Mr. Joseph T. Duggan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joseph T. Duggan Of Lowell and Florida WWII Army Veteran LOWELL—Joseph Timothy Duggan, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Wingate at Belvidere. He was the beloved husband of the late Alice G. (Mahoney) Duggan, who passed away on December 20, 2006. Joseph was born in Lowell on December 3, 1916, a son of the late Francis and Helen (Lynch) Duggan. He was a graduate of the Sacred Heart Grammar School and Keith Academy in Lowell. Joseph enlisted in the United States Army during WWII and served for three and a half years in the European, African, Middle Eastern Theater of Operation. Staff Sergeant Duggan received numerous awards and medals including the Purple Heart in June of 1945. Prior to his retirement, Joseph was employed with the United States Post Office in California and Florida. Joseph enjoyed watching the Boston Red Sox and traveling around the world with the love of his life, Alice. Mr. Duggan is survived by his nieces, Judith Kirane, with whom he made his home, Joanne T. (Kirane) McEwen and her husband Charlie, Eileen (Duggan) Bouchard and her husband Gerald, and Sheila (Duggan) Emerson and her husband Sonny; his nephews, Joseph and his wife Kathy (Fagan) Kirane, Kevin and his wife Mary (Mastas) Kirane, Michael Smith, and David Crowley, Jr.; his brother-in-law, Dave Crowley of Methuen; his cousins, John Barrett of CT and Mary (Barrett) McCluskey of Andover. Joseph was predeceased by his sisters and brother-in-law, Helen T. (Duggan) Kirane and her husband Joseph, Mary (Duggan) Fells and her husband William, Ann (Duggan) (Smith) Crowley and her husband Clifford Smith; his brother and sister-in-law, Francis Duggan and his wife Josephine. Joseph’s family would like to extend a special thank you to Terry Corey and the staff at Wingate of Belvidere and Beacon Hospice. FUNERAL NOTICE DUGGAN—In Lowell, August 14, 2015 at Wingate at Belvidere, Joseph T. Duggan, 98, a WWII Army Veteran and beloved husband of Alice (Mahoney) Duggan. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on THURSDAY MORNING from 9 until 11 A.M. Mr. Duggan’s FUNERAL SERVICE will follow at 11 A.M. in the Funeral Home. His burial will take place in the family lot in the Lowell Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Joseph’s memory may be made to Beacon Hospice, 13 Branch Street, Methuen, MA 01844. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com

Mr. Joseph T. Duggan

December 3, 1916 - August 14, 2015

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