Phyllis (Howarth) Harrington, 81, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 3, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John P. Harrington.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Martha (Evans) Howarth, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, and was a member of the Holy Name Women's Guild.
Mrs. Harrington loved knitting and sewing, and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include 5 daughters, Maura Harrington, Joan Sopel and her husband Dale, and Eileen Harrington, all of New Bedford, Ann Ibara and her husband Richard, of Dartmouth, and Margaret Harrington and her husband Eugene Jones, of Acushnet; 3 sons, Sean Harrington of New Bedford, Seamus Harrington and his wife Nancy, of Acushnet, and Daniel Harrington and his wife Debra, of Dunellen, NJ; a sister, Mildred Scarpace of Vernon, Conn.; 8 grandchildren, Liliana and Kaitlin Ibara, Daniel and Elizabeth Sopel, and Michael, Thomas, Liam, and Erin Harrington; and several nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday September 6, 2003 at 9:30 AM in Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visiting hours will at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford on Friday September 5, 2003 from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Market Ministries, 60 Eighth St., New Bedford, MA 02740.