Barbara A. Dunn of Somerset, age 96, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late George L. and Margaret M. (Hurst) Dunn and the sister of the late Margaret L. “Peggy” Dunn.
Born in Fall River, Barbara moved to Somerset in 1961. She was a graduate of Sacred Hearts Academy in Fall River, Class of 1945, and worked in senior management positions with New England Telephone Co. for 40 years until her retirement in 1985.
She was a Board member for Bank of New England, the Fall River and New Bedford United Way, was the former Vice President and Director of the Greater Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce, and also served as Chairperson of the Youth/Education Committee. A member of the Fall River Regional Task Force, she was a charter member of the President’s Club of Bristol Community College and a member of the Friends of St. Anne’s Hospital.
A devout Catholic, Barbara was a Marion Medal recipient in 1970, was a communicant of St. Thomas More Church, served as a lector, an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Chairperson of the Parish Vocation Awareness Team since 1988, was a religious education instructor, served on the parish council, and was a member of the Sodality and the Adoration Society. She served as Coordinator for the Diocesan Vocation Council and on the Secretariat of the Diocesan Cursillo Movement.
Barbara is survived by many cousins including Gretchen Gonsalves, husband Bill, Erich Frutiger, wife Mitzi, Devin Frutiger, Nicholas Gonsalves and Lauren Gonsalves Fitzpatrick, husband Dan. She was Godmother to Nicholas and Lauren.
Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM from the Waring-Sullivan Home at Rose E. Sullivan, 866 County St., Somerset, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Peace Parish, St. Thomas More, 386 Luther Ave., Somerset. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fall River.
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