Joseph T. Ponczek, 64, of Spencer

(07/29/2020)
Joseph T. Ponczek, 64, of Spencer, formerly of Leesburg, NJ died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at home.

He was born March 19, 1956 in Jersey City, NJ, the son of the late Thaddeus and Dorothy Slapkowski Ponczek.

Joseph was a retired corrections officer with 25 years of service and an Army veteran marksman. A vacationing resident of Roane County, since 1998 when he and his wife first saw their property and a permanent resident since retirement in 2012, one of his pastimes was animals.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen R. Simmons Ponczek, whom he married November 18, 1989; brothers, John and James both of New Jersey; sister, Dorothy also of New Jersey; multiple nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews.

No service is planned.

John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, assisted the family with cremation arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com