Joseph Malesic

Joseph A. Malesic, 104, born in Steelton, died Friday, June 3, 2022 in the Middletown Home.

He is survived by his two sons, Robert J. Malesic & wife Constance, Hummelstown and Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Schatt Malesic; his son, Joseph Malesic, Jr.; daughter, Margaret Malesic; and four brothers, Tony, Bill, Rudy, & Frank Malesic.

Joseph was retired from the Defense Depot, New Cumberland, where he was the Director of Management Information Systems. He was a Veteran of WWII and served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

He had been a parishioner of the former St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Enhaut and was a current member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, Middletown. He was a member of American Legion Post 594, Middletown, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, American Assn. of Retired Persons and St. Aloysius Society 42 KSKJ.

Mass of Christian Burial will be con-celebrated on Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:00 am in Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 280 N. Race Street, Middletown, with The Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic, his son, as principal celebrant and Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg, as Con-Celebrant. Burial will follow at the conclusion of Mass in Resurrection Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Wiedeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 357 South Harrisburg Street, Oberlin. Prayers for the deceased will begin at 8:00 pm on Thursday. A viewing will also be held on Friday from 10:00 am - 11:00 in his church.

Contributions in his memory, per his request, may be made to the memorial fund of Seven Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 280 N. Race Street, Middletown, PA 17057.