Joseph H. "Joe" Grassette

Grassette, Joseph BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. Joseph H. Grassette "Joe," died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on June 16, 2016. He called Latham home for 61 years. Born in Plattsburgh on August 29, 1920, Joe was the son of the late Willis and Irene Hogue Grassette. He graduated from Mount Assumption Institute in Plattsburgh and was a member of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's class of 1943 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. Joe interrupted his studies to enlist in the Army Air Corps in 1943, serving until 1946 as a non-flying aviation cadet and attaining the rank of captain. After graduating RPI Joe worked for Martin Aircraft for two years and thereafter for what is now the New York State Department of Transportation from which he retired in 1987 as assistant deputy chief engineer, structures design and construction. Joe was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and served on the New York Delta chapter's alumni board until 1981. A chapter house on 15th Street in Troy is named in his honor. Joe played golf into his 80's, wintered in Florida and traveled to Europe regularly and was a long time communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption in Latham. Joe was predeceased by his beloved wife, Elizabeth Grassette; and his sister, Anne Saenger. He is survived by his loving daughter, Lisa Perrin; and son-in law, Christopher Perrin. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Emily Peterson, and her husband Nathanael; grandsons, Andrew Perrin and David Perrin; and two great-grandchildren, Grace and Maxwell Peterson, all of whom loved their "Pepere" dearly. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Watervliet-Shaker Road in Latham. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Colonie. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the Bowen & Parker Bros. Funeral Home, 97 Old Loudon Rd., on Friday, June 24, from 4 until 7 p.m. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit, bowenandparkerbros.com