James J. Prendergast age 93, of Brockton died January 18, 2015 at Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Agnes E. (Millay)(Spadea) Prendergast and the late Virginia (Macaulay) Prendergast. Jim was born and raised in Brockton a son of the late James J. and Delia (Dillon) Prendergast and lived in the city for most of his life.
Jim was a 1940 graduate of Brockton High School and served in the US Army during WWII in the European Theatre. He had been a letter carrier for the Brockton Post Office for many years and retired in 1988.
In his retirement, Jim was a volunteer at the Brockton Hospital where he was once selected as Volunteer of the Year. He loved to dance and was also a talented trombone player who played in high school and the senior orchestra at Massasoit Community College. Most recently, Jim attended the Brockton Adult Day Care Center in Brockton. He will be remembered as a generous, easy going, and gentle man.
In addition to his wife Agnes, Jim is survived by a daughter Judy Fishman and her husband Steve of Brockton and was the step-father of Sandra Good and her husband Jack of Bridgewater, William Jones and his wife Donna of W. Bridgewater, Janet Doran and her husband Steve of S. Carolina, Paula Martin and her husband Jeff of Brockton, Allyson Johnson and her husband Steve of Raynham, and the late Richard Jones and his widow Jean of Marshfield. He was the brother of Rita McMahon of Brockton and the late Anne Prendergast, Margaret Danielczyck and Therese Smolin. He also leaves 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held in the Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont Street (Rte. 123) Brockton on Wednesday 3-6 pm. The funeral procession will gather at the funeral home on Thursday at 8 am for a Funeral Mass in St. Edith Stein Church at 9 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery.