Joseph Leonard Quade

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 9:30 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Visitation: Viewing/Visitation will be held on Monday, April 9, 2007 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. Joseph Leonard Quade Sr. 86 of Clements, MD died April 2, 2007 at home. Born December 14, 1920 in Hurry, MD he was the son of the late James Carroll and Grace Irene Lacey Quade. He was the husband of Eleanor Estelle Pilkerton Quade for 63 years, whom he married at Sacred Heart Church on April 27, 1944. He served in the Army from October 31, 1942 through November 29, 1945 as a heavy equipment operator in World War II and attained the rank of Corporal. Among his decorations were the Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Jubilee of Liberty Medal and World War II Victory Ribbon. He worked at the Patuxent Naval Air Station for more than 30 years as an operator of heavy equipment and also in the office as a dispatcher, retiring in 1979. His five children and their spouses also survive him. Joseph L. Quade Jr. his wife Teressa, William Carroll Quade his wife Trudy, Karen Lynn Boszko her husband Dave, Sharon Annette Lacey her husband Tony, and John Kevin Quade his wife Sherry. 14 Grandchildren, Lenny Quade, Leann Quade, Erin Herche, Kim Quade, Kristina Paddock, Kimberly Chandler, Willie Quade, David Boszko, Justin Boszko, Jessica Boszko, Tony Lacey Jr., Cassandra Lea, Chris Lacey and Jesse Lacey. 14 Great Grandchildren, Brandon Quade, J.L. Quade, Max Herche, Cossette Browining, Aurora Browning, Kaylee Boszko, Aidan Herche, Leah Quade, Darian Lea, Randy Chandler, Presley Lacey, Chloe Lacey, Emma Herche and Caleb Miller. His siblings, James Carroll Quade, Jr., Matthew William Quade, Agnes Cecelia Quade Pilkerton, Thelma Louise Quade Hall, Stephen Bernard Quade and Francis Aloysius Quade survive him. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four siblings David Roy Quade, James Maguire Quade, Mary Catherine Quade Wathen and Dorothy Irene Quade. He was a lifelong St. Mary's County resident and a member of Sacred Heart Church. He enjoyed dancing, gardening and being outside. Prayers will be said on Monday April 9, 2007 at 7:00 PM at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where the family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday April 10, 2007 at 9:30 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be his nephews Jimmy Quade, Charles Pilkerton, Greg Quade, Glenn Hall, Eddie Quade and Michael Wathen. Contributions may be made to the 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.