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Birth:          21 Dec 1923 Winchendon, Worcester Co., Mass.
Death:          13 Oct 2008 Bristol, Hartford Co., Conn.
Burial:         Pine Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Texas Co., Mo.

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1940 in Winchendon, Worcester Co., Mass.
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Mary Elizabeth Webber Colgan, 84, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, at Countryside Manor 
Nursing Home in Bristol, Conn.

She was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Winchendon, Mass., daughter of Thaddeus F. and 
Rose McGowen Webber. She married Philip Colgan in 1946 while working as a 
secretary in the Pentagon. 

She was a devout Catholic and stay-at-home mom who raised a family of 12 children.

She retired with her husband in the early 1970s and moved to Missouri, where she 
loved growing flowers, attending church activities and watching birds. The cardinal 
was her favorite.

She returned to New England in 2002 following the death of her husband.

Survivors include four sisters, Helena Tetreault of Walpole, Mass., Teresa Mulcahy of 
Neptune Beach, Fla., Jane Webber of Winchendon, Mass., and Agnes Thompson of 
Pawcatuck, Conn; two brothers, John Webber of Rexford, N.Y., and William Webber 
of Ashburnham, Mass.; 12 children, James Colgan and Rosemarie Colgan of 
Torrington, Conn., Mary Strojni of Athol, Mass., Richard Colgan of Sandgate, Vt., 
Patricia Courtemanche of Burlington, Conn., Philip Colgan of New Hartford, Conn., 
Kathleen Perol of Troy, Maine; Robert Colgan of Harwinton, Conn., Michael Colgan of 
Lake Ozark, Maureen Aldridge of Macomb, Molly McKinney of Houston and Thomas 
Colgan of Bucyrus; 36 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her husband and parents; a brother, Thaddeus W. 
Webber; and a sister, Kathleen Grogan.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at St. Mark's Catholic Church with Father 
Matthew Rehrauer officiating. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Evans Funeral Home. 
Burial is in Pine Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be sent to www.evansfh.com. 

Parents
WEBBER Thaddeus Francis (24 Sep 1892 - 28 Feb 1878)
MCGOWAN Rosa Helena ("Helena") (1893 - 1957)

Siblings
WEBBER Helena D. (16 Feb 1918 - 8 Jul 2014)
WEBBER Thaddeus William (31 Jan 1920 - 8 Oct 1987)
WEBBER John F. (21 Nov 1921 - 30 Mar 2009)
WEBBER Mary Elizabeth (21 Dec 1923 - 13 Oct 2008)
WEBBER Teresa ("Terry") ()
WEBBER Jane A. ()
WEBBER Agnes R. ()
WEBBER Kathleen ()
WEBBER William P. ()

Marriage To COLGAN Philip Patrick (17 Mar 1908 - 2 Jun 2002)
    m. 1946 

Notes

Parents
COLGAN Charles ()
----- Margaret ()

Children by COLGAN Philip Patrick 17 Mar 1908 - 2 Jun 2002
COLGAN Rosemarie ()
COLGAN Robert ()
COLGAN RIchard ()
COLGAN Michael ()
COLGAN Mary E. ()
COLGAN James P. ()
COLGAN Patricia A. ()
COLGAN Kathleen M. ()
COLGAN Maureen Ann ()
COLGAN Philip M. ()
COLGAN Molly Elizabeth ()
COLGAN Thomas Joseph ()

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