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Mary Powers Obituary

Mary G. (Brown) Powers, of Raynham, passed away on January 12, 2018 wife of Edward Powers, died at Morton Hospital in Taunton at the age of 80. Born New Brunswick, Canada, Mary was the daughter of the late Harold and Loretta (Joyce) Brown. Mary was educated in Canada and was a graduate of Saint Joseph Nursing School in Saint John Canada. She was a retired RN for the Brockton VA and Morton Hospital in Taunton. She volunteered at Life Care Center in Raynham and Raynham Adult Day Care. Mary was the mother of Richard Powers of Raynham, Edward Powers of Raynham, Stephen Powers of Keene, N.H. and Michael Powers of Summerfield, Fla. Grandmother of Jessica, Nicholas, Zachary and Mathew Powers and great-grandmother of four. Sister of Joyce Bugg of Hinton, Alberta, Canada, Phyllis McGrath of Saint John, Canada, Margaret Conway of Saint John, Canada, Cathy Coes of Saint John, Canada, Geraldine OHara of Saint John, Canada, Linda Brown of Saint John, Canada, Patricia Brown of Saint John, Canada, Ronald Brown of Saint John, Canada, Harold Brown of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Frederick Brown of Saint John, Canada, Michael Brown of Saint John, Canada and the late Gordon Brown. Funeral from the OKeefe-Wade Funeral Home 70 Washington Street in Taunton Wednesday, January 17, at 9 a.m. A Mass will be held at St. Anns Church in Raynham at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 5 - 8 p.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery in Taunton. Visit website www.okeefewade.com to sign the online guest book, obituaries and directions.

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Published by The Enterprise on Jan. 14, 2018.

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Diane Kowalski

January 15, 2018

I was so saddened to hear of your loss, Mike. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers and hope you and your family will reflect on the memories of special times spent with your mom.

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