Obituary of Joseph B. Tydings

Tydings, Joseph B. Irondequoit: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the age of 90. Pre-deceased by the love of his life, Marjorie; brothers, Rev. Michael, Edward, Daniel & Gerald; sisters, Margaret & Sr. Marie SSJ. He is survived by his sons, Michael (Barbara), Kevin (Carla); grandchildren, Sean(Lisa), Erin, Caitlin, Brendan, Danny; sisters in law and brothers-in-law, Marge Tydings of Buffalo, Al Keidel, Marion (Jack) Stewart, Jack (Kay) Quinn; many nieces and nephews. Joe was a WWII Army Veteran, 88th Division Blue Devils and a Purple Heart recipient. In 1950 he founded Tydings Automotive and was a founding member of St. Cecilia Church. Among his many accomplishments, Joe was most proud of his family and loved them dearly. A special thank you to the caring staff at Maplewood Nursing Home for their loving care of Joe. May God hold him in the palm of his hand His family will receive friends THURSDAY 4:00 - 7:00pm at the funeral home (570 Kings Hwy South). Friends are invited to meet the family FRIDAY 10:30 AM at St. Kateri at St. Cecilia Church for his funeral mass. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to St. Kateri at St. Cecilia Church, 2763 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14622 or Honor Flight Rochester, Inc. PO Box 23581 Rochester, NY 14692. To share a memory or send the family a condolence, please visit www.harrisfuneralhome.com.