BISHOP, Sister Phyllis Mary S.N.D.
The Boston Globe
Friday, September 23, 2011
In Worcester, Sept. 22 at age 96. Known in religious life for a time as Sister Cecilia St. John. With the Sisters of Notre Dame for 76 years. Born in Newfoundland, daughter of John J. And Cecilia A. (Curtis) Bishop. Graduate of Fitton High School in East Boston and Emmanuel College in Boston. Certified by the Boston Archdiocese to instruct Christian Doctrine. She also did graduate work in Education and Guidance at Salem University. Teacher in Notre Dame schools in Hawaii, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Eastern Massachusetts, including St. Mary in Beverly, and 27 years at St. Mary in Danvers. She leaves a niece, Judith A. Bishop of Florida, cousins and her sisters in religion, the Sisters of Notre Dame. She was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine, and two brothers, Harold and Aiden. Calling hours at the Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, 555 Plantation St., Worcester, Monday, Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:15 p.m. Funeral Mass to follow at 4 p.m. in the chapel. Burial Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 30 Jeffrey's Neck Road, Ipswich, MA 01938.

KING, Marie (Whalen)
KING, Maria (Whalen) Of Everett, formerly of Newfoundland, June 9, 2011, at age 92. Wife of the late Clifford "Cliff" King. Beloved mother of Carl King and Iris Ulm, both of Everett. Dear sister of Louisa Delaney of NFLD and the late Herbert Whalen, Ormond Whalen, Myrtle Fraser, Madeline Bulger, and Bernadette Whalen. Aunt of Florence Fraser of Everett. Also lovingly survived by 3 grandchildren, Wayne Ulm of ME, Dawn Ulm of VA, Deborah Doria of PA, 3 great-grandchildren, Briana Ulm of Everett, Adrian Ulm of VA, Chris Kirmes of Everett, 2 step great-grandchildren, Anthony and Nichols Doria of PA, and many nieces and nephews in Newfoundland. Funeral services will be conducted at the William R. Carafa & Son Home For Funerals, 389 Washington Ave., CHELSEA, on Sunday evening, June 12 at 8:00 P.M. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will precede the service from 2-4 and 7-8 P.M. Interment will be at a later date in the United Church Cemetery at Broad Cove, NFLD. Retired nurse's aide having worked at the Whidden Hospital for 35 years. Maria has returned home to Newfoundland every summer since 1962. Late member of the Sea Breeze Senior Club in NFLD during her summers there. For those who wish, donations in Maria's memory may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Published in The Boston Globe on June 11, 2011

MOORES, Vivian
Boston Globe May 1, 2011
Vivian Moores, at 82; nurse who specialized in gerontology
By Gus Martins
When Ruth Robinson met Vivian Mary Moores in 1947, Robinson could see that her friend's decision to leave Newfoundland for Montreal did not sit well with her family. It was before Newfoundland joined Canada, and Mrs. Moores's father feared the loss of English identity that Newfoundland had attained as a colony and dominion of the United Kingdom.
"When they joined [Canada in 1949], her parents sent us black armbands [to signify their sense of loss], and they thought we should be using them, said Mrs. Robinson. "It was still a British colony, and her father had a British colony job. He was a geologist, and they weren't particularly happy about joining Canada. But suddenly, they had baby bonus and old-age pensions and all of these things they hadn't had before," she said.

Mrs. Moores, who moved to Massachusetts in 1952 and became a gerontological nurse practitioner as her parents exhibited the ravages of aging, died April 8 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Putnam Farm at Danvers assisted living facility. She was 82. She was born and raised on Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Robinson said she and Mrs. Moores spent three years in the late 1940s working toward nursing diplomas at the Herbert Reddy Memorial Hospital in Montreal.

Free time was rare, and the first year for the 18-year-olds revolved around Friday nights going to a downtown movie theatre. Even that was not without restrictions. "We never saw the end of the movies," recalls Mrs. Robinson, a native of Quebec. "The movie would end at 10:30, and of course we had to be back by 10:30. So we had to run like crazy through the streets and hope the old guy [watchman] would let us in. It was terrible, terrible."

Mrs. Moores's son Ian W., of Rockport, said that although his mother retained vestiges of her upbringing, she adjusted to the United States. Her move here was necessitated by her husband's transfer from Newfoundland to Boston to run F. W. Bryce, then a commercial fishing concern. The firm, run by Mrs. Moores's two sons, today is a distributor of seafood products.

After living in Boston for two years, the family moved to Gloucester in 1954, and Mrs. Moores spent more than a decade raising her family. And then she vigorously pursued her education. In 1977, she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Salem State College. She received her master's from the University of Lowell as a gerontological nurse practitioner in 1979. She also studied at Harvard Medical School and earned 80 continuing education credits in programs and seminars relevant to her speciality. "She was ahead of her time in terms of taking her education further and further every opportunity she had," said Ian, general counsel for F.W. Bryce. "But she didn't have to sacrifice her family as a result of it. She did a good job balancing the two. You couldn't tell her from any other mom." She worked at the Visiting Nurses Association of Haverhill from 1980 to 1985. She also worked at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, where she held several positions from 1968 to 1979, including staff nurse, clinical supervisor, and classroom instructor. In Canada, she had been a nurse at the Western Memorial Hospital in Newfoundland from 1951-53.

