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Joseph A. “Joe” Bradstreet
1927 – 2015 East Palermo Cemetery
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- Birth
- Death
- 21 Sep 2015 (aged 87)
- Burial
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Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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PALERMO - The children of Joseph A. Bradstreet announce with deep sorrow the passing of their precious father, Joseph A. Bradstreet, on Sept. 21, 2015, at the Maine Veterans' Home - Augusta. Joe was born on Dec. 5, 1927, the son of Mark A. Bradstreet and Estelle M. (Kenney) Bradstreet, in his parents' home at 210 Hospital Street in Augusta.
After attending the Farrington, Williams, and Bolton Hill Schools in Augusta, he was confined to the Hebron Sanitarium for a while with tuberculosis.
At age 15, Joe went to work for Robbins Co., a wholesale grocery concern, driving truck. From there he went to work at Hussey Hardware in Augusta, also as a truck driver. Then he got a job as a mechanic for Clement Quigg until he was drafted into the Army in 1946.
Joe served his country in the 88th Blue Devil Division, in Tarcento, Italy, during the occupation after World War II.
In 1952, Joe was hired as a mechanic and welder for the City of Augusta, at the city highway garage. Six months later he became the garage foreman. There he met Walter White. Together they started an auto salvage yard, working nights and weekends. In 1953, they incorporated their business under the name of White & Bradstreet, Inc. Eventually both men quit their full-time positions and devoted their efforts totally to their new business venture.
Each year through the 1960's Joe bought hundreds of dollars worth of Shrine Circus tickets and gave them to the neighborhood children and to the children of his employees.
.At the age of 70 Joe retired from his beloved White & Bradstreet, turning his attention to another passion – restoring antique vehicles. He built the Betty & Joe Bradstreet Transportation Museum on his property in Palermo and proceeded to restore a fleet of antique vehicles that he loved to display in parades.
Among the organizations Joe belonged to through the years were the Kora Temple Shrine, Bethlehem Lodge No. 35, Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, Valley of Augusta - Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Valley of Portland, the American Antique Truck Society, Maine Obsolete Automobile League, Inc., and the Antique Treasures of Maine. In 1970, Joe served as Worthy Patron of the Rose of Sharon, Chapter No. 13, Order of the Eastern Star. Joe enjoyed traveling, too. Among his destinations were Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, and his favorite – Branson.
Joe was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Mildred Bradstreet and Evelyn Bradstreet Bey, two brothers, Mark F. Bradstreet and Robert O. Bradstreet; and his wife of 63 years, Betty MacDonald Bradstreet.
Burial will take place at the East Palermo Cemetery on Rt. #3 in Palermo, Maine.
Republican and proud of it!
Those who desire may give in Joe's memory to The Shriner's Hospital % Kora Temple, Sabattus St., Lewiston, Maine 04240 (Central Maine Newspapers 9/24/2015 and Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home)
After attending the Farrington, Williams, and Bolton Hill Schools in Augusta, he was confined to the Hebron Sanitarium for a while with tuberculosis.
At age 15, Joe went to work for Robbins Co., a wholesale grocery concern, driving truck. From there he went to work at Hussey Hardware in Augusta, also as a truck driver. Then he got a job as a mechanic for Clement Quigg until he was drafted into the Army in 1946.
Joe served his country in the 88th Blue Devil Division, in Tarcento, Italy, during the occupation after World War II.
In 1952, Joe was hired as a mechanic and welder for the City of Augusta, at the city highway garage. Six months later he became the garage foreman. There he met Walter White. Together they started an auto salvage yard, working nights and weekends. In 1953, they incorporated their business under the name of White & Bradstreet, Inc. Eventually both men quit their full-time positions and devoted their efforts totally to their new business venture.
Each year through the 1960's Joe bought hundreds of dollars worth of Shrine Circus tickets and gave them to the neighborhood children and to the children of his employees.
.At the age of 70 Joe retired from his beloved White & Bradstreet, turning his attention to another passion – restoring antique vehicles. He built the Betty & Joe Bradstreet Transportation Museum on his property in Palermo and proceeded to restore a fleet of antique vehicles that he loved to display in parades.
Among the organizations Joe belonged to through the years were the Kora Temple Shrine, Bethlehem Lodge No. 35, Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, Valley of Augusta - Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Valley of Portland, the American Antique Truck Society, Maine Obsolete Automobile League, Inc., and the Antique Treasures of Maine. In 1970, Joe served as Worthy Patron of the Rose of Sharon, Chapter No. 13, Order of the Eastern Star. Joe enjoyed traveling, too. Among his destinations were Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, and his favorite – Branson.
Joe was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Mildred Bradstreet and Evelyn Bradstreet Bey, two brothers, Mark F. Bradstreet and Robert O. Bradstreet; and his wife of 63 years, Betty MacDonald Bradstreet.
Burial will take place at the East Palermo Cemetery on Rt. #3 in Palermo, Maine.
Republican and proud of it!
