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Joseph J. Malone obituary 1/18/98


Joseph John Malone, age 78, of Winsted, Minn., (formerly
of Omaha, Neb.) passed away at his home Jan. 18, 1998.
Born May 17, 1919 in Pierre, S.D. to John and Mary (Horrigan)
Malone, he grew up on a farm outside Milesville, S.D. He graduated from
Philip High School in South Dakota in 1937 and later attended the South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, where he graduated
in 1943.
He married Helen Blackstone July 13, 1937 in Cambridge,
Mass. They had two children, Kathleen (Ken) Schoenfelder, Winsted, and Rick
Malone (Marlene) of Plattsmouth, Neb.
He is survived by his children; a brother, Tom Malone (Rosalie)
of West Hartford, Conn.; a sister, Jane Froslie of Northfield, Mich.; a
sister-in-law, Edith Blackstone of Lafayette, La.; eight grandchildren:
Matthew Schoenfelder, Nagano, Japan; Mark (Teresa) Schoenfelder, Brooklyn
Center; Luke (Mollee) Schoenfelder, Elk River; John Schoenfelder, St. Paul;
Samuel, Elin, Mary and Kristine Schoenfelder, all of Winsted; one great-grandchild,
Rebecca Schoenfelder, Brooklyn Center; as well as cousins, nieces, nephews
and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a brother,
John, and two brothers-in-law.
After graduating with a degree in engineering, Joe worked
for Curtiss-Wright in New Jersey developing electrical controls for airplane
propellers.
In 1946, after the war, he returned to South Dakota and
joined Northwestern Bell. During his 34+ years with Northwestern Bell, he
worked in Deadwood, S.D., Rapid City, S.D., Fargo, N.D. and Omaha, Neb.,
retiring in 1981. He started his career in engineering and ended in pricing
and marketing. While in pricing, he helped originate the concept of Off-Peak
Pricing for telephone calls, which was initiated in South Dakota. It was
a successful idea, which has since spread around the world.
He also spent two years on loan to Bell Laboratories in
Allentown, Pa., where he helped refine the early transistors. After retiring
from Ma Bell, Joe continued to see his fellow telephone associates in a
Monday morning coffee group.
Joe was active in the North Dakota and Nebraska Societies
of Professional Engineers during his career. He was actively involved in
the Nebraska Republican party, and a member of the Waverly Council of the
Knights of Columbus.
After his wife, Helen, died, Joe’s health began to decline.
He moved to Winsted at the end of 1996, to be closer to the Schoenfelder
grandchildren and his daughter, Kathy, and her husband, Ken. They enjoyed
his company at many family events during the 13 months he lived in Winsted.

He was currently a member of Holy Trinity parish in Winsted,
and his funeral mass was celebrated on Jan. 21. A memorial Mass will be
celebrated at Christ the King, his former parish in Omaha, on Jan. 29. Both
Joe and Helen decided to donate their bodies to Creighton University Medical
School, so the burial will take place at some future date in Philip, S.D.
The Chilson Funeral Home in Winsted served the family.

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