Life for the Moores family revolved around their home on Cape Ann and their summer place in Sweden, Maine. "We grew up in a part of Gloucester called Annisquam," said Ian. "It was a cool place because it was full of people for eight weeks in the summer and then it was dead for the rest of the year. We went to Maine every other weekend, where we had a place on a lake. Those were always wonderful family events." Ian said his mother's positive nature engendered trust and built solid friendships. "She was certainly a gentle and very caring person," he said. "She was never quick to start a controversy or feed the flames of any controversy."

Ian said she was driven to get her master's degree because of medical developments in her parents' lives. "It was when her mom and dad got elderly and got dementia," he said. "All of the care they needed when they were in Canada and here ... it wasn't a well-identified specialty at the time, although it's much better identified now. Most of her studies prior to a certain point are all of a general nature. Then they become geriatric, and that was triggered by the infirmity of her mother and father."

Outside of caring for others, she enjoyed doing simple things. "One of the things she did was collect bottles and handicrafts," said Ian. "She made braided rugs and quilts. She was big into quilting."

Besides her son Ian, she leaves her former husband, Carl Moores of Gloucester; another son, Keith of Manchester-by-the-Sea; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and a niece and a nephew. She was predeceased by two sisters, Elizabeth Strong and Pauline Howell. Her funeral service will be held at the Annisquam Village Church at a date to be determined, followed by burial in Mount Adnah Cemetery in Gloucester.

NEE, Patricia Eileen Mary Murphy
The Boston Globe March 9, 2011
Age 85, of Holbrook. The loving mother of Patty Ann of Holbrook, Elizabeth (Bette) of West Warwick, RI, Michael and his wife Kathy of Hanson died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home.

Patsy was born in South Boston on November 24, 1925 to Ellen (Nellie) J. O'Connell, who had emigrated from Newfoundland, and to Patrick J. Murphy, who had emigrated from Ireland. Patsy was raised and educated in South Boston. After moving briefly to San Diego and then to Holbrook in 1954, she often returned to Southie - especially for walks on Castle Island, visits with family and for viewing the St. Patrick's Day parades. She was well-known for her rousing rendition of "Southie Is My Home Town".

Pat took an active role in the interests of her children, including the welcoming of the neighborhood children to coast the Nee Hills. She and her children enjoyed many years of summer vacations with her dear sister-in-law Dolly in Harwich. Pat was a Founding Member of the Brockton Mothers of Twins Club and active in the State and National Clubs. She also was an active member of the Josepheen's. She was blessed with the "Irish Gift of Gab", was a natural public speaker and didn't hesitate to share her wit. Pat loved to write, and she enjoyed editing the Josepheen's cookbook and writing skits for and performing in the Josie's annual musical variety shows.

Inspired by President Kennedy, Pat was active in politics. In 1964, when she ran for Selectman, the local newspaper's February 13^th headline read "Lady to Oppose 5 Men for Selectman Post". She served Holbrook in various roles, including chairman of the Town Government Study Committee, Member of the Democratic Town Committee, Member of the Finance Committee and Town Meeting Member.

After raising her three children, Pat entered the workforce. She was a pioneer in the management of processing data, first in the private sector and later in the public sector. She retired from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of Management Information Systems in 1992, and enjoyed 19 years of retirement.

Pat loved to travel. She crossed the United States by automobile twice. She was very proud to reach her goal of travelling to all 50 states when she visited Alaska in 1994 with her friend Lynda. Pat also enjoyed her frequent gambling jaunts, including those with her daughter to Las Vegas and those to Foxwoods with her dear friends Helen and Bernadette.

Pat was a great lover of animals, in particular her two German shepherds, both named Pepper, and her cats Foxy, Baby and Cof-Boy. On December 27, 2004,

Pat was trapped in a horrific house fire. A young Holbrook firefighter named James Brown rescued her to safety. That firefighter later was honored for his heroics by Governor Romney at a Firefighter of the Year ceremony. Thanks to the efforts of the Holbrook Fire Department and the care of Mass General's Burn Unit, she survived. Thanks to the kindness and the loving care of wonderful staff, Pat enjoyed the best quality of life remaining at Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home.

She had a life-long love of dance and music, from her early years as a drum majorette, and she particularly enjoyed the musical activities at Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, where she knew all the words to all the songs. She is survived by her grandchildren Melissa, Sarah, Ashley and Michael; by her great-granddaughter Samantha; and by several nieces and nephews. Patricia was predeceased by her beloved brother D. Joseph Burke and his wife Dorothy of Belmont and by her sister Helen Morrissey and her husband John of South Boston. She also was predeceased by her dear friend Helen M. Huxley of Holbrook. Services were private and she has gone home to her Baby Girl. Brezniak-Rodman Chapel www.brezniakrodman.com 617-969-0800