Joseph Camille Demers

1922 - 2021

Mr. Joseph Camille Demers of North Chelmsford, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Wednesday October 20, 2021 at High Point Hospice house in Haverhill at the age of 99.

He was married to the late Mrs. Theresa H. (Walsh) Demers who passed on April 23, 2008.

Born in Lowell, MA on September 21, 1922, the son of the late Alcid and Albina (Gonville) Demers. He was a graduate of Lowell Trade School with the class of 1940.

He served proudly with the U.S. Army during WWII. He is an Honor Flight alumni member and was recognized on the Chelmsford Veterans memorial monument.

Joseph was the Chelmsford Building Inspector from 1955 to 1958, he was the owner and operator of Joe C. Demers & Sons Builders of Chelmsford and retired from the Chelmsford School Department in 1992.

He was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church of North Chelmsford.

He enjoyed coaching his sons hockey and little league teams in Chelmsford, boating, watching western movies, lunching with friends, visiting his beloved wife in her resting place along with his much loved furry friends Lilly and Chloe by his side.

Mr. Demers was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing golf with the Senior Chelmsford league up until June of this year with many close friends. He is also a former member of Mt. Pleasant Golf Club in Lowell.

He is survived by three sons and two daughters in-law, Mark and Linda (Paynter) Demers of The Villages, Orlando, FL, Michael and Janet (Hill) Demers of Laconia, NH and Joseph C. Demers Jr. of Gilbert, AZ, three daughters and two sons in-law, Moira Gaudet of Chelmsford, MA, Alicia and Stephen Evans of Nashua, NH, and Tara and Eric Isnor of Nashua, NH.

Joseph has ten cherished grandchildren, Stephanie and Tim Demers, Tiffany Dutton, Nicholas Gaudet, Brooke, Alex and Cody Evans, Mitchell, Matthew and Amanda Dulac.

He was the father of the late Stephen Demers who passed in 1969 and the grandfather of the late Kristen Demers of Nashua, NH who passed in 2006.

Visiting hours Monday October 25th from 5 to 8 p.m. Dolan Funeral Home. Funeral Mass Tuesday October 26th at 11am at St. John the Evangelist Church in N. Chelmsford. Burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com