Joseph G. Conley

LEWISTON - Mr Joseph G Conley of 4 Champlain Avenue passed away at his home in Lewiston on Tuesday. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. He was married for 65 years to the late Jean Murphy Conley who died in September of 2013. Mr Conley was born in Lewiston on February 14, 1925. The son of Thomas and Agnes Molloy Conley. He was pre-deceased by brothers Paul, John, Richard, and Thomas and sisters Monica, Rita, and Marge. He attended local schools and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served his nation proudly. Mr Conley was a signalman on an LST carrier often landing troops and supplies on beaches in the Pacific theater. After the war he worked in Lewiston as a retail clothing salesman and at the Bates Mill before beginning his career with New England Telephone in 1959. For the next 25 years he was a Yellow Pages sales representative, retiring in 1984. In retirement, Mr and Mrs Conley enjoyed playing bridge, going to auctions and flea markets, and spending time with their family, friends, and large extended family at their summer cottage in Kennebunkport. Mr Conley is survived by son Paul and wife Jean of Quincy MA, daughter Mary Beth and husband Carl Schoeninger of Beverly Hills, MI, son Peter and wife Donna of Lewiston as well as five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.