Laconia-----Joe Collie, 64, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Lakes Region General Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born March 10, 1953 in Boston to Charles Collie and Maragret (Holloman) Collie. A woodworker by trade, his specialty was the butcher block furniture popular in the 1970s and 1980s, a skill he crafted working at Northeast Oak in Jamaica Plain, Mass. for more than 15 years. He also worked at Metropolitan Woodwork of Marlborough, Mass. before moving to NH in 1988.
In New Hampshire, he transitioned to property and building maintenance, working at Greenwood Condominiums in Nashua, the Laconia Federal Building, Lakeshore Estates, and most recently, Joe was a housekeeper at the Belknap County Nursing Home for eight years.
In addition to woodworking and building things with his hands, he was a motorcycle enthusiast, loved to paint, and was inseparable from his dogs; Popeye, and later Simon. A lover of the outdoors, he camped and fished often when he was younger - and spent many afternoons in recent years with his dogs at Hamlin Park in Meredith.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years this September, Donna (Durant) Collie. Their son, Joe Collie, Jr. and three granddaughters he loved, Makena; 14, Sophia 10; and Amelia; 6. He is also survived by his brothers; Charlie, Jimmy, Kevin, and two sisters, Kathy and Evelyn - all from the Boston area. Also from the Boston area, his brother in law Bobby Durant. He leaves behind several nieces and nephews - Matt, Alicia, Bobby, Casey, Andrew, Theresa, Timmy, Amanda, Molly, and Olivia. He was predeceased by a brother, Danny, in 2014.
Memorial Calling hours will be held on Friday, July 7, 2017 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH using the Carriage House entrance.
A Funeral service will immediately follow the calling hours at 3:00pm, also at the Funeral Home.
Friends and family are invited to attend a reception with light refreshments from 4-6 at the Tardif Park Club House at 51 Crescent Street in Laconia.
Because of the special relationship he had with his granddaughters, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lakes Region Girls Softball, PO Box 362, Laconia, NH 03247.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.