Mary Margaret Howrigan1 
F, #30967, b. Feb 2, 1926, d. May 13, 2009
| Father* | William Edward Howrigan1 b. Jul 10, 1888, d. Jul 21, 1966 |
| Mother* | Margaret Agnes McCarthy1 b. May 6, 1894, d. Sep 19, 1985 |
Family | Bernard Thomas Connor b. Jul 5, 1921, d. May 8, 2012 | |
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Feb 2, 1926 | Mary Margaret Howrigan was born on Feb 2, 1926 at Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont, United States .1,2 |
| She was the daughter of William Edward Howrigan and Margaret Agnes McCarthy.1 | ||
| Marriage* | Jun 22, 1950 | Mary Margaret Howrigan married Bernard Thomas Connor on Jun 22, 1950 at Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 |
| Death* | May 13, 2009 | Mary Margaret Howrigan died on May 13, 2009, at age 83 at Northwestern Medical Center, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3 |
| Obituary | May 14, 2009 | OBITUARY: FAIRFIELD - Mary H. Connor, R.N., 83, a lifelong resident of this community, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in the Northwestern Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Her loving family was at her side. She was born in Fletcher, Vt., Feb. 2, 1926, the daughter of William and Margaret (McCarthy) Howrigan. On June 22, 1950, Mary married Bernard T. Connor in St. Patrick's Church in Fairfield. Bernard, her husband of 58 years, survives her. Mary a attended Shepardson Elementary School in Fletcher and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1944 and the St. Albans Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. She was a proud member of the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corp. She was a nurse at St. Albans Hospital from 1947 to 1954 and an obstetrics and operating room nurse at Kerbs Memorial Hospital and then Northwestern Medical Center from 1954 to 1985. In 1991, Mary volunteered as a Guardian Ad Litem for Franklin County Family/District and Probate Court. A position she held to this date. She was a member of Court St. Mary's Order, Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Mary was very involved in Franklin County civic affairs. In Fairfield she served on the Board of Civil Authority, The School Board and Reparative Board, was a Justice of the Peace, Health Officer, School Nurse and a member of the Fairfield Card Club. She was a greeter at St. Patrick's Church and was honored as an Outstanding Woman in Ministry representing St. Patrick's Parish in 2007. She also was employed by the Franklin County Home Health Agency where she conducted birthing classes and worked on flu clinics. In addition to her husband, Bernard, Mary is survived by five children: her son, Daniel F. Connor of Burlington; her daughters, Sheila C. Heald and her husband, Winslow, of St. Albans, Loretta C. Pigeon and her husband, Richard, of St. Albans, Margaret C. Brosseau and her husband, André, of St. Albans, and Maureen C. Morgan and her husband, Robert, of Plymouth, Mass; her grandchildren: Elizabeth and Emily Pigeon, Cole and Colin Connor, Matthew Brosseau and Robert Connor Morgan. She also leaves three brothers and four sisters: Robert Howrigan and his wife, Virginia, of Fairfield, Dr. Thomas G. Howrigan of Fairfield, Harold Howrigan and his wife, Anne, of Fairfield, Rose O'Connell and her husband, Emmett, of Burlington, Loretta Magnan and her husband, Henry, of Fairfield, Kathleen Connor of Burlington, and Teresa Manahan and her husband, John, of St. Albans; a sister-in-law, Margaret Lareau, of St. Albans; and a brother-in-law, Donald Connor of Fairfield. She leaves her very special friends and neighbors, Buster and Martita Giard, of Fairfield; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Mary Connor, in 1952; a granddaughter, Amanda Lee Brosseau, in 1984; a grandson, Liam Robert Morgan, in 1999; her brothers, Sgt. Raymond Howrigan and Francis Howrigan and his wife, Neva; brothers-in-law, Fred Connor and Eugene Lareau; and sister-in-law, Reda Connor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fairfield. Interment will be in the Connor family lot in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Visitation will be in the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Northwestern Medical Center's Palliative Care Program, c/o Social Services, 133 Fairfield St., St. Albans, Vt. 05478; or Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Assisting Mary's family is the Heald Funeral Home of St. Albans. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family through: www.healdfuneralhome.com. Published in the St. Albans Messenger - May 2009.4 |
| Burial* | May 16, 2009 | She was buried on May 16, 2009 at Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 37073298.5 |