Those who desire may give in Joe's memory to The Shriner's Hospital % Kora Temple, Sabattus St., Lewiston, Maine 04240 (Central Maine Newspapers 9/24/2015 and Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home)
PALERMO - The children of Joseph A. Bradstreet announce with deep sorrow the passing of their precious father, Joseph A. Bradstreet, on Sept. 21, 2015, at the Maine Veterans' Home - Augusta. Joe was born on Dec. 5, 1927, the son of Mark A. Bradstreet and Estelle M. (Kenney) Bradstreet, in his parents' home at 210 Hospital Street in Augusta.
After attending the Farrington, Williams, and Bolton Hill Schools in Augusta, he was confined to the Hebron Sanitarium for a while with tuberculosis.
At age 15, Joe went to work for Robbins Co., a wholesale grocery concern, driving truck. From there he went to work at Hussey Hardware in Augusta, also as a truck driver. Then he got a job as a mechanic for Clement Quigg until he was drafted into the Army in 1946.
Joe served his country in the 88th Blue Devil Division, in Tarcento, Italy, during the occupation after World War II.
In 1952, Joe was hired as a mechanic and welder for the City of Augusta, at the city highway garage. Six months later he became the garage foreman. There he met Walter White. Together they started an auto salvage yard, working nights and weekends. In 1953, they incorporated their business under the name of White & Bradstreet, Inc. Eventually both men quit their full-time positions and devoted their efforts totally to their new business venture.
Each year through the 1960's Joe bought hundreds of dollars worth of Shrine Circus tickets and gave them to the neighborhood children and to the children of his employees.
.At the age of 70 Joe retired from his beloved White & Bradstreet, turning his attention to another passion – restoring antique vehicles. He built the Betty & Joe Bradstreet Transportation Museum on his property in Palermo and proceeded to restore a fleet of antique vehicles that he loved to display in parades.
Among the organizations Joe belonged to through the years were the Kora Temple Shrine, Bethlehem Lodge No. 35, Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, Valley of Augusta - Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Valley of Portland, the American Antique Truck Society, Maine Obsolete Automobile League, Inc., and the Antique Treasures of Maine. In 1970, Joe served as Worthy Patron of the Rose of Sharon, Chapter No. 13, Order of the Eastern Star. Joe enjoyed traveling, too. Among his destinations were Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, and his favorite – Branson.
Joe was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Mildred Bradstreet and Evelyn Bradstreet Bey, two brothers, Mark F. Bradstreet and Robert O. Bradstreet; and his wife of 63 years, Betty MacDonald Bradstreet.
Burial will take place at the East Palermo Cemetery on Rt. #3 in Palermo, Maine.
Republican and proud of it!
Those who desire may give in Joe's memory to The Shriner's Hospital % Kora Temple, Sabattus St., Lewiston, Maine 04240 (Central Maine Newspapers 9/24/2015 and Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home)
After attending the Farrington, Williams, and Bolton Hill Schools in Augusta, he was confined to the Hebron Sanitarium for a while with tuberculosis.
At age 15, Joe went to work for Robbins Co., a wholesale grocery concern, driving truck. From there he went to work at Hussey Hardware in Augusta, also as a truck driver. Then he got a job as a mechanic for Clement Quigg until he was drafted into the Army in 1946.
Joe served his country in the 88th Blue Devil Division, in Tarcento, Italy, during the occupation after World War II.
In 1952, Joe was hired as a mechanic and welder for the City of Augusta, at the city highway garage. Six months later he became the garage foreman. There he met Walter White. Together they started an auto salvage yard, working nights and weekends. In 1953, they incorporated their business under the name of White & Bradstreet, Inc. Eventually both men quit their full-time positions and devoted their efforts totally to their new business venture.
Each year through the 1960's Joe bought hundreds of dollars worth of Shrine Circus tickets and gave them to the neighborhood children and to the children of his employees.
.At the age of 70 Joe retired from his beloved White & Bradstreet, turning his attention to another passion – restoring antique vehicles. He built the Betty & Joe Bradstreet Transportation Museum on his property in Palermo and proceeded to restore a fleet of antique vehicles that he loved to display in parades.
Among the organizations Joe belonged to through the years were the Kora Temple Shrine, Bethlehem Lodge No. 35, Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, Valley of Augusta - Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Valley of Portland, the American Antique Truck Society, Maine Obsolete Automobile League, Inc., and the Antique Treasures of Maine. In 1970, Joe served as Worthy Patron of the Rose of Sharon, Chapter No. 13, Order of the Eastern Star. Joe enjoyed traveling, too. Among his destinations were Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, and his favorite – Branson.
Joe was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Mildred Bradstreet and Evelyn Bradstreet Bey, two brothers, Mark F. Bradstreet and Robert O. Bradstreet; and his wife of 63 years, Betty MacDonald Bradstreet.
Burial will take place at the East Palermo Cemetery on Rt. #3 in Palermo, Maine.
Republican and proud of it!
Those who desire may give in Joe's memory to The Shriner's Hospital % Kora Temple, Sabattus St., Lewiston, Maine 04240 (Central Maine Newspapers 9/24/2015 and Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home)
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