Joseph A. ‘Joe’ DeLeo

Joe married Marguerite “Peggy” Hoff on Oct. 14, 1989.

Surviving are his wife; four children: Dianne Rudel (Neil) of Duncansville, Thomas DeLeo (Colleen) of Altoona, Nadine DeLeo (Michael) of Pittsburgh and Michelle Tschirhart (David) of Charlotte, N.C.; nine grandchildren: Nikole (Greg), Gino (Jessica), Adam (Rebecca), Tyler (Tania), Katie (Paul), Sydney (Ben), Madyson (Eric), Finley and Cole; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving is his former wife, M. Susan Jackson, of Altoona.

Joe was preceded in death by a grandson, Tommy DeLeo Jr.

He was a 1954 graduate of Altoona Catholic High School and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.

Joe was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict.

He owned Downtowne Drug in Altoona in the 1970s and maintained his pharmacy license and continued working until recently.

He was the former president of DeLeo Games, a multi-generational family business started by his father, and he was also co-owner of Kitchen & Gift in Altoona.

Joe was a founding member of the Blairmont Club, a past board member of Park Hills Country Club and the first president of the Blair County Pickleball Club.

He was the oldest surviving Cohen Blanket Award winner of Altoona Catholic High School/Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School.

Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in the Stevens Memorial Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made in Joe’s memory to: American Heart Association, 501 Howard Ave. Ste. D101, Altoona, PA 16601. (www2.heart.org).

Condolences may be made at www.stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook page.