Obituaries

James Henry Downey, 86, of Holliston Died on Saturday

Visitation will be tonight, Dec. 10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funeral will be Dec. 11 at St. Mary's in Holliston.

Information for this obituary was taken from chesmorefuneralhome.com

James Henry Downey, 86, of Holliston, died on Dec. 7, 2013. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Mary (O’Hara) and William Downey. He was the husband of 60 years to Mary “Camille” (Sloan) Downey of Holliston.

A Veteran of WWII and Korea, James was in the Navy from 1944-1946, Marines from 1947-1950 and the Coastguard from 1950-1953. He had served on the USS Stewart in the English Channel patrolling for U-Boats and had been injured in the North Atlantic Operations. James was also a member of the Teamsters.

Besides his wife Camille, he is survived by a son, Scott James Downey and his wife Allena of Holliston and a grandchild, Nathan. He also leaves many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by several brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be held today (Dec. 10) from 4-8p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston, 854 Washington St. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at St. Mary’s Church of Holliston. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

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