Joseph W. Lindberger, Jr. of Newtown died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 79.

Joseph was the beloved husband of 52 years to Lorraine L. Stott Lindberger.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Katherine Rothenhofer Lindberger and brother of the late Kathryn McGrail and Marie Kelsh.

Joe was a former resident of Philadelphia before moving to Bucks County where he resided in Holland and eventually moved to Newtown in 1988. He was a proud veteran of the US Army and was a member of the American Legion Post #440 in Newtown. Joe had a distinguished career as a Sales Representative in the Metal Distribution Industry with his latest position with United Aluminum until his retirement in 1997. Shortly after his retirement, he went to work in the front office at the George School in Newtown for the last ten years. Joe enjoyed spending time with his family and summers in Wildwood. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends and by everyone who came to know him.

In addition to his beloved wife Lorraine, Joe is survived by his dearest daughters and their spouses, Lori and her husband Edward Blackburn of Schwenksville and Lisa and her husband Edward Cotton, Jr. of Holland. He is also survived by his six cherished grandchildren, Corp. Edward Cotton, III USMC and his wife Kilee, Joey, Johnny and Jimmy Cotton and Brandon and Chad Blackburn, and his brother Robert Lindberger.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings, Thursday April 11th from 7:00-9:00pm and on Friday April 12th from 8:30-9:30am from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and to his Funeral Service 10:30am at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 100 E. Washington Avenue, Newtown, PA 18940.

Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary Regional Cancer Center, 1201 Langhorne-Newtown Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047.