Joseph A. McCarthy
...retired from Tewksbury school maintenance dept.; 82
NASHUA, NH - Joseph A. McCarthy, age 82, a WWII veteran and longtime Tewksbury resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Nashua N.H.after a long period of failing health. He was the husband of Josephine M. (LaBonte) McCarthy,with whom he celebrated a 55th wedding anniversary this past August 24th.
He was born in Haverhill, February 18, 1920, a son of the late Frederick and Bertha (Flanagan)McCarthy. He was raised in Haverhill and graduated Haverhill High School in 1937. He lived inTewksbury the greater part of his life, and moved to Nashua, NH, in 1986. Since retirement hehad wintered in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
He enlisted into the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII, and spent the war on Convoy Escorts in theAtlantic Ocean.
He worked in the maintenance department for the Tewksbury public school system, and was amember of the A.F.S.C.M.E. union.
As a resident of Tewksbury, he was a communicant of St. William’s Church.
He was an avid golfer, and was a long time member at Mt. Pleasant Golf Club in Lowell.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law; Patricia and Ronald Thistle ofTyngsboro, a son and daughter-in-law, James A. and Pamela (Thistle) McCarthy of Dunstable,two brothers and sisters-in-law; William and Virginia (Demers) McCarthy of Situate, John andRoseann (Matterson) McCarthy of Atkinson, NH, six grandchildren, Matthew, Michelle, andLauren Perreault, Kama (McCarthy) Davis, Joseph and Jay McCarthy, four great grandchildren,Jacob, Olivia, and Emma Davis, Kennedy McCarthy, and several nieces and nephews.
He was also brother of the late Maurice McCarthy and Frederick McCarthy.
His Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Jan. 18, in St. William’s Church. Interment was in St. Joseph’sCemetery, East Chelmsford.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St.,Framingham, MA 01701 or the American Heart Assn. 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 willbe appreciated.