Joseph F. McCarthy

MALDEN - Joseph F. McCarthy, 82, of Malden and recently of Tewksbury, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Lowell General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness.

Born in Medford, on Dec. 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 World War II for which he was awarded the WWII Victory, American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and Philippine Liberation medals.

After the war, he met his beloved wife of 59 years, Mary (Norris) of Charlestown. His 40-year career as an electrician was spent with various railroads, including Boston and Maine and Conrail. He retired 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 Marstons Mills, Eileen M. and Richard F. Shuman of Brattleboro, Vt., William J. and Cynthia K. McCarthy of York, Maine, and Michael J. and Peggy A. McCarthy of Nashua, N.H.; grandchildren, Allison Auerbach, Bobby Boland, Catie and Betsy Shuman, and Marina McCarthy; a great-grandchild, Hudson Auerbach; a brother, William F. McCarthy of North Andover; two sisters, Kathleen Cannon of Woburn, and Evelyn McCarthy of Malden; and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Rita Tremblay.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to call on Friday at the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Ave., Medford, from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, at 8 a.m., from the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 9 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden. Burial will follow 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.