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1927 - 2016
I cut Joe's hair for a few years. He was always the sweetest man. Always mentioning his beloved wife. Always reminding me life would get better. He was right. I'll always remember his sweet smile and his kind words. He was a special man. One of a kind. He lived a life worth remembering.
Linda Kipp Sickles
July 21, 2022 | Friend
We were out of town and just heard of cousin Joey's passing. He was a great guy and one of our favorites.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Ann and Matt Gormley
Ballston Spa
August 07, 2016
We were out of town and just heard of cousin Joey's passing. We are very sorry; he was such a great guy.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Ann and Matt Gormley
Ballston Spa
Alanna Gormley
August 07, 2016 | Ballston Spa, NY
I'm so sorry to hear of Joe's passing. I had been cutting his hair for 7 years and he was such a sweetheart. I've just moved to Oregon with my husband and was going to call Joe this morning to let him know we made it here safely and found a home, but when I picked up my phone there was a message from a friend telling me what happened. All I can think is that he's with his wife whom he loved with all his heart. And I know how much he loved all of you and how proud he was to have such a...
Linda Kipp Sickles
August 05, 2016 | Garibaldi, OR
Bob and Family, my deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved father.
John Bosselman
August 03, 2016 | St. Augustine, FL
I just learned of Joe,s passing at church this morning and am sorry I missed his funeral mass yesterday. I brought him communion on Sundays at Wesley and he was one of my favorite people...very gentle and warm. Last time we spoke he was very excited about his sons' coming home to take him to opening day at the track. Sure hope he made it!
My condolences.
Anita Dunn
July 31, 2016 | Satatoga, NY
I will miss Joe so much. I would sit and talk with him often. He would chuckle at me and say "Debbie, you're something else." I just smiled. When my husband passed recently, he sat with me and we both cried. He was so much more than a friend.
Debbie Warner
July 30, 2016 | Ballston Spa, NY
Mary Ann, Diane, Michael, Joe, David, Bob .. my sincere condolences to all of you and to your families on the passing of your dad. I have fond memories of Uncle Joe throughout the years and will always remember him as a kind man who always had time to stop, ask how everyone was and always offered good advice and reassurance. I know my father and mother enjoyed many years of playing cards and eating Al's crazy hot chili with your mom and dad. He will be missed. May he rest in peace.
Anthony McCarthy
July 29, 2016 | Purchase, NY
Diane and Barry, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers for you and your family at this difficult time
Dottie
Dottie Golledge
July 29, 2016 | Newton, MA
Saratoga Springs, NY - Joseph S. McCarthy, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday (July 26, 2016) at Saratoga Hospital.
Born on April 16, 1927 in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of the late Michael J. and Elena (Etes) McCarthy. A graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, he served in the US Army from 1945 to 1946. Following his service, Joe attended Bentley College in Boston, MA. He married the love of his life, the former Marie Johnson, and together they raised their family in Saratoga Springs. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, four brothers and three sisters.
Joe worked for Espey Manufacturing, the Saratogian newspaper and the Ft. Miller Service Corp. He was a lifetime member of Saratoga Council 246 Knights of Columbus and was a member and communicant of the Church of St. Peter on Broadway. Joe enjoyed the race track, gardening, coin collecting and most of all spending time with his loving family.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann (Paul) Stevens of Gansevoort and Diane M. (Barry) Quinlan of Hopedale, MA; four sons, Michael J. (Lynn) McCarthy of Queensbury, Joseph S. (Laurel) McCarthy, Jr. of Chicago, IL, David E. (Denise) McCarthy of Valencia, CA and Robert F. McCarthy of Glenville; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren and several niece and nephews.
Relatives and friends may call from 5 to 8pm Friday (July 29, 2016) at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway
584-5373.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Saturday (July 30) in the historic Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, by the Rev. John D. Kirwin. Burial with military honors will follow in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave.
Members of the Knights of Columbus will meet at 6pm Friday at the funeral home for services.
Donations in Joe’s memory may be made to Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
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