- Date Of Birth: April 24, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 6, 2019
- State: Michigan
Joseph passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at his residence with his family by his side at the age of 93 years. He was born in Bay City on April 24, 1925 to the late Joseph and Rose (Luptowski) Gwizdala. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Corp in WWII and later in the United States Airforce in the Korean War. On May 6, 1950 he married the former Irene Rose Kram in Angola, Indiana and she survives him. Joseph was a member of Corpus Christi Parish – Holy Trinity Church and worked for Dow Chemical Company in Midland retiring in 1985. He also worked for numerous civil engineering firms for many years and held many offices in Monitor Township including Trustee. Joseph was past President of the Bay City Lions Club and past President District Governor of 11D1. He was also active in the Harrison Moose Lodge. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, Detroit Tiger and Lions, camping and going up north to the cabin.
Joseph is survived by his wife, Irene; children, Joseph III (Jean), Mark (Kendra), William (Carla) and Lori (Shane) Hall; sixteen grandchildren; twenty two great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Randy; daughter, Pammy; brother, Conrad and sisters, Delores Lijewski and Virginia Webber.
