Joseph E. Klein died peacefully at home on July 5, 2014. He was 89. Born in Newark he lived in North Arlington since 1951. Visiting will be on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive Kearny. Mass Wednesday 10 a.m. in Queen of peace Church and burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. To leave online condolence please visit www.armitagewiggins.com
Joe was a WWII Navy Veteran and was a truck driver for Anheuser-Busch in Newark. He was a member of The knights of Columbus. He was also a member of The North Arlington Bowling League.
Husband of Eleanore (nee Lachance), he is the father of Arthur, Garry, Raymond and Thomas Klein and Joanne Moorhead. Brother of Mary Malczynski and the late John Klein, Betty Ference and Tony Klein. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren.