SOUTH BEND - Mr. Joseph Winslow Springstead, Jr., 61, passed away unexpectedly Saturday while working in his yard.
Joe was born in Milford, MI, to the late Joseph Winslow, Sr., and Lodema (Hale) Springstead on June 28, 1949. He married Sandra Kaye Slater on June 11, 1976 in South Bend who survives in South Bend.
Joe and Kaye had two children: Richard P. "Rick" (Adrienne) Springstead and their daughter Giselle and Amanda Springstead all of South Bend. Also surviving are a brother John (Laurie) Springstead and his sister Lissa (Jerry) Kent both of Central Lake, MI.
Joe was an electrician having had his own electrical contracting business for many years but was currently employed at the University of Notre Dame were he had worked since 2001. Joe was a "Horse Show Dad" and member of the Indiana Paint Horse Association and had volunteered for years with 4-H. Most recently he loved being a new grandfather. He was proud of his son, Rick, for his service as a firefighter, and his daughter Amanda's recent graduation from the University of Notre Dame.
The Mass of Christian Burial will celebrate the life of Joe at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 3:30pm Friday at the Notre Dame Campus with Rev. Paul Doyle, CSC, officiating. Visitation will be from 11:30am to 3:00pm at the McGann Hay University Chapel, 2313 E. Edison Rd. near Ironwood prior to Mass on Friday.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 9, at 2:30 pm at Lakeview Cemetery, Eastport, MI.
Rather than sending flowers Joe's friends and family are encouraged to make a donation to remember Joe to: St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To send condolences to the family or for directions log on to: www.McGannHay.com.
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