Evan M. Hubbard

Evan M Hubbard East Bridgewater â€" Evan M. Hubbard, a resident of East Bridgewater since 1957, died Oct. 4, 2007, at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was 86. Born in Canso, Nova Scotia, a son of the late Clifford and Cora (Hunt). He was raised in Canso, Nova Scotia, and moved to the United States in 1940. He was a U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and worked as a merchant marine for Exxon for more than 30 years, retiring in 1984. He enjoyed fishing, reading, sewing leather, cooking, gardening and was a handyman. He was the husband of the late Irene (Ampolos); beloved father of Nicholas Sr. and his wife Donna of East Bridgewater and Daniel and his wife Zoi of California; grandfather of Krista Heraty, Nicholas Jr., Nina and Daniel Hubbard; brother of the late Tom, Bill, Fred, Irving, John, Gordon, Sadie and Lydia. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Wednesday in the Wales-Prophett Funeral Home, 35 Spring St., East Bridgewater, at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.