Obituary: Michael 'Buddy' Carey, 65, of Waltham

The following is from Joyce Funeral Home.

Mr. Michael P. " Buddy" Carey, of Waltham, died Monday, June 16, 2014 in Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 65.

Michael was born in Waltham on March 4, 1949, the son of the late John J. Carey and Arlene M. (O'Halloran) (Carey) Dunn. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and Salem State College.

For the past 30 years, Michael worked as a sales representative for Package Supply Company of Avon. Before that he ran Carey's Catch, a seafood takeout restaurant in Lexington that he began shortly after college. Over the years he was a die-hard fan of the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.

He leaves his son Ross M. Carey and his wife Selene of Woodbridge, New Jersey; his sister Judith A. Bergesen and her husband Roy of Franklin; his nieces and nephew Kristine LaRue, David Bergesen, Julie McCabe and Joanna LaPlaca; and his longtime girlfriend Leeann McMaster of Malden.

Family and friends will honor and remember Michael's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main St. (Route 20), Waltham, on Friday, June 20, from 4-8 p.m. and again at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning before leaving in procession to Saint Mary's Church, 133 School St., Waltham, where his funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 72 Concord St., Suite C3, Boston, MA 02118, or to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.