Obituaries from The Rockingham News, Plaistow, New Hampshire, from November 17, 2000
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Charles E. Bowman

     RAYMOND -- Charles E. "Jack" Bowman, 77, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000,
at his home of kidney failure and emphysema.
     He was born Oct. 15, 1923, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Delmar and
Gertrude (Baron) Bowman and had resided in Raymond since 1962.
     Mr. Bowman served with the U.S. Coast Guard for 23 years. He was a
U.S. Army veteran serving as a paratrooper in Europe with the 82nd and
101st Airborne Division.
     He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Anne C. (Grimes) Bowman of
Raymond; one son, Terry A. Bowman of Stratham; and one granddaughter.
     He was predeceased by one son, Dell Bowman, and one daughter, Cathren
A. Bowman.
There are no calling hours.

     Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Raymond
Congregational Church with the Rev. Neil Iverson officiating. After
cremation, burial will be in New Pine Grove Cemetery, Raymond.
     In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Rockingham
Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833.
     Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Service & Crematory, Raymond.

Rhonda J. Furtado

     CHESTER -- Rhonda J. Furtado, 46, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at her
home following a lengthy illness.
     She was born Dec. 1, 1953, in Belmont, Maine, the daughter of the late
Berlin R. and June H. (Merrill) Philbrook. She resided in Lowell, Mass. for
many years and in Chester for the last 12 years.
     Mrs. Furtado was a manager at First Eastern Mortgage Co., Andover,
Mass.
     She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
     She enjoyed sewing, embroidery, painting and gardening.
     She is survived by her husband, John A. Furtado of Chester; one son,
Anthony Furtado of Chester; two daughters, Margie Furtado of Derry and
Shelly Furtado of Chester; seven grandchildren; three brothers, Berlin
Philbrook and Michael Philbrook, both of Florida, and Russell Philbrook of
Derry; four sisters, Verna Hodges of Webster, Mass., Nancy Harvey of
Belfast, Maine, Judith Daggett of Stonington, Maine, and JoAnne Hryzan of
Deerfield; and several nieces and nephews.
     A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday in St. Jerome Church,
Chester. Burial was in Great Hill Cemetery, Chester.
     Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Gail
Singer Memorial Bldg., 360 Route 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03110-5032.