E. Bridgewater- Joseph A. Wood Jr., 80, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Holyoke, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at home, unexpectedly. He was the husband of the late Jane E. (Lyle) Wood.
Born March 15, 1926, in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Sr. and Ann (Laidlaw) Wood.
He was a graduate of South Hadley High School, Class of 1944.
Mr. Wood had been a resident of East Bridgewater for the past 16 years, coming from Holyoke, where he lived for 34 years.
A wholesale driver, he delivered for H.P. Hood, out of the Agawam office, for 30 years, retiring in 1981.
Mr. Wood was a member of the Mount Tom Masonic Lodge, Holyoke AF & AM and the ¼ Century Club at H.P. Hood.
He was the father of Elizabeth Lee and her husband Gregory of North Attleboro and Laura Smith and her companion Harold Newcomb of East Bridgewater; brother of Marjorie Chagnon of South Hadley; half-brother of Emma Rous of New Hampshire. Also survived by three grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and his close companion, June Getchell of East Bridgewater.
A memorial service will be held in the Wales-Prophett Funeral Home, 35 Spring St., East Bridgewater, Saturday at 10 am.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.