Joseph John McCade, Jr. passed away on Sunday August 29, 2021 and Mary Faith McCade passed away on Friday August 20, 2021, at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, PA. Joseph married Mary Faith Richardson McCade in 1952. Both were born in Albany, New York; he being the son of the late Joseph J. and Mabel E. Radley McCade and she being the daughter of the late Henry D. and Katherine M. Kelley Richardson.
Joe was a basketball star in high school and later coached and officiated basketball and several other sports for his son's teams. He graduated from Sienna College, Albany and was a medic in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. After leaving the Army, he worked briefly as a social worker in Albany. Joe then worked for the Department of the Army as a budget analyst beginning in 1956 until he retired in 1985.
Mary was a graduate of Holy Name High School, and enjoyed camping, boating, swimming, bowling and gardening. She was a homemaker, who had her hands full with three sometimes overly active boys. She was everything from den mother to chauffeur, sometimes adding the responsibility of caring for her own mother and mother-in-law. In the 1970's, she added a full-time job to her busy schedule. Mary worked at Cherokee Wholesalers in Alexandria, VA.
Their family lived in Albany until 1965 until they moved to Northern Virginia to enable Joe to work at the Pentagon. After retirement, they lived in Winchester, VA and Fort Meyers, FL until they moved to Linville, NC. They had an active retirement enjoying golf, church activities, friends and family. Joe and Mary moved to St. Anne's seven years ago.
Surviving are sons: Joseph (Jane) McCade, Lancaster; Brian McCade, Falls Church, VA and Daniel (Lisa) McCade, Charlottesville, VA. Five grandchildren: Thomas, Daniella, John, Devon and Laina. One great-granddaughter: Macey. Mary was preceded in death by one brother: John Richardson and one sister: Virginia Flansburg. Joseph was preceded in death by one sister: Rose Andres.
The Memorial Service was held at the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Mountville on Friday, September 3, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. To send an online condolence, visit the condolence page.