Joseph W. Harden Jr., 82, of Salisbury Township, died March 1, 2020, peacefully at home, while surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Beverly Ann (Schaadt) Harden, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage prior to her death in 2001. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Hope (Fuller) Harden.

For more than 60 years, he was a professional auto body technician and worked at various auto body shops throughout the Lehigh Valley. He was truly an automobile enthusiast and loved restoring cars and attending car shows.

He is survived by daughters, Deborah Mount and her fiance, Leslie Hartzell, of Slatington, Terry Kunkle, of Bethlehem, Deborah, of Pen Argyl, Lisa, of Hanover Township and Kelly Gaston, of Salisbury Township; son, Richard Millheim and his wife, Maria, of Bethlehem; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Janet Ann Ecker and Joanne.

Services will be held 11 a.m. March 5 in the George G. Bensing Funeral Home, LLC, 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown, Bath. Friends and relatives may call 10 to 11 a.m. March 5 in the funeral home.