Dr. Joseph Patrick Leddy, MD, Dies At Home In Mantoloking At 75

Courtesy of O’Brien Funeral Home:

Dr. Joseph Patrick Leddy MD, 75, passed away peacefully at home in Mantoloking on August 15, 2015.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, he was the first son of the late Joseph and Helen Leddy. Joseph is a 1957 graduate of Xavier High School in New York City and The College of the Holy Cross (‘61) in Worcester, Mass. He attended Jefferson Medical College and received his medical degree in 1965.

His acclaimed medical career spanned over 40 years with his surgical and educational expertise shared with several of the top surgeons and hospitals in the nation. Dr. Leddy retired as Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in 2005. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. For a more complete account of his professional and personal life, please visit the funeral home website.

Joe was as dedicated to his family as he was to his profession, faith and community. He spent his entire life with a loving generosity that would be difficult to duplicate.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years and best friend, Mary Jo Leddy, his sons, Timothy and wife Georgiana, Terence and wife Megan, Christopher, and Robert. Dr. Leddy has two brothers Mark and Brian, and his grandchildren; J.P., Grace, Topher, and Willy.

Dr. Leddy is predeceased by his son, Joseph P. Leddy, Jr. on March 2, 1984.

A Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Church in Bay Head is held for family and close friends with a private interment. Services are under the direction of the O’Brien Funeral Home, Brick.