Joseph Kish, 89, of the Town of Tonawanda, formerly of North Tonawanda on Tuesday (June 21, 2005) at Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. Joseph retired from Sylvania Electric in Buffalo. He was a former member of Ascension R.C. Church. During WWII he was a Civil Defense Warden for the City of North Tonawanda. He was a former member of the North Tonawanda Auxiliary Police.

Husband of the late Kathleen (nee Sullivan) Kish and Martha (nee Sloan) Kish. Dear father of James (Mary Ann) Kish of Wheatfield and William (Doreen) Kish of North Tonawanda. Grandfather of five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Step-father of two step-children and four step-grandchildren.

Friends received by the family on Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 at the Brunner Funeral Home (692-3841), 156 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda. Interment will be at Acacia Park Cemetery. Private family services will be held at a later date. The family has asked that memorials be made to Erie County Hospice, Inc.