Bemis, Thomas F. of Plymouth, formerly of Needham, and Belmont, passed away on December 1, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Stephanie Harding. Devoted father of Timothy Bemis. Brother of Cathy Romeo and her husband John, Joan Collins and her late husband Peter, Patricia Stegelmann and her husband John, Richard Bemis and his wife Joanne. Also survived by many adoring nieces and nephews.
After a long hard-fought battle with his illness, Tom passed away with his family by his side. He was cared for by his beloved wife Stephanie and son Timothy. Their love and devotion to him filled the last years of his life with grace, beauty, music, good food, and as many shared times with family and friends as possible.
Tom was a graduate of Fitchburg State College with an honors degree in Mechanical Engineering. After successfully working for five years at Doble Engineering, he switched career paths becoming a carpenter and independent contractor. Tom became quite successful at using the engineering skills learned previously at Doble, while growing Bemis Construction. His many clients over the years described him as a Master Craftsman, a perfectionist, whose work attained only the highest standards. His personal integrity guided him to build a reputation for trustworthy excellence. Many of Tom’s clients became good friends.
Tom will be remembered most of all for his success as a beloved human being. Among his family and friends, Tom had a well-deserved reputation for his personal generosity, being ever willing to share his expertise. He often said that part of his job was “keeping everyone safe.” Tom’s forever ability to find calmness in all sorts of situations made people feel assured and comfortable. Here are some heartfelt testaments from people who love Tom. “Tom is a deeply good man.” “We love him so much.” “He was an outstanding husband, father, brother, uncle and friend.” “His battle with his disease was courageous and brave; we will never forget his grace and courage.” “It’s so unfair to all of us who love him that he’s gone so soon, but I’d like to think that he is at peace without the pain and hardship he lived with for the past five years.” “Uncle Tom is our guardian angel now and will always be with us, watching.” “He’s left so much love and so many memories; he’ll never be forgotten.” “I will always love his sense of humor and the twinkle in his eyes when he said something so unexpected and funny.” “He is such an amazing human; I hope he is with people on the other side who love him as much as we all do.” “Grateful for knowing him and his love for his family that echoes on for eternity.” “Uncle Tom was one of the Good Ones, the really good ones, and we are all better for having known him.” “I am thankful for the memories Tom has given us.” “Uncle Tom had the heart of an old soul and a sense of humor that connected all ages.” “I will always cherish his advice about life and all of our laughs together.” “ I describe Uncle Tom as the most capable person, who could fix anything, build anything and could do it himself without any help.” “He was completely trustworthy, his words inspired confidence and he always seemed to know what he was talking about”. “Spending time with him, learning from him, helped me to be a better more capable person.” “I loved and admired him so much and looked up to him and thought he was such a great, kind and caring person.”
“Because we knew you, Tom, we have been changed for good.”
Visiting hours will be held at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home 1305 Highland Ave. Needham on Friday, December 5th from 4-8pm. Relatives and friends kindly invited. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Thomas’ memory to Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Rd. Lilburn, GA. 30047. www.lbda.org/donate.