Joseph A. Longey, 61, of Plaistow, NH, died Friday, October 1, 2010, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, NH. He was born in Baltimore, MD on October 19, 1948, son of the late Delmar and Frances (Schell) Longey. Mr. Longey grew up in Maryland. He had been a resident of New Hampshire since 1970, spending 24 of those years as a Derry resident. Mr. Longey served from 1970-1974 with the U.S. Air Force. He began work with Western Electric, worked through the switch to AT&T and stayed with the company through it’s transition to Lucent Technologies, retiring in 2005. Mr. Longey was a member of the American Legion Post #6 in Portsmouth, NH. He was also a member of the Chester Congregational Baptist Church and served on it’s Board of Deacons. He enjoyed photography, karaoke and loved to ride his bicycle. Mr. Longey was an easy going person who was able to laugh at himself.
He is survived by a son; Christopher J. Longey and his wife Denise of Nottingham, NH; three daughters; Tammy Westbury of Powhatan, VA, Starr Wilson of Hollywood, FL and Shana Longey and her fiancé Tim Williams of Deerfield, NH; two grandchildren; Alexis and Teagan Longey; his former wife; Sharon Longey of Raymond, NH and by two sisters; Margie Carter and her husband Wayne of Fallston, MD and Debbie Baker of Milford, DE.
Visiting hours were held Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 2:00 - 4:00pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry. A funeral service followed at 4:00pm in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to St. Joseph Hospital Resource Development, 172 Kinsley Street, PO Box 2013, Nashua, NH 03061-2013 or see http://www.stjosephhospital.com/Giving/Philanthropy/Tribute-Fund to donate.