Submitted by: Dan Rich

Joseph John McNerney

June 15, 1919 - March 20, 2000

South Bend Tribune 3/24/2000

Joseph John McNerney, 80, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of South Bend, Ind., died on Monday, March 20, in his home in Florida. Joseph was born on June 15, 1919, in Scranton, Pa., to Gerald J. and Theresa B. (Nagy) McNerney, who preceded him in death.

On Jan. 6, 1944, in Chicago, Ill., Joseph married Mary Ellen Roebuck, who survives. He is also survived by two sisters, Katherine Kois of South Bend and Theresa McNeil of Elkhart, Ind.; two sons, Terrance of St. Augustine and Gerald M. of Hamilton Lake, Ind.; two grandchildren, Gerald and Erin McNerney; and by two brothers, Robert McNerney of South Bend and Charles McNerney of Sun City, Ariz.

Joseph was retired from the Studebaker Corporation and the Ford Motor Company after many years. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, and was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, in St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church, South Bend, with Rev. Joseph Gaughan, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Ind. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the HICKEY Funeral Home, 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Indiana Chapter, 7301 Georgetown Road, Suite 112, Indianapolis, IN 46268.