Joseph E. Yokitis

Joseph E. Yokitis, 81, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Tower Health Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Joanne M. (Gulko) Yokitis, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Blanche (Bersonavage) Yokitis. After graduating from Pottsville High School (Class of 1960), Joe worked briefly as a barber in St. Clair, PA. He served in the U.S. Navy from June, 1963, stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, until he was honorably discharged in 1967. He began his career as an electronic technician with Western Electric, and stayed with the company as it changed to AT&T, then Lucent, and finally Agere, from which he retired in 2002.

Joe especially loved gardening, tinkering at his workbench, meeting up with his fellow retirees for their monthly breakfast, and spending quality time with his family.

Left to cherish his memory is wife, Joanne; son, Michael Joseph Yokitis, husband of Phuong, Alexandria, VA; daughter, Terri Lynn, wife of Joseph Witkowski, Sinking Spring; grandchildren: Derek Witkowski, Ashley Witkowski, Grace Yokitis, and Chloe Yokitis; brother, Robert Yokitis, husband of Rose, Williamsport.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 12:00 pm at St. Ignatius Loyola, 2600 St. Albans Dr. Reading, PA 19609. The family will receive friends and relatives at the church from 11:00 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Ignatius Loyola Church at the address above, or to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org.

Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc, 739 Penn Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 is honored to serve the Yokitis family. Condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.