Joseph J. Petrash, 69, of Penn Forest Township, Jim Thorpe, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He retired from Tobyhanna Army Depot. He was a son of Helen (Piech) Petrash of Weatherly and the late Stanley M. Petrash. Service: Private interment, SS. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery, Nesquehoning. Arrangements by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua. Online condolences can be offered at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com