Joseph B. Bubble

Joseph B. Bubble, father, grandfather, brother, friend, 77 years of age of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Accent Care Inpatient Hospice Ctr. in Wilmington, Delaware surrounded by his daughters.

Born Tuesday, June 10, 1947, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph and Kathleen (Bright) Bubble. Joe was also predeceased by his beloved wife of 55 years, Sara M. (Mulholland) Bubble on September 30, 2024; brother, Alfred P. Bubble; sister, Sandra K. Wychulis and her late husband Carl "Bud"; niece Angela Rhubright Dewine; and nephews Rodney Bubble and Mark Waidell.

Surviving are; daughters, Jolene Baddick wife of Eric, Megan Dickey wife of Jason both of Wilmington, DE; brother, Leon Bubble and his wife Karen; sister, Betty Ann Waidell wife of Mark; sister-in-law, Barbara Bubble; grandsons, Evan Baddick, and Macon Dickey. Nieces, Cheryl Martuscelli, Tina Gallagher, and Rhonda Bubble; and nephew, Joseph "Joey" Bubble.

A 1965 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, Joe served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Joe was a “Railroader” that retired to Bear Creek Lake in Jim Thorpe after a long career from Amtrak, a career that relocated his family from Tamaqua to Meriden, CT, then Albany, NY, then finally settling in Wilmington, DE. A talented woodworker, Joe enjoyed making furniture and carving duck decoys. He was an avid outdoorsman who looked forward to fishing and hunting trips. Catholic by faith, Joe was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Wilmington, DE and the Tamaqua American Legion. 

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. 

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday February 1, 2025, at 11 o’clock A.M. from the funeral home. Friends may visit from 9:30 A.M. until the time of services.

Interment will be in Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Pennsylvania.

Memorials in Joe's name to: Wounded Warriors Project4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com