Joseph Thomas ANKENBRANDT

Regretfully, I just now learned of Joe's passing. Please accept my most heartfelt condolences for your loss, I wish I could have offered some words of comfort @ a time when you had a greater need. Please know I will forever be grateful to Joe for the support he gave me all those years ago, during a very dark period of my life, I faced personal challenges but he encouraged and supported me. Joe was a rare man indeed, a ‘beacon of hope,' a ‘lighthouse on a stormy sea,' who gave freely of...

Thoughts go out to the Ankenbrandt family, I lived around the corner and he would always wave and smile everytime I rode my bike past the house, which was daily for years! Thanks for keeping our neighborhood safe!

Ann Cubbedge

Ruth, Jane , Nancy and family, I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

To Dorothy and Family:

It was my privilege to have known and worked closely with Joe at Maumee P.D. I pray for Joe and for his family. Joe was one of the most honest and ethical people I have known. May God bless him and those of us that he waits for now.

My thoughts and prayers are with Joe's family. I remember Joe from growing up in Maumee. May he rest in peace.

DEAR ANKENBRANDT FAMILY,
YOU ALL ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. SO SORRY JOSEPH IS NOT WITH YOU ANYMORE. REST ASSURED IN IS IN A GREAT PLACE NOW. CHARLES FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT UNION SCHOOL. I REMEMBER THE TIMES NELLIE HELPED AT UNION SCHOOL. I REMEMBER GOING TO YOUR HOME BY THE LIBRARY.THE ANKENBRANDTS ARE A GREAT FAMILY. MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU ALL! HUGS, LOVE AND PRAYERS PAT SCHANKE NAPLES, FL PRESENTLY A GUEST (SUB)TEACHER IN COLLIER COUNTY, F.L

I remember Joe very well during my teaching career at the middle school. Even had one of his sons in my class. Yes, he was very dedicated to working with the kids, "I even have to buy my own gas."

Maumee has lost a great one, but the results of his efforts will always be present.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.