John B. ‘Mac’ McCarthy
LOWELL John B. ’Mac’ McCarthy, 90, of
Lowell, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Lowell General
Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of the
late Anita L. (Charette) McCarthy who died in 2013.
A son of
the late Edward J. and the late Elizabeth (Morrisson) McCarthy, he was
born April 14,1929, in Lowell, he was the last surviving of their seven
children, ‘The McCarthy Clan’. He grew up in the Centralville Section
of the City where he was affectionately called ‘Brendan’ by his family
and friends, and was educated in the local schools.
He resided in
Lowell his entire life, and worked as a lab technician for W. R. Grace
for thirty five years before his retirement.
Family was his
center and he loved time spent with family and friends. He was famous
in local circles for his cookouts and barbecues, and was the happiest
when he was cooking, camping, and spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his loving children, Joyce E. Dastou and her
husband, William, of Lowell, Jefffrey W. McCarthy and his partner, Diane
Barry, of Dracut, James M. McCarthy and his wife, Karen, of Hudson, NH,
Janice M. Poulin and her husband, Michael, of Manchester, NH, and
Joseph P. McCarthy and his wife, Lynne, of Lowell; his son in law,
Victor Comtois of Lowell, his daughter in law Terri McCarthy, of Derry,
NH; his nineteen grandchildren; his twenty one great grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews as well as his sister in law Lorraine Gilbert
of Largo Florida.
He was also the father of the late JoAnn
Comtois who passed away in 2009, and the late John J. McCarthy who
passed away in 2017.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HIS CALLING
HOURS 2 UNTIL 6 P.M. ON SUNDAY AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14
HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816.
ON MONDAY, HIS FUNERAL WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. AT THE FUNERAL HOME.
HIS FUNERAL MASS WILL BE OFFERED MONDAY AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, 144 EAST MERRIMACK ST., LOWELL 10 A.M..
MEMORIALS IN HIS NAME TO ST. JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 501 ST. JUDE PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38105 OR TO MEALS ON WHEELS 280 MERRIMACK STREET, UNIT 4, LAWRENCE, MA 01843 .
