Joseph John 'Joe' Sagerer, 87

Joseph John "Joe" Sagerer, 87, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007, in Sandpoint, Idaho, with his daughter, Susie and his special friends, Sheila Navratil and her daughter, Carol at his side.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 16, 2007, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 621 Oak St., Sandpoint. Father Dennis C. Day will be officiating. Internment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Joe was born on Aug.t 11, 1919, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Adolf and Emma (Selch) Sagerer. He was married to Dorothy Jarvis on July 28, 1946, in Bay Shore, N.Y.

Joe worked in the plumbing and heating trade and took a correspondence course to become a licensed electrician. He had his own business, JJ Electric, for many years in New York.

He was a volunteer fireman for the Bay Shore Fire Department in Bay Shore, N.Y., for more than 30 years and was a member of the Hook and Ladder Company.

He and Dorothy moved to Sandpoint in 1978, where he continued working as a self-employed electrician and contracted with Bird Space Technology to do electrical work at their compound.

He was a supporting member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. His hobby was his electrical work and in his retirement he still enjoyed helping his family and friends with electrical problems.

His wife, Dottie; his parents, Adolf and Emma Sagerer; his brothers, Adolf, George, Charlie and Jake and his sister Emma preceded Joe in death.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Susie and Frank Thieme; his grandson, Joseph, all of Sandpoint; his sister, Pat Schaeffer of San Francisco, Calif.; his brother-in-law, Bob Martin of Islip, N.Y.; his special nephew, Steve Martin (Catherine and Carys) of Rochester, N.Y.; his special nieces, Patricia Schaeffer-Crooks of Washington Crossing, Pa.; and Dr. Donna Schaeffer of San Francisco and Washington, D.C.; and other numerous nephews and nieces.

Family and friends are invited to sign Joseph's online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.