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Joseph Congrady
10 juin 1930 –
6 mai 2021
CONGRADY, Joseph June 10, 1930 – May 6, 2021
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear father Joseph in his 91st year. Predeceased only four months ago by his beloved wife Anna (Timkovich) of 61 years. Dear brother of Mary (the late Milan) Madunicka. Beloved father of Craig (Christine) and Patricia Congrady. Cherished uncle of Milan Madunicky, Alena Chrom, Thomas (Libby) Pokoradi, Robert (Catherine) Pokoradi, Richard Pokoradi, and Dennis (Maryann) Pokoradi. Joseph will be reunited in Heaven with his parents Karl and Anna (Kohut) Congrady.
Joseph was born in Hubina, Slovakia on June 10, 1930. His first day of school was in France. After returning to SloPlvakia he apprenticed with a denturist in Piestany. In 1950 he ventured across Europe, joining the French Foreign Legion and learning German along the way, and emigrated to Canada. He first worked on a farm in New Brunswick but did not yet speak English. He headed to Ontario, finding work mining gold in Timmins and picking tobacco in Tillsonburg. Eventually he settled in Hamilton, finding a vibrant Slovak community. In 1955, he began the job he would keep for 37 years making cars at Ford in Oakville. In 1959 he married and moved to Flamborough to start his family. Joseph loved to travel, spending summers with his family on camping trips all over Canada, the United States and Europe. Joseph was able to spend one third of his life in retirement escaping many a Canadian winter in Florida.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church in Hamilton and would be appreciated by his family. In adherence of the current government safety directives, private arrangements are entrusted to Bay Gardens Funeral Home, Burlington.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Joseph Congrady 10 juin 1930
6 mai 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Burlington, Province: Ontario