BEDFORD, N.H. – Joseph W. Bahara Jr., formerly of Auburn, passed away at his home in Bedford, N.H., on June 30, after a long battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly (Boothby), of 52 years; three sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Denise Bahara of Lynnfield, Mass., Kevin and Susan Bahara of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Chris and Marcy Bahara of Newport, N.H.; seven grandchildren; his stepmother, Eileen McCormack of Santa Clara, Calif.; sister, Dot Zeman of Ely, Nev.; stepbrother, Bob Bahara of Sunnyvale, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.