Joseph F. Denk Sr.

March 6, 1937 - December 28, 2021

Joseph F. Denk Sr., age 84 of Mentor, passed away Tuesday December 28, 2021 at UH Lake West Medical Center, Willoughby, OH. He was born March 6, 1937, in Cleveland, OH. Joe was a St. Joseph High School and Case Institute of Technology graduate. Joe founded and worked at Denk Associates Inc., a consulting engineering firm in 1967 until his retirement in 2004. He chaired the City of Cleveland’s – Board of Building Standards & Building Appeals for more than 40 years. Joe was a professional engineer in the State of Ohio. He was a member of ASHRAE(American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers), he was at Bible Study on Saturday mornings with his friends at St. Bede, he had a standing breakfast date with a gang of former neighbors and friends that he enjoyed. Joe loved to be on Lake Erie. He was an avid golfer and played college golf at Case Institute of Technology. He was happy to be in a front of a television for a Cavs, Indians and Browns game. He tried not to miss any activity or game when his children and grandchildren were involved. He did not have to travel far to Lake Catholic to take in a women’s lacrosse game, to a St. Ignatius hockey game and was happy to make the drive to West Point to watch his granddaughter play volleyball. In 2018 Joe and wife, Monica, toured Italy with his granddaughter’s West Point Women’s Volleyball team. Surviving Joe are his wife of 61 years: Monica (Mullen) Denk; children: Joseph F.(Kimberly) Denk Jr., Michael (Regina) Denk, Andrew Denk, Gretchen Denk, Peter (Jillian) Denk and Kathryn Denk; grandchildren: Joseph F. (Madison) Denk III, Sarah (Adam) Curry, Charles, Megan and Lauren Denk, Andrew Denk Jr., Monica Eckfold, Peter Denk Jr., Patrick and Nathaniel Denk, Grace and Nora Flaherty; great-grandchildren: Lilly and Will Curry and Gracie Denk; brothers: William (Nikki) Denk and Douglas (Marti) Denk and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Joe in death are his parents: Joseph W. and Mary (Andrews) Denk; sisters: Kristin Denk SND, Virginia “Jinks” Walsh and Jan Kerr. The family will receive friends from 3:00 – 7:00 pm Monday, January 3, 2022 at Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave. Mentor. A funeral mass will be 10:30 am Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 9114 Lakeshore Blvd. Mentor, OH. 44060. Private family interment will be in All Souls Cemetery, Chardon. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made in Joe’s name to Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School - “Keeping our Promise” Campaign 18491 Lakeshore Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44119. Offer condolences at www.brunners.com