John H. Curley Jr. of Everett, formerly of Somerville, died on October 13, 2026. He was 78.
He was born in Somerville, the oldest of the six children of John H. Curley Sr. and Margaret (DiBase) Curley. After high school he enlisted in the United States Air Force and spent 18 years in the service as an air traffic controller. He then went to work for the U.S. Postal Service, starting as a letter carrier and retiring as a mail processing equipment and machine mechanic.
He was a member of the Malden Gun Club, rode a Harley-Davidson and kept English springer spaniels, Whittle, Dillon and Jake.
He leaves his wife of 37 years, Donna (Crowley) Curley; his children, John H. Curley III of Albany, N.Y., Tracy Aylward and her husband Daniel of Exeter, N.H., Scott Curley of Savannah, Ga., Melanie Sheehy and her husband Brian of Methuen, William Snow of Springfield, Bryan Snow and his wife Christine of Peabody, and Danielle LeClair of Middleton, N.H.; thirteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a third on the way; and his siblings Robert Curley, Margaret Francis, Deborah Shea and James Curley. His sister Francine Downey and her husband Arthur died before him.
Calling hours are Tuesday, October 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway, Powder House Square, Somerville, with a prayer service at 6:30. Burial with military honors is Wednesday, October 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, N.H.; those attending should gather inside the main gate by 11:10. The family suggests donations to the Eastern English Springer Spaniel Club or the Disabled American Veterans.
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