Joseph “Auby” Foley, 87, of East Bridgewater, died September 15th in the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Gloria Y. (Cote) Foley. He was born in Newmarket, New Brunswick; son of the late Lambert and Ethel (Murphy) Foley. ”Auby” lived in Maine and Abington, before moving to East Bridgewater over fifty years ago. He worked as a highway construction foreman for many local companies, he also did maintenance for the Brockton Headstart. ”Auby” was a professional musician , who played the fiddle and loved Country Western and Irish music and was a member of the Massachusetts Country Music Award Association. He also served in the Canadian Merchant Marines during WWII.
He is survived by his 3 daughters and their husbands,Linda and Timothy Morris of Marion, Janet and Kenneth Brooks of East Bridgewater, Nancy and Stephen Walsh of Sagamore Beach ;grandfather of Sean Gorman, Caitlin Morris, Jason and Dennis Brooks, Matthew and Adam Walsh, Mechele Foley and Meaghan Foley: great – grandfather of Cory and Catherine Gorman, Kayla and Stephen Brooks, Cameron, Noah and Amelia Walsh, also his dear friend Marie Gillis of Brockton; many nieces and nephews He was also the father of the late , James and Dennis Foley and brother of the late Lambert, Earl, Norman Foley and Winifred Bourque.
His services will be held Friday September 19th at 11:00 AM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rt 58 at the Rotary circle) Whitman, MA. Interment will follow in the Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater. Visitation will be held on Thursday Sept 18th from 5:00-8:00PM.Donation may be made in his name to the Alzheimer Assoc., 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. 02472