Dr. Joseph L. Sirois Jr.

May 1, 1932 - January 20, 2017

Joseph L. Sirois, Jr., M.D., 84, died with much grace and dignity, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday morning, January 20, 2017. He was the loving husband of Eileen (Kelleher) Sirois, with whom he shared sixty years of marriage. Born in Danvers on May 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Joseph and Germaine (Roy) Sirois. Following graduation from Saint John’s Preparatory School, he furthered his education at the College of the Holy Cross and Tufts University School of Medicine. A Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Sirois served honorably from 1957-1965. A well-regarded radiologist, Dr. Sirois served for many years at the Hale Hospital in Haverhill and later at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He resided in Lynnfield for nearly thirty years before moving to North Reading where he lived in recent years. A longtime member of the Salem Country Club, he was an avid golfer and tennis player, but his greatest love was his family. In addition to his wife, he leaves his children, Dr. Joseph Sirois, III of Walpole, Michael Sirois of Merrimac, and Maribeth Sirois of Marshfield, his grandchildren, Erynn and Alex Kane and Michael, John, Colin, Samantha, Dominique, Christine, and Julia Sirois, a great-granddaughter, Madeline, his siblings, Edward, Richard, and Henry Sirois and Claire Foley, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters, Therese Sirois and Elaine Doyle. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at 9AM in Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery, Lynnfield. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4-7PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dr. Sirois' memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472.