Thomas Doherty

Thomas A . Doherty of Peabody and formerly of Charlestown and Malden died April 28 at age 78. Born in Boston on October 2, 1931 he was the son of the late Bernard & Rose (Gibbons) Doherty . He was raised in Charlestown and was retired form the U.S. Postal Service and had worked at South Postal Annex in Boston. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

Mr. Doherty is survived by his wife Sheila ( Doherty ). He was the father of Henry M. Doherty & wife Gail of Malden, Rosemary Kearney & husband Michael of Lynnfield, Kathleen Doherty of Nashua, NH, Thomas A . Doherty of Wakefield, Sheila Ryan & husband Christopher of Lynnfield and Maureen Gaffney & husband Bernard of Simsbury, CT. He was the brother of John Doherty of Pembroke, Bernard Doherty , Cecilia Doherty & Rosemary Swanson all of Medford, Sarah Loonie of Quincy , Rita Coughlan of Charlestown and the late Patrick Doherty & Catherine Donovan. He is also survived by his 14 grandchildren.

His funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Ave. Wakefield Monday at 9am followed by a funeral mass in the Our Lady of the Assumption Church corner of Grove & Salem Sts. Lynnfield at 10:00. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 1-5pm. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.

Read Thomas Doherty's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Service

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish
Intersection of Grove and Salem Streets
Lynnfield , MA US 01940
Monday, May 3, 2010, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery
302 Elm Street
Everett , MA US 02149
Monday, May 3, 2010, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM