Joseph W. Elliott

Age 88, of Minerva, died Wed., July 24, 2019 in the Truman House in New Philadelphia. He was born Nov. 9, 1930 in Pekin to Arthur and Lillian (Keister) Elliott. He was a Pattern Maker having worked for Snyder Manufacturing in Dover and retired from Zimmer in Dover. He is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1948.  He was an avid carpenter and woodworker and loved spending time in his workshop.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Jeannette (Davison) Elliott who died in 2012, 2 sisters, Dona Morgan, Dorothy Godagidis, and a brother, Arthur Elliott. He is survived by a daughter, Shari (Jeff) McCloskey of Minerva, son, Steve (Kelly) Elliott of Dover, 3 grandchildren; Drew (Ashley) Elliott, Courtney (Patrick) Burch, Lily McCloskey, 4 great grandchildren; Gavin and Greyson Elliott, and Brantley and Brayli Burch.

Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00 am in the Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home in Minerva with Chaplain Larry Karlen officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours will be one hour prior to services from 10-11.