TILTON ---- Joseph “Joe” Mack, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 102 years of age, following a life rich with family, friends, travel and military service.
He was born on July 19, 1924 in Bronx, NY, to Joseph and Josephine (Altman) Mack. Following his school years in the Bronx, Joe enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a radio operator in the Northern France campaign in 1944.
Following the war, Joe graduated from Springfield College, Massachusetts in 1949 with a Physical Education degree and also a degree of Physical Therapy in 1950 from the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
Joseph went on to become the chief of Physical Therapy at Mercy Hospital, later to be referred to as Berkshire Rehab, in Springfield, MA, from 1951 to his retirement in 1986, working for thirty-five years in a job he loved.
It was in Springfield that he met and married his wife Helen “Ree” Healey in 1948 and raised two sons, Daniel and Michael.
Joe did volunteer work in Springfield at the Ronald McDonald house for many years and also worked as a handyman helping anyone and everyone fix things around their homes. He loved to tinker and was a loving, friendly presence wherever he went.
In the years following the death of his wife, Ree in 1995, Joe met Phyllis Weintraub while visiting friends in Florida. They shared a wonderful twenty-five years together residing in Peaks Island, Maine in the summer and Treasure Island, Florida in the winter.
When Phyllis passed in 2023, Joe moved to New Hampshire to live with his son Daniel in Laconia. He later moved to the NH Veterans Home in May 2025.
He is survived by his sons, Daniel (Rosemary) Mack, of Laconia, NH and Michael (Gina) Mack, of Springfield, MA; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Collin, Ryan and Brendan; and six great- grandchildren, Rozalyn, Braydi, Violet, Patick, William, and Greyson; as well as nephews and several nieces. He also leaves behind Phyllis’ son Marc (Amy) Weintraub, who he was very close to as well as their children Caroline and Jeremiah who he was very fond of.
The family would like to acknowledge and thank Joe and Phyllis’ close friends Bill and Sue Makin, Dick and Gunnel Reed, and Roxanne and Jeff Marks, who were always at hand for fun times and support both in Maine and Florida.
A Graveside Service will be held in the family plot in Springfield, MA, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Joseph’s name may be made to the NH Veterans Home, 139 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services / 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.