and Pat (Ruth) Hart of Mitchellville; nine grandchildren, Lindsey (Cory) Brown, Abby Tigges, Kelsey Tigges, Katie (Trevor) Swanson, Karie Hart, John Hart, Emily (Steven) Cleary, Grace Hart, and Molly Hart; four great grandchildren, Ryder, Tegan, Noah and Emma; a sister, Rosalie (Jim) Graham of West Des Moines; a sister-in-law, Bertha Fagan of Adair and several nieces and nephews. Preceding Joe in death were his parents, a sister, Mary Madelyn Bower and her husband Don and a brother-in-law, Robert Fagan.