Obituary of Joseph Anthony Siegel, Jr.

Joseph Anthony Siegel, Jr. went home to the Lord on April 20, 2020.  Joe was born October 6, 1938 to Joseph A. Siegel, Sr. and Gertrude Lietemeyer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joe grew up in Cincinnati and attended Roger Bacon High School and graduated Xavier University.  In 1959, Joe enlisted in the Coast Guard and served until 1967.  He was employed by Aetna Insurance for 32 years as Administration Manager and Comptroller.  He worked around the Midwest in Cincinnati, St. Louis, Nashville, Omaha, and Chicago.

Joe was blessed to have been loved by three women: Barbara (Bobbi) Adams, with whom he had three children, Greg, Dee (Dan) Kindl, and Gretchen (Greg) Hansen; Antoinette (Toni) Wagner, with whom he had two daughters, Meredith (Mark) Rosland, Heather Siegel-Hickman; and Mary Smith, who brought her two sons, Jeffrey and Michael, to this wonderful family collective. 

 

In retirement, Joe was a member of the Coast Guard Club in The Villages.  He served as its president and treasurer over the years.

He is survived by his wife Mary; his children; one sister, Mary Ann Madewell of Chicago; and twelve grandchildren: Josh, Jeremy, Evan and Ethan Kindl, Charlie Hickman, Ian and Sydney Rosland, and Gillian, Joshua, Keira, Declan and Johanna Smith, as well as several nieces and nephews and many others who loved him.  Besides his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his first two wives, both of whom passed from breast cancer.

Private Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Wildwood.  Interment will be private.

Joe’s family would like to thank everyone who has helped through this difficult time, especially Dr. Jessica Cioffi and her caring team at Shands Hospital in Gainesville and the members of Cornerstone Hospice, especially Kathy Hawk and Karen Robertson who assisted us every step of the way in Joe's final journey and all our friends and neighbors who have reached out to us during this time.  If desired, in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Pancreatic or Breast Cancer Research Foundations, Cornerstone Hospice, or the charity of your choice.  Arrangements entrusted with HIERS-BAXLEY Funeral & Cremation Life Event Center 352-775-7427.  Sentiments may be left online at www.hiers-baxley.com.

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