Joshua James Conrad

Joshua James Conrad, 44

Joshua James Conrad, 44, of Punxsutawney, died peacefully on Wednesday May 7, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh with his family by his side.

He was born February 19, 1981, in Brookville, son of Karen (Secrest) and Larry Conrad.

On August 9, 2003, he married his high school sweetheart Emily Dean.  They shared 21 years of marriage and three amazing boys.

Josh was a proud graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School Class of 1999.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.

In 2004, he returned home to begin his 20-year teaching career with the Punxsutawney Area School District.  He taught social studies at the high school.  Through the years, Josh was the boys golf coach, Mock Trial and National Honor Society advisor, and assisted with union contract negotiations.  He was a strong supporter of our public schools and understood the value of a solid education.

Josh enjoyed coaching little league baseball, fly fishing, golfing, and tending a garden.  He loved to travel and run his dog, Luna, on the family farm.

Above all, Josh was a devoted husband, father, and loyal friend to many.  His wife and three boys, Owen James, Miles Thomas, and Henry "Boo" Max, were his reason for living.  Josh battled metastatic colorectal cancer for four and a half years.  A true fighter, he never backed down.  He endured countless surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation.  Through it all, he continued to work and support the family that he loved.

Along with his wife and three boys at home, Josh is survived by his parents, sister Michele Ojo-Ade and husband Adedokun "Ade" Ojo-Ade of Silver Spring MD and their children Remi and Zeke, mother-in-law Marty Burleigh of Punxsutawney, brother-in-law Jeff Dean and significant other Haley Thomas of Greensburg and many extended family members.

Josh was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents James and Helen Conrad, maternal grandparents Miriam and Madison Secrest, and father-in-law Tom Burleigh.

At Josh's request, there will be no viewing or funeral service.  Instead, a celebration of life will be held by his family at a later date.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Deeley Funeral Home, Punxsutawney.

Online condolences may be made at www.deeleyfuneralhome.com.