John M. Mahaney
August 06, 2007
View Tribute and Sign Guestbook NEW BEDFORD – John M. Mahaney, 83, of Fairhaven, died unexpectedly on Monday August 6, 2007, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of the late John F. and Pearl C. (Evans) Mahaney, he lived in Fairhaven for the past fifty years. He was married to the late Mary Elizabeth (Furlong) Mahaney and the late Alice M. (Carvalho) Mahaney.
Mr. Mahaney was a member of the “Greatest Generation,” serving in the U. S. Navy during World War II as a member of the Armed Guard on convoy duty in the North Atlantic and was later assigned to submarines. He served in the U. S. Air Force as a fire fighter in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a member of Post 166 American Legion in Fairhaven.
He was employed as a fire protection engineer for the ISO Insurance Company and Grinnell Fire Protection Systems, Inc., until his retirement. In retirement he worked at his beloved Allendale Country Club where he enjoyed the company of the membership and employees. He enjoyed painting seashore landscapes and was a “master” whaling ship model builder. An amateur historian, he was an “authority” on the Civil War. He was well read and loved poetry, above all, his Irish poets.
Mr. Mahaney loved his family and especially his great grandchildren who never ceased to make him smile and laugh. He was very proud of his Irish heritage and instilled that pride in his grandchildren.
He is survived by three sons, James P. Mahaney and his wife, Carole, Michael K. Mahaney and his wife Sherri, Steven J. Bouley and his wife Cindy, all of Fairhaven; a daughter, Susan A. MacDonald of Alpharetta, Georgia; two sisters, Margaret Hodges and Theresa Ward of Maryland; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Mary Ellen Culver, Francis X. Mahaney, and Bernard T. Mahaney.
Funeral Information
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 10, 2007, at 10:00AM at Saint Francis of Assisi Church, 247 North Street, New Bedford. Burial will be private. Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 6:00-8:00PM in the FAIRHAVEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Main Street, Fairhaven. To LIGHT A CANDLE, SIGN THE MEMORIAL REGISTER, consult THE GRIEF LIBRARY, or obtain FACILITY DIRECTIONS, go to www.hathawayfunerals.com. or please telephone 508/994-9471.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital, 138 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446.
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