Joseph "Joe" William Siedschlag

life story

A Great Friend and a Feisty German

About Joe

Joseph William Siedschlag, age 60, was born in Saint Paul, MN on May 24th, 1965, and has passed away in Minneapolis, MN on January 25, 2026. He endured a lot of pain and suffering with lung cancer, then contracting covid, and had passed away in the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Joe had received the sacraments of Reconciliation (Confession) and Anointing of the Sick returning to the Roman Catholic Faith, a few days prior to his passing.

Joe had graduated Humbolt High School on June 8, 1983.

Joe had served in the Active U.S. Army from October 6, 1983, until October 5, 1987. He had been stationed in Germany and Ft. Hood, TX as a 63N M60A1/A3 Tank System Mechanic. He satisfied his Reserve obligation on May 8, 1989, and had been Honorably discharged from active duty service.

After his active duty service, he had some convenience store jobs, but most notably became a RGIS, District Manager, running Home Depot inventory teams.

He also did quite a bit of volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, he was great at home improvement, and enjoyed working with his hands.

He had also developed best friends whom he had lived with. The first was Matthew Anderson and the second was James Tepfer. He lived with each one separately until they had passed.

He then became best friends with James Randall and they had always lived together since the beginning of 2004 until Joe's passing.

Joe and Jim started helping out with dog rescues around 2011, NBRAN as well as GPCA Rescue, where they had fostered, had adopted, and had aided in transport operations.

Joe is survived by his best friend, James Randall; his father, Duane Siedschlag Sr.; his mother Kathleen (Vorlicky) Siedschlag; his siblings, Christine Ledman, Duane Siedschlag Jr. (Melissa), Joyce Doten, John Siedschlag (Mary), Robert Siedschlag (Jessica); and many nieces & nephews; and his beloved dog, Max.

He is preceded in death by his best friends, Matthew Anderson and James Tepfer; his stepmother, Ruth; and stepfather, Arthur; and his sister, Margaret Kopp.

memorial service

Funeral Mass

March 5, 2026

Church of St. Pascal Baylon 1757 Conway St, St Paul, MN 55106, USA

Visitation 9:30AM Church of St. Pascal Baylon

Internment With Military Honors:

2:00PM Assembly Area #2

Ft. Snelling National Cemetery

7601 34th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55450

Funeral/Cremation Provider: Crescent Tide Cremation Services