Joseph K. Strawbridge Jr., formerly of Jeffersonville, NY, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 at his home in Endwell, NY. He was 72.

Born on June 4, 1939 to Joseph K. Strawbridge Sr. and Henrietta Schmidt Strawbridge, Joe grew up in Jeffersonville.

After graduating in 1957 from the Jeffersonville Central School, Joe attended the Agricultural and Technical College in Farmingdale, Long Island. After working for a year or so on Long Island, Joe moved to Endwell where he spent the rest of his life working in the field of electronics for aerospace applications, working for several companies including GE, Martin-Marietta, and retired from BAE Systems in 2002.

Joe enjoyed following the NASCAR circuit and professional golf for many years.

Joe is survived by two cousins, Audrey Bohrer Umbach in Palm Coast, FL and Warren Wohltjen in Mansfield, TX.

He was predeceased by his parents; and cousin Harold Wohltjen.

Joe was interred in Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton, NY.