Born in Charlestown and raised in Lynn, he was the son of the late Joseph and Florence (Lyons) Toomey. He graduated from Lynn English High School with the class of 1960 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Bentley College of Finance with the class of 1964. He was a well-known self-employed tax accountant in Lynn for over 50 years. More recently, he enjoyed working for the Greater Lynn Senior Services delivering Meals on Wheels for over 10 years. Well known for being generous to a fault, he enjoyed bowling in local leagues including at Lucky Strike and East Lynn Lanes. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, including on outings to the Topsfield Fair and the Salem Willows.
Joe was the loving father of Sheila and Dana Keith, Sheryl and John Belville, Kelly and Barry Bertwell, all of Lynn, Michael and Meghan Toomey of Pennsylvania, Teresa Bolton of Mississippi and Laurel and Mark Girard of N. Andover; the cherished grandfather of Chelsie, Amanda, Carlye, Abbe, Emme, Madelyn, Maya, Mariella, Ann-Marie, Joshua, Matt, Tyler and Andie and the great-grandfather of Jayden; the dear brother of James and Lisa Toomey of Lynn, Mary and Phil Gay of Exeter, NH, Walter and Yvonne Toomey of Lowell and the late Edward, William and John Toomey, Patricia Tyler, Dorothy Mulcahy and Deborah Martin; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Service Information: Memorial visiting hours will be held at Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St. Lynn on Saturday, June 29thth, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels at Greater Lynn Senior Services, 8 Silsbee St., Lynn, MA 01901.
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