John M. Handley, Jr.

Abt 1918 -

• Name	John M. Handley
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1918
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I29206	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Gertrude A. McKeon,   b. Abt 1918,   d. 9 Jun 2007, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Children	1. Julie Handley,   b. Abt 1940,   d.
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F11622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Boston Herald (MA) - July 2, 2001 Deceased Name: Obituary John Handley Jr. of Chelmsford, 83 John M. Handley Jr. of Chelmsford, a Lowell businessman, died Thursday at Lowell General Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 83. Born in Lowell, Mr. Handley attended Lowell schools and graduated from Lowell High School in 1935. He was a resident of Chelmsford for more than 40 years. He served in the Navy during World War II as a machinist mate second class aboard the USS Wasp in the South Pacific. Mr. Handley received a Navy Commendation Medal for saving men trapped inside the ship after it was bombed off the coast of Japan on March 19, 1945. He received this award and a commendation in 1996. Mr. Handley was the owner of the Chelmsford Gift Shop in Central Square for more than 40 years and was the founder of the Corner Kitchen on Westford Street in Lowell. He also founded several resort businesses on the New Hampshire coast and the Lakes Region. Mr. Handley was a former member of the board of directors of the First Bank and Trust in Chelmsford and was a member and incorporator of the board of directors of the Enterprise Bank and Trust. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Chelmsford for many years. Mr. Handley is survived by his wife, Gertrude (McKeon) of Chelmsford; two daughters, Jane Carrigg of North Hampton, N.H., and Julie Handley-Hoar of Brighton; two sons, John M. of Westford and Joseph E. of Chelmsford; a sister, Arline Plunkett of North Tewksbury; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. today at St. Mary's Church, Chelmsford. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Tewksbury. Arrangments by O'Donnell Funeral Home, Lowell.