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Richard C. McCarthy

1945 - 2020

Richard C. McCarthy obituary, 1945-2020, Easthampton, MA

BORN

1945

DIED

2020

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Boucher-O'Brien Funeral Home (B.O.F.H) - Easthampton

7 Pleasant Street

Easthampton, Massachusetts

Richard McCarthy Obituary

Richard C. McCarthy, Sr., 75, died on April 22, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. Born on January 11, 1945 he was the son of Bert and Lillian (DelHagen) McCarthy. He was lifelong resident of Easthampton. He married the love of his life Janice (Watkins) McCarthy in 1975. He was the owner of McCarthy's Cleaners and before that Lesnow's. He also worked at Stanley Home Products. Richard was an avid animal lover, he loved cats. He also enjoyed tag sales and collecting knives, he was a sports enthusiast watching the Celtics.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 45 years Janice McCarthy, his son. Richard, Jr. and his wife Susan of Greenfield his daughter Dodee and her husband David Cullen of Turners Falls, a brother Donald and his wife Paula of Springfield, he also leaves his sister Joyce and her husband Jimmy Curran of Holyoke. He was a loving grandfather to Logan, Madison Dylan and Lillian.

The Boucher-O'Brien Funeral Home of Easthampton was entrusted with his cremation. A memorial gathering will be announced at a later date.

Donations in memory of Richard may be made to: The Friends of the FCSO Reg. Dog Shelter. 10 Sandy Ln Turners Falls, MA 01376.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Daily Hampshire Gazette on Apr. 29, 2020.

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Lillian Dembek

May 2, 2020

Joyce and Donald, so sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. My thoughts are with you. Lillian Lajoie Dembek

David Cullen

April 30, 2020

R.I.P Rick you will be missed.

Hailee Wheeler

April 30, 2020

My thoughts go out to your families, he will be missed!

Dodee

April 30, 2020

Love you dad

The Levasseur

April 29, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers go out to your families, Dodee and Ricky.

Paul Wheeler

April 29, 2020

My deepest condolences to Janice, Dodee and Ricky.

Kerri Wheeler

April 29, 2020

My favorite person to hear jokes from. I always felt at home at your house, loved to play pool with you. And no one can top your spaghetti, macaroni salad and fudge! You will be missed dearly. Love you dad.

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