Joseph Curley Madden, Jr., 83
MIDDLEBOROUGH - Joseph Curley Madden, Jr., age 83, formerly of Middleborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Casa de Ramana Nursing Home in Framingham.
Born on February 22, 1943, in Stoneham to Joseph Madden, Sr. & Agnes Madden, Joe grew up in Lakeville and graduated from Apponequet Regional High School. Joe served in the United States Army from 1964-1968.
On September 10, 1983, Joe married Tamra in Middleborough, and together they shared 43 wonderful years at their home on 2 Wholan Park. Joe worked as an Environmental Specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration for 12 years before retiring in 2010.
Joe was very passionate about spending time with his son fishing, whether it be for trout in the streams of Vermont or for striped bass and blues on Boston Harbor and the Canal. In his younger years, Joe was an avid skier, spending many winters in Killington, VT. As he got older, his greatest pastime was spending time with Tamra on numerous home improvement projects. Joe could always carry a room with the Irish gift of gab.
Joe was preceded in death by his wife Tamra in September of this year.
He is survived by his son Joe the 3rd & his wife Gina; grandsons Declan and Lochlan; and granddaughter Emilienne. He is also survived by his step-sons Justyn Stack and Branden Stack and their families.
Family and friends are welcome to the visitation period at the Ashley~Drolette Funeral Home, 35 Oak Street, Middleborough, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM, followed by a funeral service at 11:15 AM.
Interment services with Military Honors will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, 1 Connery Avenue, Bourne, at 12:45 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Association at www.donerservices.alz.org.
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