Edward J. Joseph, 78
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Joseph Joseph, 78, of 816 West Shaft Road died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 16, 1930, son of James and Esther Libbus Joseph, he attended schools in North Adams.
He was a Navy veteran.
Mr. Joseph was employed in the construction industry for most of his life, working on projects throughout the United States as a member of the operating engineers Union 98. He was last employed for Construction Drilling in North Adams as a mechanic.
He was a very active member of the former St. Francis of Assisi Church and later for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, where he assisted in maintaining its buildings and grounds and supporting the church's spiritual life. He also taught Confraternity of Christian Doctrine at the former Notre Dame Church and sang in its choir. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Dr. George L. Curran Post 996 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Frank R. Stiles Post 125 American Legion. He was a kind man and a true gentleman and a great family man. He loved gardening. He will always be missed.
He and his wife, the former Jacqueline Bressette, were married Oct. 18, 1952.
Besides his wife, whom he worshiped, he leaves a son, James D. Joseph and his wife, Sinhee, of Philadelphia; three sisters, Helen Ferris of Canada and Maryann Kirchner and her husband, Henry, and Freda Ramsey and her husband, David, all of Pittsfield; a brother, Richard Joseph and his wife, Valerie, of Pittsfield, and a grandson, Edward J. Joseph.
He was predeceased by a sister and a brother, Nazeerah Robair and Fuad Joseph.
FUNERAL NOTICE — Funeral services will take place Friday, March 6, at 10:15 from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church through the funeral home