Joseph Earl

Twombly

At 89 years, Earl passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on April 16th after a brief illness.

Born and raised in Chelsea he was a beloved son of the late Ernest and Florence (Gibbeau) Twombly.  He attended local schools and was graduated from Chelsea High School. Earl enlisted in to the Army in 1950 and served during the Korean War. He was awarded 4 Bronze Stars and was honorably discharged in 1953.

He married the former Ella Paradis and together resided in Chelsea, Malden and Hawaii.  He was widowed in 1998 after sharing 47 years of love and deep devotion with Ella.

Earl worked as a pipefitter at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard from 1966 to 1973.  When Charlestown closed, he transferred to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Honolulu HI. He retired in 1992.  Earl and Ella remained in Hawaii for several years after his retirement.  After Ella's passing in 1998, he returned to Malden and has been residing there since.

He was a faithful parishioner and communicant at St. Joseph's Church in Malden.  He was a past member of the American Legion Post 462, Boston and the Knights of Columbus Council 11743 in Oahu, HI, He was a six term past commander of the US Gaylord Dillingham, VFW Post 4951 in Honolulu and was a member of the "Military Order of Cooties"

He was the beloved husband of 47 years to the late Ella (Paradis) Twombly, dear brother of the late Edna Baker, Florence "Val" Twombly, Bowden E. "Bob" Twombly and Frederick "Shamrock" Twombly

He is lovingly survived by his sister-in-law Elizabeth "Betty" Paradis of Revere and he was the loved and cherished uncle of Patrice and Eric Montefusco, Derek Paradis and the late William Paradis

ARRANGEMENTS:  Funeral and family visitation will begin from the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on Friday April 23 rd at 8:30 AM.  Followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Joseph's Church.  770 Salem St., Malden at 10:00 AM.  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. "Earl" will be inurned in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific "The Punch Bowl" in Honolulu Hawaii at a later date.

All services will be held in accordance to the Commonwealth of MA Covid-19 Phase-IV regulations.  We encourage family and friends who wish, to offer condolences at this time by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card by using one of the links below;

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