Joseph F. McPherson

McPherson, Joseph F. - Of Burlington, formerly of Somerville, passed away on November 17, 2022.

Beloved husband of Anne-Marie (Viola) McPherson.

Loving father of Ryan McPherson and his wife Lynne of Burlington and Matthew McPherson of Cambridge. 

Dear brother of William, Robert, James and Edward McPherson, Mary Graham, the late Cindy McPherson and Joseph's twin brother John McPherson.

Cherished grandfather of Chase, Marin and Rose.

If there was an organization looking for volunteers, Joseph was the first to sign up. He did so much for the town of Burlington. He coached youth sports, he raised money for Pop Warner, High School Athletic and Band Boosters, and was a driving force behind the yearly post-graduation party. After his cancer diagnosis in 2014, Joseph focused his attention to raising money for Dana Farber through the yearly Jimmy Fund Walk. His team "I'm With Joe" has raised over $350,000 to date in the fight against cancer, and the team will continue to raise more every year in his honor. 

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Joseph, in St. Margaret Church, 111 Winn Street, Burlington, Monday morning at 10:00a.m., family and friends please meet at church.

Relatives and friends invited.

Visiting hours in the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.), Somerville, Sunday afternoon 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Interment, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Route 134, South Dennis, MA, Tuesday Afternoon 12:00p.m. 

In Lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joe's honor to support Dr. Toni Choueiri's Renal Cell Carcinoma Research at Dana-Farber online:

https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR/JimmyFundWalk/JimmyFundWalk?pg=team&fr_id=1840&team_id=16360

or 

Via check Jimmy Fund Walk, Attn: Jess Abbott, 10 Brookline Place, West Brookline 02445.