John Joseph "Joe" Sipe

John Joseph "Joe" SIPE Clinton Township, NJ Age 69, died Thursday April 28 at home. He was born February 14, 1936 in Humbolt, Kansas raised in Washington State had lived in Clinton Twp., since 1986 moving from Somerville, NJ. He was the son of the late Frank and Lorraine Reby Osborne Sipe. Attended the University of Washington, 1970 PhD in Ceramic Engineering and a Post Doctoral in Bio Engineering. 1970-1973 Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. 1964-1967 Boeing, Inc Seattle, WA. Designed and developed insulating colloar for warhead and Minute-man missile. Also developed some of the ceramic technology on the Stealth bomber. 1973-1976 Smith Kline and French, Philadelphia, PA designing implant materials and devices. 1976-1985 Biosearch, Inc. of Somerville, NJ original pioneer who revolutionized patient feeding in hospitals by providing enteral feeding as an alternative to intravenous feeding. He perfected the Dohboff-Feeding tube which was the market leader for 10 years. Pioneered technology in monitoring and measuring esophageal reflux disease. 1986-1992 Sensatronix, Inc. formed company that manufactured pH monitoring devices for esophageal reflux disease. Survivors include wife of 44 years Catherine Dmitriev Sipe, and a brother Gary Sipe of Coquille, Oregon. Private calling and Funeral Services. Arrangements by Scarponi-Bright F.H. 26 Main St., Lebanon, NJ 08833