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Barbara Ann Carrier
November 08, 2019

Obituary

Barbara Ann (Corriea) Carrier passed away after a brief illness on November 8, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
Barbara was born July 22, 1930 in New Bedford, daughter of the late Beatrice (Duchesney) Corriea and Manuel J. Corriea. At the age of 13, Barbara met the love of her life Robert Carrier. They wed in 1951 and spent the next 63 years together. The couple made their home in Mattapoisett where they raised their family and worked at the family businesses, the Harbor Beach Club and Bob Carrier’s Fine Catering.
Barbara loved travel, fine dining, Martha’s Vineyard, the beach, her pool, playing gin rummy, bingo and Sorry, swimming at the Y, reading a good book, especially mysteries and watching old movies and eating Chinese food on Saturday night with her son in law, Bob. Most of all Barbara loved her family, her friends and her home.
She is predeceased by her parents, her husband Robert Carrier and her brothers and sisters Donald, Robert, Marjorie and Dorothy.
She is survived by her sister, Beatrice May Batty of North Port, Florida; three daughters, Cathy Bowers and husband Robert Bowers of Mattapoisett, Pamela Carrier of Mattapoisett and Jennifer Carrier and husband Charles Gross of New Bedford; two grandchildren, Jayme Wood of Mattapoisett and Amanda Gross of New Bedford; and one great grandson Brandon Siegal of New Bedford.
Family and friends are invited to celebrate Barbara’s Memorial Mass on Saturday, November 23 at 11 AM at St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett.

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Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Home
50 County Road, Route 6
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
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