Joseph E. Leonard, 78, of Mars died Friday morning at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Dec. 29, 1927, in Washington, Pa., he was the son of James and Margaret Leonard.

Mr. Leonard was a self-employed carpenter and had served in the Army during World War II.

He is survived by his wife, Twila Blackburn Leonard, whom he married Oct. 30, 1953; a daughter, Mrs. James (JoAnn) Starr of Valencia; two sons, Randy (Helga) Leonard of Saxonburg and Bruce Leonard of Minneapolis.

He was the grandfather of Ashley and J.R. Starr and Jessica and Bryan Leonard, and he had two great-grandchildren.

<B>Leonard </B>— There will be no visitation. A memorial service for Joseph E. Leonard, who died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, will be at the convenience of the family.Arrangements are under the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc.</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.Information and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.