Edwin passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning, April 5, 2022 at the Baker-Katz Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Haverhill.  He was 88 years of age.  Born in Chelsea, he is the son of the late Edwin and Anna (Sweeney) Hubbard.  Edwin grew up in Chelsea and attended Chelsea Public Schools.  He was an excellent baseball player while playing for Chelsea High School.  Edwin was offered an opportunity to try out for the Detroit Tigers but he had already enlisted in the US Army.  Edwin enlisted into the US Army on November 3, 1953 and honorably served during the Korean War.  He was honorably discharged on November 2, 1955.  Edwin held 2 careers during his working years.  He worked as an electric truck operator at Forbes Lithograph and he also worked for a number of years at Logan Airport in Boston.  Edwin retired from the maintenance department at Massport.

Edwin's declining health moved him into the Baker-Katz Nursing Home in Haverhill but he spent most of his life residing on Addison St. in Chelsea.  Edwin's family would like to thank the staff and care givers of the Baker-Katz Nursing Home that provided Edwin with excellent care over the last 3 years.

Edwin is predeceased by his parents and his siblings, Teresa Smith, Imelda Malik, Alice Cole, Peter Francis and John Francis.   Edwin is lovingly survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours in the Carafa Family Funeral Home, 389 Washington Ave., CHELSEA, on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M.  Funeral services will follow the visitation in the Funeral Home at 4:00 P.M.  Interment is private.

DONATIONS:  In lieu of flowers, donations in Edwin's memory may be made to The Humane Society of the United States, 1255 23 ^rd St., NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 or on-line at humanesociety.org or to the Baker-Katz Activity Fund, 194 Boardman St., Haverhill, MA 01830.