George Crowley of Garden City, NY. Friends and family are invited to visitation on Tuesday, November 16, between 6 and 8 pm at Mealey Funeral Home, 2509 Limestone Road, Wilmington. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 9 am at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 7200 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin. Burial will follow at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, DE. Published in The News Journal from November 13 to November 15, 2010