Mr. Coffey was born on March 10, 1935 in Boston, the son of the late John J. and Margaret (Murphy) Coffey. He was raised and educated in Dorchester and graduated from Boston English High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Boston College. Mr. Coffey served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 as First Lieutenant.
He worked for The Kendall Company for thirty years until his retirement in the mid-1990s. More recently, he worked part-time for Enterprise Car Rental Company, which he enjoyed as his “fun job”. Mr. Coffey was a communicant of St. Timothy’s Parish in Norwood. He enjoyed reading, golfing and spending time with his family.
Mr. Coffey is survived by his devoted wife of nearly fifty years, Carole C. (Marini) Coffey; his children, Lori A. Connolly and her husband Terrence of Walpole, John J. Coffey and his wife Carrie of Walpole; four grandchildren, whom he adored, Elisabeth and Matthew Coffey, Christopher and Kaitlyn Connolly all of Walpole.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 28th at 9:00am from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte. 1A), Norwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am at St. Timothy Church, 650 Nichols Street, Norwood. Interment with military honors will follow the Mass in Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Thursday, February 27th from 4:00-8:00pm at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made in his memory to the Michelle Morse Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Diane Tiffany, Plymouth State University, 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264.
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