Dorothea Frances McGowan

1921 - 2018

Dorothea Frances McGowan obituary, 1921-2018, Vero Beach, FL

BORN

1921

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Fountainhead Funeral Home

7359 Babcock Street SE

Palm Bay, Florida

Dorothea McGowan Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 17, 2018.

Dorothea F (Wall) McGowan passed away on January 17, 2018 in Vero Beach, FL. She was a resident of Vero Beach for 35 years, coming from Southborough, MA.

Dot was an avid golfer and had been a member of the Sebastian Women's Golf Club and the Otis (MA) Women's Golf Club for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Bernard; her parents Benjamin and Annie Wall; sisters Elizabeth and Genevieve (Costas) and brothers Benjamin, Henry and John.

Survivors include her children Judith Machowicz, Leo, Linda, Bernard, Jr. and Edward; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and her sister Kathleen Christensen.

A funeral Mass at St. John of the Cross Church, Vero Beach Friday, February 2, 2018 at 11:00 am.

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Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. John of the Cross Church

Vero Beach, MA

Feb

2

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. John of the Cross Church

Vero Beach, FL

Funeral services provided by:

Fountainhead Funeral Home

7359 Babcock Street SE, Palm Bay, FL 32909

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