LCpl. Joseph R. Hoerr

JACKSONVILLE, NC LCpl. Joseph R. 'Joe' Hoerr, 23, formerly of Glen Rock, died Friday, June 19, 2009, in Jacksonville, N.C. He was the husband of Danielle E. (Varner) Hoerr, whom he married on May 24, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2009, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 315 N Constitution Ave., New Freedom, with the Rev. Fr. Sylvan Capitani and the Rev. Fr. Carl Tancredi officiating. Burial will be in New Freedom Cemetery with full military rites by the U.S. Marines Corps. There will be no viewing. Visitations for family and friends will be held from 3 to 5 and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 315 N., Constitution Ave., New Freedom. Joe was born on March 1, 1986, in Towson, Md., a son of Robert C. and Sue A. (Webster) Hoerr of Rapid City, S.D. He was a 2004 graduate of Susquehannock High School and graduated from Universal Technical Institute, (UTI) in Exton. He was currently serving with the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina. He had recently completed a tour of duty in Iraq and has received the Iraq Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and had been active in the Shrewsbury Boy Scout Troop. In addition to his wife and parents, Joe leaves a brother, J. Andrew Hoerr and his wife, Marie of Cockeysville, Md.; his mother and fatherin-law, Nancy E. (Fields) and William Brannock, III of Glen Rock; and two brothers-inlaw, William Brannock, IV and his wife, Danielle, and Benjamin Brannock; and nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301. The Geiple Funeral Home, Inc., 53 Main St., Glen Rock, is in charge of the arrangements. www.geiple.com