Avis de décès de Mary Dowd - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Mary L. Dowd November 7, 2009 Mary L. Dowd, 94, a former resident of Oswego, passed away Saturday. Mrs. Dowd was the president of Dowd and Harrington Insurance Agency and was active in many organizations. She served in Oswego Hospital when there was a shortage of nurses during World War II. She was named Realtor of the Year in 1967; she also was listed in Who's Who of American Women from 1977-1978. She was past president of St. Mary's Parish Council. Mary received the Zonta Woman of Achievement Award in 1986; she was a member of the Oswego Hospital board of trustees for 25 years. Mary's most satisfying project was that she was the co-chair from 1993-1996 of the St. Mary's Church Preservation Campaign, where their goal was $450,000 and half way through the three-year campaign they had reached $455,232, with 67 percent of the pledges having been received. In 1995 Mary received the Leadership Oswego County's Lifetime Leadership Award. Surviving are one brother, Paul (Mary) Dault of Gramado, Brazil; a niece, Marissa Dault of Savannah Georgia; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold E. Dowd. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church, Oswego. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nelson Funeral Home, 11 W. Albany St., Oswego. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Oswego Hospital, 110 West Sixth St., Oswego, NY 13126.