Joseph John Zierer

North Richland Hills – Joseph John Zierer passed away peacefully with his family at his side on June 23, 2019 after a brief illness. Joe was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Szeg) Zierer.

Born on October 23, 1942 in Flushing, New York, Joe grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey and moved to the DFW area to attend Arlington State College where he met his wife, Carolyn DuBose. They were married on November 23, 1963 and had two children - Joey and Michelle.
Joe was a design engineer at Bell Helicopter in Hurst, where he worked for most of his career. While at Bell, he earned multiple patents for helicopter rotor design.

Joe had many hobbies and interests including coaching Joey’s soccer team, riding motorcycles, building and flying radio-controlled airplanes, scuba diving, and boating. For most weekends of his life, he and Carolyn packed up the car and headed out to Lake Weatherford, Lake Travis, or the Texas Hill Country. In preparation for retirement, Joe and Carolyn purchased land outside of Harper, Texas where they, along with their son Joey, built several structures including a barn, a well house and a tiny house. He even tried his hand at goat farming before deciding to move back to the Ft. Worth area.

Joe is survived by his wife, Carolyn Zierer, his son Joey (Liddy) Zierer of upstate NY, his daughter Michelle (Ben) of North Richland Hills, and his 5 grandchildren: Alec, Tyler, Matthew, June and Miles. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Connie Westerfield, brother-in-law Glenn DuBose (Sharon) and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst, Texas on June 27, 2019 at 11 am.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Jamie Lufkin for her many years of friendship and her continued love and support, and to Maguy Ngosa, who lovingly cared for Carolyn and Joe. You are both very appreciated!

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Community Hospice of Texas, Project 4031, or the James L. West Alzheimer’s Unit.