Joseph Theodore Cordes

Joseph was born on April 14th, 1939.  Joseph's father was Anton Otto Cordes and his mother was Mary Veronica Brown.  His paternal grandparents were Anton Heinrick Cordes and Gossies Diedrika Ahrens; his maternal grandparents were John Edward Brown and Ellen Margaret Wren. He had a brother and five sisters, named John, Marie, Mary, Elizabeth, Helen and Margaret.  He died due to a medical problem at the age of 48 on September 25th, 1987.