Joseph Patrick Boyle's Obituary
On Sunday June 2, 2024, Joseph Patrick Boyle, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at his home in Hudson, Florida at the age of 89 surrounded by his family.
Joe was born on January 20, 1935, in Carrick, County Donegal, Ireland to John Boyle (1893-1976) and Bella Meehan (1902-1952).
Joe’s story is a beacon of hope for anyone wishing to immigrate and chase the American dream. Joe was one of eight children raised in the windswept northwest corner of Ireland. Joe’s upbringing was very modest, and his childhood stories consisted of playing Gaelic football, cutting turf in the bog, going to school and general mischief. In October 1956, at the age of 21, Joe left Ireland and immigrated to the United States on the passenger ship TSS New York, following his brother John and his sister Mary. Joe arrived in New York City’s Ellis Island, and made his way to Cleveland, Ohio. At Cleveland, Joe quickly integrated into the Irish American community and, of course, joined St. Patrick’s Gaelic football team (https://clevelandgaacom.wordpress.com/). He would go on to play and coach for St. Patrick’s for the next 30 years. Joe joined the Ohio National Guard and served for six years. Joe became a United States citizen in 1960. Around that same time Joe started working at the Lincoln Electric Company, starting as a general laborer unloading railroad cars by hand and worked for Lincoln until he retired at the age of 62 as a general inspector.
Joe met his future wife, Margaret, in 1959, while attending a function at the Cleveland West Side Irish American Club and married Margaret on August 4, 1962. Joe and Margaret moved to Euclid, Ohio and raised four children, Tom, Joe, Tina and Sheila.
In 1971, Joe and Margaret decided to move the family back to Dublin, Ireland in order to be closer to Joe’s younger brother Tommy who suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident. Joe, Margaret and the kids lived in Stillorgan, Ireland for five years, before returning to Euclid, Ohio in 1976. Joe and Margaret moved to Hudson, Florida part time in 2004.
Joe was preceded in death by his father, John (1893-1976), his mother, Bella (1902-1952), his brothers, Tommy (1940-2002), Donald (1938-1938), Dennis (1926-1977), James (1920-1976), and John (1929-1975), and his sisters Mary (1927-2009) and Bridget (1933- 1998). He is survived by his wife, Margaret, his four children; Tom of Hudson, Florida, Joe (Kelly) Boyle of Oakton Virginia, Tina (Dale) Kitchen of Chardon, Ohio, and Sheila (Peter) Martin of Providence, RI, his 8 grandchildren; Jessica, Tommy, Michael, Charlie, Brendan, Heather, Julia, Melanie and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
You can pay tribute to Joe and his family by visiting Grace Funeral Home Hudson (https://www.gracefuneralhomehudson.com/obituaries/Joseph-Boyle-8/#!/Obituary). A Celebration of Life service will be scheduled at a later date.
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