Michael Morceau
Lifelong Learner and Adoring Husband, Father and Stepfather
Michael Morceau, 79, died on November 30 in Sandwich, MA after a battle with kidney disease.
Mike was born in Cambridge, attended St. Mary’s Elementary School in Charlestown and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1960. He served in the US Army and earned a Civil Engineering Degree from Northeastern University. Although Mike retired in his fifties to pursue his interest in boating, he enjoyed being called back to work for MADOT until he was 75 years old.
Mike enjoyed learning, received a Liberal Arts Degree from Cape Cod Community College and took many classes at Harvard Extension School. He enjoyed many diverse and varied hobbies including boatbuilding, Russian history and language, and ballroom dancing. He had a lifelong fascination with Shakespeare and took up acting in his 60’s.
He made his home in Sagamore, MA and Malabar, Florida with his wife, Susan and was an adoring husband, father and stepfather to his extended family.
The son of Patrick Morceau and Katherine (Doherty) Morceau of Charlestown, he is survived by his wife, Susan of Sagamore and
Malabar, FL, his son, Ross and daughter-in-law, Eunsook Kim of Reading, his son, Patrick of Marstons Mills and his son, Edward of Hyannis; his brother, Paul and sister-in-law, Linda of Charlestown; his stepchildren: Sheri Cassidy, Seth Bradford, Kristen Bradford, Kandace El, the late Heather Wakefield and many cute step-grandchildren. He is also survived by his nephews, Andrew and Sean and his niece, Katherine.
A Celebration of Life will be held to honor Mike on Saturday, December 11, at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, 3330 Main St., Barnstable MA 02630