Joseph Edward Bekius

Joseph Edward Bekius, LTC retired USAF, 91, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 after a battle with Parkinsons disease. He was born on December 24, 1923 in Grand Rapids MI, to the late Joseph and Anna Bekius. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Ruth M. Bekius; infant son, Joseph Bekius; and three sisters, Margaret, Anna and Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife of 8 years, Donna W. Bekius; three daughters and their husbands, Janet and John Kinney, of West Palm Beach, FL, Nancy and Jim Archer, of Salem, VA, and Sue and Ted Bloss of Walden, CO; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and additional family, Stan and Karen Boatwright, of Roanoke, and John and Donna McCallister, of Advance, NC. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 9, 2015 from 2 until 4 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son funeral home in Salem. Memorial services will follow at 4 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests for donations to be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research; P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5041. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.johnmoakey.com.Visitation

Monday, March 9th, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm,

John M. Oakey & Son Chapel

305 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, Virginia 24153

Service Information

Monday, March 9th, 2015 4:00pm,

John M. Oakey & Son Chapel

305 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, Virginia 24153

Interment Location

Arlington National Cemetery

Address Not Available Arlington, VA