Joseph F. McCarthy, 82, of Malden and recently of Tewksbury, died Saturday, March 29 at Lowell General Hospital surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness.
Born in Medford, December 8, 1925 he was the son of the late Jeremiah J. and Catherine (Hutchinson) McCarthy. He attended Medford public schools and was a graduate of Medford Trade School, class of 1944. Upon graduation Joe went on to proudly serve his country in the Navy during WWII for which he was awarded the WWII Victory, American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, and Philippine Liberation Medals. After the war he met his beloved wife of fifty-nine years, Mary(Norris) of Charlestown. His forty year career as an electrician was spent with various railroads including Boston & Maine and Conrail, retiring in 1987. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church.
A devoted family man, he and his wife raised their beautiful family of four, settling in Malden where they lived until moving to Tewksbury this past year. He and his wife enjoyed traveling, spending time at the beach with friends and spoiling their grandchildren. He leaves his wife, Mary T. (Norris) McCarthy, of Tewksbury, four children and their spouses, Kathleen M. and Robert F. Boland, of Marston Mills, Eileen M. and Richard F. Shuman, of Brattleboro, VT, William J. and Cynthia K. McCarthy, of York, ME, and Michael J. and Peggy A. McCarthy, of Nashua, NH, grandchildren, Allison Auerbach, Bobby Boland, Catie and Betsy Shuman, and Marina McCarthy, one great grandchild, Hudson Auerbach, a brother, William F. McCarthy, of North Andover, two sisters, Kathleen Cannon, of Woburn, and Evelyn McCarthy, of Malden, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Rita Tremblay.
Many relatives and friends respectfully attended visitng hours on Friday, April 4, 2008, at the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home 29 Governors Aveenue, Medford from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 8:00 AM from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St. Malden. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be offered in his name to the Little Sisters of the Poor 190 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.