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Hampton, Virginia
Age 74
Joseph N. Burch 74 the son of Juanita and Les Onley brother of Mique Luckett and Patricia Kinder. Joe graduated from Oscar Smith highschool in 1960. Joe met his wife to be Sheila Harper in the first grade. Joe and Sheila married in 1962, Joe was working at international steel. Joe left international steel and began working at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1964 and retired in 2007 after 43 years.
Joe and Sheila had three sons Bret, Bryan, and Joseph(Rhonda). Joe coached little league at Phoebus and Hampton Wythe. During the off season Joe enjoyed golf and hunting. Joe's second love was fishing he had several citation plagues for different species of fish he had caught. He was and avid member of the Va Saltwater Association. Joe also liked to do woodworking making antique furnishings.
Joe got sick with dementia in early 2010 and continued to fight this horrible disease till his last breath Feb 5th 2017. We Love you DAD.
Shelia and boys,
We have been on out of town and We are sorry for your loss. Joe was always the heart of our working group in the laboratory and he leaves all of us with a lot of wonderful memories. I know first hand some of the struggles you an the boys went through and your dedication is to be admired. He will be missed and we will remember the good times.
Ken and Barbara Congleton
February 14, 2017
Sheila and boys,
I was so sorry to hear of Joe's passing. I know you worked hard these last few years taking care of your family. The mention of Joe's name almost always brought a smile to our faces as we remembered the antics, his jovial personality, and his obsession with catching a citation flounder. I worked around him for almost 40 years but we worked side by side for 10 years. I laughed when I read Petes comment about being "suckered" to take on the project. Everyone always said he...
Gary Livingston
February 10, 2017 | Newport News, VA
Sheila, Bret, Bryan and Joe (Toot)
I am deeply saddened to hear or your loss.
I was honored to be a friend of Joe for more than 40+ years during the time we worked together at NNS. Joe, Toot Jack Byrun, Curtis and I had some good times at the OBX fishing and enjoying each others friendship.
Joe had a special knack at work when he had a little project to do. He would come down to our work area to start the project then appear to have difficulty doing it, before you could...
Pete Salmon
February 10, 2017 | Suffolk, VA
My sincere condolences for the family of a great man who loved his wife and boys. He was a 'baseball guy' and I was fortunate to have him around for 4 years. We shared a lot of laughs and a very memorable trip to Baltimore. I will always cherish that sparkle in his eyes as he was preparing to say or do something that would yank someone's chain.
Toby Thompson
February 09, 2017 | Hampton
Dear Sheila and boys ,really sorry to learn of Joe's passing.Really enjoyed stopping by and teasing each other.Thought and Prayers are with you..Donnie
Donnie Fromal
February 09, 2017 | Hampton, VA
February 08, 2017
Good Man, beautiful family. I know Joe is catching Tautog in heaven. Sheila I am so sorry for your loss, Joeseph I watched you grow up on Hill St and play legion ball. My deepest condolences.
Richard Mahoney
February 08, 2017 | Hampton, VA
Sheila, Bret, Bryan and Joe (Toot; I share your loss, Joe was a great man and a good friend. I have many memories of him and was sometimes on the receiving end of his antics, other times helped him with them. I remember the 53 Roadmaster, the 63 Special ("turn the page Joe") and a few others. Joe is the reason I ended up back at NNS in the lab again. I will miss seeing him, but will always remember him!
Bill Vose
February 08, 2017 | Exmore, VA
Dad being daf
February 08, 2017
