Preceded in death by parents Anton and Theresa Burghardt, brothers Stanley and John.

Joseph was a World War II US Army Veteran

Survived by wife:
Mira

Daughter:
Mary Beth of Bellevue

Sisters:
Madeline Sibley
Mary Mitchell

Brothers and Sisters -in-Laws:
James Elliott
Robert and Lyn Simpson
Clifford and Nancy Ryan

Many nieces and nephews.

Military honors by American Legion Post 331