Passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. December 5,1942 – April 8, 2025 Devoted husband of 55 years of Karen (Jungewaelter) Thaman; loving father of Kate (Erich) Hochmuth and Joseph B. (Taylor Nugent) Thaman; adoring PawPaw of Isabelle, Emma, Alex and Owen Hochmuth and of Genevieve and Poppy Thaman; dear brother of Judy (Graham) Shelton and Patty Thaman Telker; dear brother-in- law of Frank (Kathy) Jungewaelter and Jan Jungewaelter; dear uncle, cousin, and friend. The Thaman Family wants to thank the staff of Lake View Court at Parc Provence, and Latasha Carter, Myra Carter, Sharon Houston, and Tamara Brown for the care they provided Joe. Joe was a graduate of Prep Seminary South H.S., Saint Louis University (Classical Bachelor of Arts) and Maryville University (Masters in Marketing). A history buff, Joe was a life-long learner, enjoying membership in the Civil War Round Table as well as immersing himself in accounts of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Whatever he did he pursued with passion and determination. He was a soccer player, softball player, coach, and manager and enthusiastic cheerleader for his children and grandchildren. Fierce, staunch, and loyal describe Joe in his commitment to his wife, children, grandchildren and friends. Above all, hiis life was shaped by his faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Services; Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Kutis Funeral Home 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63129. Interment at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation, 3800 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63010, or Loyola Academy 3851 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.
I remember you all coming to our house in South County when I was a boy my parents loved him.
Karen and family, Please accept my sympathy. I remember your first date was day of my wedding 9/11/65. Glad you were blessed with all those years. I remember running into Joe in the SLU cafeteria when we were taking evening class. We remember blessings of the past as we wait for reunion in heaven which this Good Friday reminds us of.
Thank you, Betsy. not only did we have our first date on the day of your wedding, Joe and I went to the Pageant and saw “Marriage, Italian Style.” Happy memories