Andino J. Fabrizio

PORTSMOUTH - Andino J. Fabrizio, 86, of 4 Melbourne St., died Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at Sunrise Health Center.

Born Aug. 18, 1912, in Penne, Italy, he was the son of Louis and Juliette (Evangalista) Fabrizio. He immigrated to this country in 1915.

He established the A. Fabrizio Plumbing Co. in 1954, which he operated until his retirement in 1982.

He was a member of St. James Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Portsmouth Lodge of Elks.

He was the husband of Mary (DiPlacido) Fabrizio for 60 years.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Ralph Fabrizio and his wife Marie, of Portsmouth, and John Fabrizio and his wife Brenda, of Newmarket; six grandchildren, James Fabrizio, Leanne LaRose, Michael Fabrizio, Elizabeth Kramer, Richard Fabrizio and Joseph Fabrizio; and four great-grandchildren.

Margaret E. Patterson

PORTSMOUTH - Margaret E. Patterson, 78, of 34 Manor Drive, died Sunday, July 4, 1999.

Born July 31, 1920, in Mexico, Maine, she was the daughter of Walter and Florence (Farmer) Dower.

She worked in several shoe shops in Portsmouth. She retired from Diaphragm Industries in Portsmouth in 1985.

She was well-loved by her family and friends.

She was the wife of the late Carl P. Patterson.

Survivors include four daughters, Teddy and her husband Don Paradis, of Exeter, Judy and her husband John Heffernan, of Greenland, Pat and her husband Bob Parrent, of Salem, Ore., and Buzzy Patterson of Portsmouth; one son, Carl P. Patterson Jr., of California; a grandson, John Patterson and his wife Karen, of Quincy, Mass.; seven other grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a sister-in-law, Reggie Patterson, of Waterville, Maine.

Margaret Josephine McNabb

EPPING - Margaret Josephine McNabb, 83, of 45 Hedding Road, died Wednesday, July 7, 1999, after a long battle with cancer.

Born March 5, 1916, in Putney, Vt., she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Maloney) Murphy. She grew up in Watertown, Mass., and had lived in Epping for the past 56 years.

She had worked for the Raymond Head Start Program and also Essex Manufacturing Inc. in Newmarket.

A devoted Catholic, she was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Epping.

She was the wife of the late Chester P. McNabb, who died in 1979.

Survivors include seven children, Theresa Hughes of Billerica, Mass., Mary Mann of Kokomo, Ind., Claire Fickett, Phillip McNabb, Catherine LaFrenier, Michael McNabb and Anne Marie McNabb, all of Epping; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Ellen Landry of Medford, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.

Constance E. Stimac

PORTSMOUTH - Constance Elder Stimac, 77, of 1190 South St., died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, at her home.

Born Oct. 10, 1921, in Lynnfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Maude Barrett and Edward Mahlon Elder. She was a 1942 graduate of Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in economics, and a 1972 graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a master's of education degree in library science.

She was most recently office manager at the Exeter League of NH Craftsmen, where she worked for more than a decade. Her volunteer work included the Girl Scouts, the Portsmouth Library, A Safe Place, and The United Way. She was also a Red Cross blood donor.

Her interests were extensive; she loved to travel, fly, read, learn, knit, sew, and to share and enrich the lives of others.

Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer Stimac, Larry Howe and Kodiak, with whom she resided; her daughter Thane and Peter Butt; a sister, Priscilla Swartzwelder; two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Victoria Butt of Shelburne, Vt.; and Jennifer's and Thane's father, Frank Stimac of Laconia, N.H.

She was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Ruth Kairevich, and a brother, Edward Emerson Elder II.

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