Joseph Newton Brace

1923 - 1997  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Newton Brace
  Born	16 Dec 1923	Rural Saguache County, Colorado
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Oct 1997	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2350	Rossville
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Joseph T Brace
  Mother	Alice Augusta Brace
  Family ID	F611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norma Jean Fawl Brace,   b. 24 Sep 1924, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Oct 2015, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 91 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1947	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Timothy Joseph Brace,   b. 20 Jan 1957,   d. 20 Jan 1957  (Age 0 years)   2. Kevin Francis Brace,   b. 8 Sep 1960, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Apr 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 16 years)   3. Cheryl Lynn Brace Herman,   b. 10 May 1949   4. Sandra Lee Brace Murphy,   b. 15 Jun 1951   5. Greggory Clark Brace,   b. 27 Aug 1957
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2016 14:48:09
  Family ID	F612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Brace, Joseph 1 Joseph N. Brace Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. today at Rossville Cemetery in Rossville for Joseph Newton Brace, 73, Topeka, who died Saturday, Oct 4, 1997 at Colmery O Neil Veterans Affairs Medical Center where he had been a patient since April 1995. He had Parkinsons disease. Mr. Brace was cremated. Philip Billard Post No. 1650 of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion will conduct graveside services. Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Brace, Joseph 2 Joseph N. Brace Joseph Newton Brace, 73, Topeka, died Saturday, Oct 4, 1997, at a Topeka hospital where he had been a patient since April 1995. He had Parkinsons disease. He was born Dec 16, 1923, in rural Saguache County, Colo., the son of Joseph T. and Alice Augusta Brace, and was graduated from Center Consolidated High School in Center, Colo. He lived in Topeka more than 40 years. He was a veteran of World War II having entered the Marine Corps in 1941. He was a crewman with the Fifth Amphibious Tractor Battalion and served in the South Pacific. He was wounded in action and was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked for Viking Investment of Lawrence building luxury apartment complexes in Lawrence and Overland Park. He later worked for Reno Construction and then List & Clark Construction Companies. He worked in road construction out of the Kansas City area. He later worked in precision drilling associated with the construction of Clinton Reservoir west of Lawrence. He was a member of Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion and Philip Billard Post No 1650 of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was married to Norma Jean Fawl June 7, 1947, in Topeka. She survives. A son, Timothy Joseph Brace, was stillborn Jan 20, 1957. Another son, Kevin Francis Brace, died April 10, 1977. Other survivors include two daughters, Cheryl Lynn Herman, Topeka, and Sandra Lee Murphy, Glendale, Ariz; a son, Greggory Clark Brace, Topeka, a brother, Robert Brace, Monte Vista, Colo.; a sister, Evelyn Amerman, rural Center, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Brace was cremated. Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion will conduct graveside services at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Rossville Cemetery in Rossville. Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.