PRINCETON – Joseph Colby Fahey, 91, passed away Aug. 30, 2004, at a Bangor healthcare facility. He was born Sept. 9, 1912, in Milltown, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas and Katherine (O’Rourke) Fahey. Colby grew up in Milltown, N.B., with his 10 brothers and sisters. He was a United States citizen. Colby married the former Eloise McCurdy in 1936. During World War II, he was employed as a shipbuilder at Bath Iron Works. Following the war he returned to Calais, later moving to Princeton where he was employed as an accountant for Legacy and Savage Ford Dealership retiring in 1977. Colby served as first selectman for the Town of Princeton for many years and was a member and deacon of the First Congregational Church. He was a past member of the Lion’s Club and Past King Lion. He was predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Eloise (McCurdy) Fahey in 1987. Surviving are one son Colby Lawrence Fahey and his wife, Susan; one daughter, Natalie (Fahey) Deschene; three grandchildren and their families, Deanna and Jeff Bryant, Katie and Matthew, Jennifer and Chad Herschell, Joseph and Olivia; Will and Tina Fahey, Andrew and Nathaniel. A Service of Remembrance will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Princeton First Congregational Church with the Rev. Dana Kadey officiating. Burial will follow in the Princeton Cemetery. Those who wish may make donations in his memory to the Scholarship Fund, care of the Princeton First Congregational Church. Arrangements are by the Scott-Wilson Funeral Home, Calais.
JOSEPH COLBY FAHEY
