Joseph Brace

Joseph James Brace age 35, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 27, 2008. He was born in Erie on March 31, 1973 the son of Patricia A. Brace of Millcreek and James H. Brace of Albion.

He was employed with the City of Erie and Auto Body World. Joe was a Boy Scout and attended Walnut Creek Baptist Church as a child. He enjoyed camping with his daughter, fishing, four wheeling, auto mechanics, and spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his daughter, Allana Brace, maternal grandmother, Margie Devine, four sisters: Kimberly Miller (Eric), Kristine Hardinger (Michael Perry), Tina Casbohm (Ed), Shelly Schick (William), two brothers, William Boesch, III (Susan), and Brent Boesch (Lisa Baybrook). Also surviving are his nieces and nephews: Katherine and Lucas Miller, Alexander and Joshua Boesch, Jacob, Anna, and Emily Hardinger, Hunter Perry, Hannah Boesch and Jonah Baybrook, Michael Lawrence, and Paige Keep, Cory, Tina, and Tammy Schick, also Gabby Hardinger, and his best childhood friend, Roy Roumfort, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Howard F. Devine, William Boesch, Sr. and Dorothy C. Boesch and paternal grandparents, Ralph and Bonnie Brace.

Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. 4216 Sterrettania Rd. on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. and are invited to Hatch Hollow Baptist Church,15380 Old Wattsburg Rd. ,Union City, for the funeral service conducted by the Revs. Ken Devine and Jerry Devine. on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Interment Grahamville Cemetery in North East. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home.