John T. McCarthy

John T. McCarthy, Jr., 87, a resident of Lowell, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie (McShea) McCarthy with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Lowell on February 4, 1930, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy (Devine) McCarthy. John was a graduate of Keith Academy, Class of 1948. He served with the United States Marines from 1951-1953.

He worked for Mass Electric as a lineman for forty years and was a union representative for several years. He enjoyed being the third shift 'troubleman' at the end of his career.

John was active in the Catholic Church, serving as a lector and Eucharistic minister. In his earlier years, he was a parishioner of St. Michael Church, participating in the Holy Name Society, Bingo, and the Bill Green Scholarship program. John also served as a lector at St. Francis Church. He always cherished spending time with his family, especially Sunday morning breakfasts followed by spirited games of 45s.

In addition to his wife Ann Marie, he leaves eight children and their 18 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren: John and his wife Mary Lou McCarthy and their children Laura and Meredith of Methuen; Kathleen Bauer and her husband Beat, and their son Christopher of Lowell; Stephen and his wife Suzanne McCarthy and their children Christian, Sheehan, and Jordan of Lowell; Paul and his wife Joan McCarthy and their children Charles and his wife Bethany, and their children Aidan and Cailyn Kelleher of Huntersville, NC, Jaclyn (Kelleher) and her husband Matthew, and their children Abby, and Logan Roy of Lowell, Travis and Andrew McCarthy of Lowell; Peter McCarthy and his family Patrick, Cathryn, Annie and Meghan McCarthy of Hudson, NH and former daughter-in-law Maura Fitzpatrick of Nashua, NH; Mary Janet McCarthy and her husband Rob and their children Evan and Lauren Costanzo of Andover; Daniel and his wife Kara and their children Kelly (McCarthy) and her husband Michael, and their son Daniel Del Greco, and Mary Kate McCarthy of Tyngsboro; and JoAnne McCarthy of Lowell. He was the brother of Jean McCarthy and Patricia Quigley of Lowell, and was predeceased by his brother Gerald. He also leaves behind brother-in-law Norman Block of Houston, TX, as well as a special niece, Mary Jo Gagnon of Salem, MA, and many beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family would like to thank the caregivers at Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center and Hospice Service of Massachusetts for their compassionate and excellent care of John.