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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.

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