Joseph Meischeid

Joseph Meischeid, 99, of Easton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the LVHN Hospice unit in Allentown, PA. Born March 4, 1922, the son of the late Frederick and Margaret (Foster) Meischeid, Joseph was the husband of the late Doreen (Glynn) Meischeid, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage prior to her death in 2016. He graduated from Easton Catholic High School in 1939 and Niagara University in 1949. He served in WWII from 1942-1946, in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters as a proud member of the U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of Chief Machinists Mate. Joseph was a lifetime parishioner of the St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church, and he was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Union Council #345. He was employed by the HomeLife Insurance Co from 1949 to 1958, the Equitable Life Insurance Co from 1958 to 1990, the Easton Redevelopment Authority from 1972 to 1980 and the Northampton County Sheriff's Department from 1990 to 2015. He served as a Director of the Easton Suburban Water Authority from 1978-2003. He will be greatly missed by his six children: Marianne Meischeid, Jane Lucey, Kathleen Hunter (husband George), Mark Meischeid (wife Mary Jane), John Meischeid (wife April), and Monica Schmidt. He leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren who lovingly referred to him as "Pappy". He was predeceased by his wif,e Doreen; brother, Richard Meischeid; sisters, Marie Thompson, Elizabeth Houser, Peggy Fisk and Rita Ann Meischeid. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 4-6pm at the Finegan Funeral Home, 4080 William Penn Highway in Palmer Township, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:00am at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, 4049 Hartley Avenue in Palmer Township. The interment will be at Gethsemane Cemetery, also in Palmer.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley, 4240 Fritch Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18020 or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at www.nationalmssociety.org.