71, of Bayonne, passed away on December 4, 2016, at Hackensack University Hospital with his family by his side. “Joe,” as he was known by all, was born in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1986 where he settled in Bayonne. He was employed as a diesel mechanic with the Xtra Leasing Corporation in Kearny, a position he held for 20 years before his retirement in 2014. Joe was predeceased by his parents Waclaw and Anna Chlasciak; and his sisters, Krysia Chlasciak, Teresa Pawlowska, and Alina Plawska. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Anna (Kobialka) Chlasciak; his daughter Martha Fogu and her husband Thomas, his son Michael Chlasciak and his wife Alicia; his three grandchildren, Tyler, Sydney, and Steel; and his sister in Poland, Elszbeta Jakobiak. Funeral arrangements by DWORZANSKI & SON Funeral Home, 20 E. 22nd St.