Joseph F. Cotter

Joseph F. Cotter, age 89, of Hingham, passed away on August 31, 2016 surrounded by family. Joe was the devoted husband of Barbara (Tribou) Cotter and stepfather to Michael Salter of Henderson, NV, Stephen Salter of Los Angeles, CA, David Salter and wife Nancy of Johns Creek, GA., James Salter and wife Melissa of Portland, ME., and Jennifer Friedman and husband Jason of Rossmoor, CA., as well as 8 grandchildren. Mr. Cotter was the husband of the late Catherine (Sullivan) Cotter. He is the loving father of Robert Cotter and wife Elizabeth of Hollywood Beach, FL., Michael Cotter and wife Margaret of Scituate, MA ,Richard Cotter and wife Onessa of Miami, FL., Mary Engels and husband William of Hingham, MA, Kathleen Dulac and husband David of Milton, VT, Ann Mack and husband James of Scituate, MA, Christine Lagrotteria and husband Tom of Scituate, MA and Peter and wife Lynn Cotter of Hingham, MA and the loving grandfather of 20 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Brother of Janet Poole of Quincy, and the late Robert Cotter of Abington and the late Mary McCann of Rockville, MD. 

Mr. Cotter graduated from Brockton High in 1945 and Boston College in 1949. He worked as a Senior Financial Officer for over 50 years at Price Waterhouse, Howard Johnson, ITT Sheraton Corp and Bank of Boston. He was a trustee of Boston College, and served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Boston YMCA, trustee and co-chair of the Jimmy Fund at Dana Farber Cancer Institute,  Director of the United Way of Mass., Vice President of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and was a past Chairman of the American Motel and Hotel Assoc.

Joe was an avid golfer, enjoying his time at Hatherly Country Club, Scituate, MA, Cohasset Golf Club, Cohasset MA and Jonathan’s Landing in Jupiter, FL., where he was a past president.

Visiting hours will be Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 from 3-7 pm at McNamara -Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St, Cohasset, MA. A concelebrated funeral mass will be on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 11am in St. Anthony Church, Cohasset, MA. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to The Jimmy Fund/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Joseph F. Cotter to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via www.dana-farber.org/gift.

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