Joseph McCauley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

PRINCETON — Joseph “Joe” E. McCauley Jr., 87, of Princeton passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at Liberty Village of Princeton. Joe was born July 5, 1929, in Princeton to Joseph E. and Mary C. (Keleher) McCauley Sr. He married Lou L. Sapp Nov. 25, 1950, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton. Joe was a 1947 graduate of Princeton High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He was a farmer in the Princeton area his whole life. He also owned a heavy equipment business in Princeton for many years. He was a road commissioner for Dover Township, a former Elks member, and a member of St. Louis Catholic Church and the Wyanet Antique Auto Club. He loved collecting old autos and motorcycles. He is survived by his wife, Lou, of Princeton; two daughters, Dee Patnoe of Melbourne, Fla., and Karen (Gerald) Kling of Evergreen Park; three sons, John “Fred” (Jolene) McCauley of Princeton, Paul (Kathy) McCauley of Porter, Ind., and Martin (Suzanne) McCauley of Madison, Wis.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Arnold McCauley of Wyanet; and many nieces and nephews. Joe was preceded in death by one son, Joseph E. McCauley III in 2009; and one brother, Robert McCauley in 2006. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11 a.m. with Father Jeffery Stirniman officiating. Burial will immediately follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Ohio, Ill. A luncheon will follow at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Joseph E. McCauley Art Scholarship at Heartland Community College in Normal. Online condolences and tributes may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

Joseph McCauley

July 5, 1929 - March 6, 2017