Joseph Donald McHoul, 82, of West Grove, died Tuesday, March 1 at his home. He was born in Philadelphia, on July 25, 1939, the son of Andrew Joseph and Josephine (Cieslak) McHoul; the older brother of sister Patricia (McHoul) Dougherty of Philadelphia.
Joe attended John Paul Jones Junior High School, and Central High School in Philadelphia, graduating as part of Class 208 in 1957. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, with deployments including Lebanon in 1958, rising to the rank of corporal at the time of his honorable discharge. Joe then attended Temple University, earning a degree in metallurgy.
Joe married Charlotte Rizzo, his wife of 61 years in 1960; having four children: Cherylann (Damian) Harding; Jeffrey Andrew McHoul (Sara); Caryn Marie Wallis (Damon); and Heather Jo Smalley (Richard); and nine grandchildren: Ian Michael Harding (Jamee), Justin Nicholas Harding (Erin), Kelsey Lynne Harding; Zachary Joseph McHoul, Joshua Dennis McHoul, Emma Louise McHoul; Aiden Mitchell Wallis; Sophia Angelina Smalley, and Nicholas Mason Smalley; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Joe was a long-time member of the Delaware County Camera Club, the Clan MacDougall Society, and a dedicated member of the Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Parish in Avondale, where served as head lector. He had the uncanny ability to fix or repair almost anything he put his hands on; but derived the most pleasure from spending time with his family and being “Dado” to his nine grandchildren, with whom he especially enjoyed family vacations at his favorite spot in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Friends will be welcomed on Tuesday, March 8 from 10 11 a.m. for a visitation, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial commencing at 11 at Saint Gabriel’s Church 8910 Gap Newport Pike in Avondale. Interment will be private.
As per his request, memorial contributions can be made to:
Alzheimer’s Disease Research
22512 Gateway Center Drive
PO Box 1950,
Clarksburg, MD 20871-1950
or by visiting:
brightfocus.org/stopAD
Please visit Joe McHoul’s online memorial at www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
