Joseph Richard Brazee

LEE -- Joseph Richard Brazee, 22, of Raynham died May 12 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence from injuries suffered in an automobile accident the same day on Route 88 in Westport. He was the grandson of Marie Kleinkauf Brazee of Lee.

Born Jan. 10, 1982, in Whitman, son of Richard L. Brazee of Raynham, formerly of Lee, and Patricia A. Hughes Brazee of Scranton, Pa., he attended schools in Raynham.

Mr. Brazee worked in construction for various companies.

Besides his parents and paternal grandmother, he leaves his stepmother, Nance Brazee of Raynham; four sisters, Jennifer Frohock and Joyce Brazee, both of Weymouth, Jeanette Wallen of Whitman and Jessica Brazee of Quincy; a stepsister, Sara Wentworth of Raynham; a brother, James Frohock of Abington; two stepbrothers, Mark Wentworth of Colorado and Adam Wentworth of Raynham, and stepgrandparents Clyde and Beatrice Lanfair of Pownal, Vt.

FUNERAL NOTICE -- A prayer service for Joseph Richard Brazee was held at O'KEEFE-WADE FUNERAL HOME, 70 Washington St., in Taunton on Monday, May 17. Interment was in Cedar Knoll Cemetery in East Taunton. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Joseph L. Brazee Memorial Fund, attn. Michele Simmons, Rockland Trust, 21 North Main St., Attleboro, MA 02703. He was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Henry Brazee, and his maternal grandparents, James and Alice Hughes. He also leaves several aunts, uncles and cousins.