Sharkey, of Brockton, April 4, 2004, Richard M. Sharkey, 76 years. Loving companion of Barbara Young, beloved brother of Charles and Barbara Sharkey and Joan Ivester and cousin of Elaine Rieter.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Thursday at 8am. Funeral Blessing in St. Edith Stein Church at 9am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Visiting Hours Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Richard’s memory to the Richard M. Sharkey Scholarship Fund c/o 10 Cambo Street, Brockton, MA 02301.
Obituary Information
Richard Meador Sharkey, a life-long resident of Brockton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Sunday morning April 4, 2004.
He was a WWII veteran and served in the US Army during the occupation of Japan. He was a 1945 graduate of Brockton High School. After his honorable discharge from the Army, Richard attended and graduated from a dental technician school in Boston in conjunction with the G.I. Bill.
He was employed by the Alden Products Company of Brockton as a sheet metal worker and later by the Brockton Public Library System, where he was a custodian for the four branch libraries until his retirement in 1991.
He was an avid reader interested in world history, railroading, and business, especially the circus and amusement world. He enjoyed sports, NASCAR auto racing, and gardening. During the past two summers he enjoyed walking from his home to the nearby Campanelli Stadium to watch the Brockton Rox baseball team play.
After he retired, he enjoyed writing. He had many of his articles about old-time Brockton and the Montello section of the city published by The Enterprise in the “By Our Readers” column. He was well-known as a regular volunteer at the Brockton Veteran’s Administration Hospital and at the Chapel of Our Savior at Westgate Mall where he formerly attended Mass most weekday mornings.
He was a devoted son of the late Charles and Helena (Peterson) Sharkey and a loving brother to Charles Sharkey and Barbara Sharkey both of Brockton and Joan Ivester of Sandwich. He is also survived by his dear companion Barbara Young of Brockton, a cousin, Elaine Rieter 6 nieces and nephews and 12 grand and great nieces and nephews.